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Re:North Carolina tells retired engineer he can't talk about... by benrbray on Saturday June 19, 2021 @11:39AM (#27561431)
The term "jaywalking" is intentional slander of pedestrians popularized by car manufacturing companies who were hell-bent on subjugating American cities to the automobile.

[1] https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...

[3] (Not Just Bikes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsGBRdK2N0

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