not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 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-square82fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1619arrow-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-217 days agomessage-square82fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoCitation needed. I’m not 100% sure about written law, but in Germany we learn to look before crossing the street and using a traffic light if one is near.
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-214 days agoIf a car hits you, as a pedestrian, are you in the wrong? Edit: It was a genuine question, I wasn’t trying to “gotcha” anyone. I don’t know how the law works there and thought I’d ask.
Citation needed. I’m not 100% sure about written law, but in Germany we learn to look before crossing the street and using a traffic light if one is near.
If a car hits you, as a pedestrian, are you in the wrong?
Edit: It was a genuine question, I wasn’t trying to “gotcha” anyone. I don’t know how the law works there and thought I’d ask.