not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 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.zoneexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1911arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1898arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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-23 days agomessage-square91fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 minutes 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.
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.