Jaywalking Legalized in New York City

Re:Jaywalking Legalized in New York City by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @03:29PM (#41999209)

On street parking really is the worse as a pedestrian. Yes, you can technically cross at any intersection in Seattle, but cars are parked so close that they won't see you unless you poke your head out. A lot of pedestrian problems could be solved by getting rid of or severely restricting on street parking.

Also, drugs are a huge issue. We have a lot of pedestrian/car accidents, something like 70% of them involves controlled substance abuse from either the driver or pedestrian (and much of the time, its the pedestrian). Fent really is a big problem.

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Re:Jaywalking Legalized in New York City by bobthepanda on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @05:53PM (#42000845)

technically speaking the law is that you can't park 20 feet from an intersection but in practice this is rarely enforced in Seattle. I feel like literally putting up plastic posts and paint blocking the 20 foot zone would do wonders for safety.

it also does not help that people in Seattle love a rolling California stop, which is not legal. Combine that with the baseline level of driver distraction and I have gotten almost hit by inattentive drivers way too much.

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Re:Jaywalking Legalized in New York City by gmokki on Sunday November 03, 2024 @01:55AM (#42031390)

If there is an accident at the intersection and a illegally parked car was blocking visibility. Can the owner of said car be sued for accessory? Or even get majority of the blame if there was no fault found in how the pedestrian or driver acted.

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