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[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just a reminder that "jaywalking" is made up bullshit pushed by car manufacturers to shift the blame for pedestrian deaths onto pedestrians instead of drivers.

[–] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was so confused as a child in the UK when after hearing about “jaywalking” being a crime for years I finally found out it meant “crossing the street”

[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Crossing the street without a street crossing license.

[–] Agosagror@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Omg Trying to go anywhere in continental europe is impossible

Waiting for fucking lights so I can cross AHH

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 weeks ago

pretty sure the rest of europe works the same, certainly in sweden it's explicitly legal to cross the road anywhere it's not explicitly blocked.