I agree completely here. Its illegal to jaywalk and while they give tickets to people for it sometimes, it really isn't often and its not particularly well received by society. I equate jaywalking and a cyclist going on red more than i equate a car going on red and a cyclist. It isn't safe for a ped to jaywalk either. so safety of the person doing it can't be the deciding factor. And there is a difference in behavior between a cyclist and a pedestrian as well as right of way rules between the two that have to be (and largely are) followed. but to hold cyclists to the same road rules as cars seems absurd to me.