not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 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-square92fedilinkarrow-up1917arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1905arrow-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 · edit-23 days agomessage-square92fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoBut in case of accident, you might be at fault. In my country, if there’s a crossing within some number of meters, you need to use it. Otherwise, it’s not illegal.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoHere it’s always the driver at fault, pedestrians are zero-fault (even if it should be their fault)
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoAs it should be imo.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoWell yeah, it’s obvious it should be
But in case of accident, you might be at fault. In my country, if there’s a crossing within some number of meters, you need to use it. Otherwise, it’s not illegal.
Here it’s always the driver at fault, pedestrians are zero-fault (even if it should be their fault)
As it should be imo.
Well yeah, it’s obvious it should be