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Re:Jaywalking Legalized in New York City by shkkmo on Thursday October 31, 2024 @02:02PM (#42009553)
> These deaths largely occur on high-speed roadways where people shouldn't be walking

Most deaths happen on non-freeway arterial roads.

Most deaths do not note the presence of a sidewalk.

You talk about "alternative transit options" but the reality is that large parts of our cities have no sidewalks or crosswalks and it is killing people.

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Re:Jaywalking Legalized in New York City by nobody9999 on Thursday October 31, 2024 @05:39PM (#42011811)
>Most deaths happen on non-freeway arterial roads.

Pelham Parkway in the Bronx, Queens Boulevard in Queens, Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn and Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island all qualify for that designation[0], and lots of pedestrians are struck on these roads.

[0] N.B. We don't have 'freeways' in NYC. We have highways. There are also 'turnpikes' which are toll roads, but there aren't any of those within city limits.

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