not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days 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-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1930arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1917arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square92linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days agoIf a car hits you, as a pedestrian, are you in the wrong? Edit: It was a genuine question, I wasn’t trying to “gotcha” anyone. I don’t know how the law works there and thought I’d ask.
If a car hits you, as a pedestrian, are you in the wrong?
Edit: It was a genuine question, I wasn’t trying to “gotcha” anyone. I don’t know how the law works there and thought I’d ask.