Originally Posted by
gerv
LOl... I'm not sure what you are talking about, but that's one pretty long sentence.
One thing I've noticed about jaywalking is that it normally applies only to wide boulevards. For example if I cross the six lane thoroughfare by my work, I believe that's jaywaking. But if I cross the two-lane street by my house, I don't think anyone would call it jaywalking...
Perhaps it's only jaywalking when it inconveniences someone (usually in a motor vehicle, but maybe even in a bike lane) ??
In the narrow context of the article referred to in your OP, its a natural choice that was supposedly denied to us by the auto industry so they could sell more cars by making them more efficient. In the same context, the actual effect of the act on safety or traffic flow isn't even a consideration.
The landlord says this thread is about jaywalking, and the article in question only uses it as a device to convey a different message, so apparently there's nothing more to say.