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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...
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 ...
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...
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...