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For this lifelong jaywalker, new California law is a step in the right direction
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoMost people make New Year’s resolutions. Instead, let’s go with a confession: I’m a jaywalker. A...
As Lakeland debates a bar going in a former church, could it all come down to jaywalking?
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLAKELAND — Could Lakeland officials' decision over whether a former church can be turned into an...
NC town cracks down, fines jaywalkers who avoid crosswalks
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDavidson is cracking down on jaywalkers. On Sept. 5, police began citing people crossing the busiest...
Opinion: 'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymore
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA California Highway Patrol officer conducting a traffic stop. (Chris Carlson / Associated Press) As...
Racial Justice, Pedestrian Safety Fuel Jaywalking Debate
Stateline.org via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 14—For nearly a century, jaywalking has been illegal in most states and localities. But several recent reports have shown that police in some areas disproportionately ticket people of color ...
Senate committee again proposing to decrease enforcement of jaywalking rules
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 26—The Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing this week on a proposal to reduce enforcement of jaywalking in the state. The proposal comes as transportation advocates argue jaywalking ...
Speeding, seat belt violations, jaywalking: Law enforcement blitz planned following Red River...
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 28—As the investigation into Saturday's deadly shooting at a motorcycle rally in Red River continues, authorities warned that they'll be conducting a law enforcement blitz throughout the ...
Chicago PD Finally Gets A Policy On Foot Chases
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnder a new rule, Chicago cops can no longer engage in the kinds of spontaneous foot chases that lead to the recent shooting deaths of a 13-year-old by...
Taxes fall, wages rise and jaywalking OK'd by new state laws
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTaxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws...
5 years after police brutality case that changed Asheville, where are cop, Black pedestrian?
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoASHEVILLE - It was a brief, brutal encounter that happened late at night near downtown between a...