not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1708arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1699arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square38linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·2 months agoOddly most other countries have laws which protect people not industry.
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months 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-squareTeaWithDani@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoFrench doesnt even have a word for jaywalking.
Oddly most other countries have laws which protect people not industry.
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.
French doesnt even have a word for jaywalking.