- cross-posted to:
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- cross-posted to:
- news@hexbear.net
The new law permits pedestrians to cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a crosswalk. It also allows for crossing against traffic signals and specifically states that doing so is no longer a violation of the city’s administrative code. But the new law also warns that pedestrians crossing outside of a crosswalk do not have the right of way and that they should yield to other traffic that has the right of way.
How does one “legalize” walking? Jaywalking is an absurd concept to begin with.
Step 1: be American