not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up1937arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1924arrow-down1imageTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zonenot_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square91linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoTo be fair. It is illegal to walk access highways in Europe too. But it’s not a generic law.
minus-squareRothe@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoBut in Europe there are usually pedestrian footpaths to lead you around or over it. In the US walking is simply not considering an option at all.
minus-squareJustTesting@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAlso the highway is usually fenced in, making it clear that in this case you’re not supposed to be there.
minus-squaregoldfndr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIf it’s an access-limited highway, sure. In the US, a highway is a road, street, or parkway or pedestrian or bicyclist facility; there are broader definitions abroad.
To be fair. It is illegal to walk access highways in Europe too. But it’s not a generic law.
But in Europe there are usually pedestrian footpaths to lead you around or over it. In the US walking is simply not considering an option at all.
Also the highway is usually fenced in, making it clear that in this case you’re not supposed to be there.
If it’s an access-limited highway, sure. In the US, a highway is a road, street, or parkway or pedestrian or bicyclist facility; there are broader definitions abroad.