http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Jaywalking - whose idea was it? en Sun, 17 May 2026 17:37:29 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-377114 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:36:44 +0000 neddie 377114@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>‘I’m walking here!’: jaywalking legalized in New York City</p> <p>New law, letting people cross street outside of crosswalk, ends racial disparities in enforcement, council member says</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/29/new-york-jaywalking-legal" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/29/new-york-jaywalking-legal</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142519 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:24:44 +0000 PS 142519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a good podcast on this over at<br /> <a href="http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2013/04/03/76-the-modern-moloch/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=76-the-modern-moloch">99% Invisible</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142508 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:52:28 +0000 sallyhinch 142508@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was once stopped by the police in New Jersey for jaywalking (I was running for a bus and dashed across the road against the light when there was no traffic - he held me long enough to make damn sure I missed it). I was OUTRAGED - I couldn't believe it was actually illegal to cross the road in the land of the Free... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142501 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:23:00 +0000 SRD 142501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>the only thing to remember is (as someone explain here before) that jaywalking only applies to crossing 'between signalized junctions'. so in suburbs or small towns, crossing the road where-ever you want may not be jaywalking, unless there's a signal at the end of your block. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142500 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:15:16 +0000 Stickman 142500@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nelly - yes, that was exactly it. Approach the kerb to cross anywhere and the cars would stop. </p> <p>SRD - I was surprised too. We'd been in Boston the week before and so were used to the jaywalking laws. The first time our Canadian friends went to cross I actually went to pull them back. This was in Burlington, just outside Toronto, but it was pretty much the same in Toronto itself.</p> <p>Now I think about it, this was about 15 years ago so things may have changed since then. </p> <p>My wife and I still talk about it though whenever we find it difficult to cross a busy road. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142499 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:04:35 +0000 SRD 142499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Exactly. Used to drive my dad mad. I now rAther like it - old fashioned courtesy to pedestrians. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142497 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:54:34 +0000 Nelly 142497@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, a bit like the strange custom (when I was there 10 yrs ago) in NZ of slowing down and giving way to cars turning right across your path - largely died out in urban centres like Auckland, presumably due to confusion / crashes ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142496 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:44:55 +0000 SRD 142496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Happens a lot in rural canada, where there are relatively few pedestrians. Somewhat surprised to hear also in Toronto. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142495 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:20:36 +0000 Nelly 142495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@stickman - do you mean cars stopped whenever a pedestrian approached the road, at any point, not just at a crossing.</p> <p>Seems a bit - odd? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142448 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:46:41 +0000 Stickman 142448@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When I visited Toronto for the first time I was thrown by drivers actually <em>stopping</em> when pedestrians approached the kerb, and this happened everywhere. It was very pleasant. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142446 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:35:11 +0000 kaputnik 142446@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This wouldn't be the same auto industry that almost signle-handedly destroyed the municipal public transport systems in most US cities, would it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12217#post-142439 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:17:41 +0000 Greenroofer 142439@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting piece on BBC today <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26073797">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26073797</a></p> <p>...much in comon with more recent encouragement of cycle helmets, perhaps? </p>