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- fuckcars
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- fuckcars
A black mom was trying to cross the street from a bus stop, because the nearest crosswalk was almost a mile away. A driver hits her child and she gets blamed for “jay walking”. Just an insanely evil country.
The article says the nearest crossing was 0.3 miles away. It’s still bad but you’re making it sound worse than it is.
That’s still 10mins of walking. Fuck that.
Oh absolutely, but it’s not 40 minutes of walking like OP implied.
Here in Finland it’s legal to cross the road if the closest crosswalk is further than 50 metres (164 feet), but cars still have the right of way so if you get hit, it is mostly your fault - they aren’t obviously legally allowed to just drive over you though.
Still, I thought it was legal to cross if the nearest crosswalk was more than a block away. I’m sure it’s a "depends on the state thing…still bullshit though
I dunno, I’m from a place where jaywalking doesn’t exist.
Ah probably germany, even at night. No cars driving, waiting at a red light.
No…the UK. Jaywalking as a concept doesn’t exist, you’re entitled to cross the road wherever it’s safe (* with exceptions).
Wait, there are countries where crossing the road can be a crime? Screw that.
In the US early in the auto age it became a crime…like loitering, only enforced when convenient.
If you dislike that you’ll reeeally hate how many times bikers get blamed for getting run over…