AFAIK the law here in Ontario is that pedestrians can cross mid-block on a non-controlled-access-highway (ie a regular road not expressway) as long as any oncoming vehicles have plentiful space to safely come to a complete stop. You only lose the right-of-way as a pedestrian if you’re doing something that forces drivers to make emergency manoeuvres.
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tiramichu@lemm.ee 1 year agoA pedantic point from me here, but it’s not ‘jaywalking’ if you have the right of way. It’s only jaywalking if it’s against regulations.
Still stupid to be in the road at night I agree, right of way or not.
Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
grue@lemmy.world 1 year ago
“Jaywalking” is propaganda, not a legitimate thing.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just because its origin was from propaganda doesn’t make it not real. There are actual laws against Jay Walking, you can be charged and fined for it.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 year ago
With good reason - predictability.
nevemsenki@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s pretty real where I live. Pedestrians can get fined if you are being actively dangerous with it, and the fault can be actually theirs if they cross outside a “safe” location.
lemann@lemmy.one 1 year ago
Do people still get fined for jaywalking in the likes of NY?
kautau@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Sure, but, as to be expected, it’s more of an avenue for racial profiling than anything else
nyc.streetsblog.org/…/jaywalking-while-black-fina…