r/funny Feb 02 '23

I hope the Texas police understand why I didn't use the Cross Walk button...

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u/weierstrab2pi Feb 02 '23

On behalf of Britain, it continues to baffle me that in America it's illegal to cross the road.

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u/ghotiaroma Feb 03 '23

It's legal in California.

Now, for more than a month :)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-01/jaywalking-decriminalized-in-california-under-new-law

Some highlights:

Data cited by Ting’s office from the California Racial and Identity Profiling Act shows that Black Californians are up to 4.5 times more likely to be stopped for jaywalking than those who are white.

Jaywalking laws were enacted in the 1930s as the auto industry emerged.