03 August 2007

jaywalking

I always thought that jaywalking was walking diagonally across the road. From The Age

Jaywalkers will face $55 on-the-spot fines as police crack down on pedestrians who ignore traffic signals in Operation Don't Do Your Dash.
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Jaywalking is officially classified as crossing a road within 20 metres of a traffic signal.
Thankfully, I always cross at the designated spots. Mind you, if there are no cars, I will cross the road with the "DON'T WALK" sign. I wonder if that is also jaywalking.

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1 comment:

  1. Bogdan, the editor07 August, 2007 03:02

    My aunt was ticketed for jaywalking in Washington, D.C., years and years ago.

    At least in D.C., jaywalking is crossing the road anywhere outside of designated pedestrian crossings.

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