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In California, jaywalking will soon be legal, usually
Autoblog via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPower to the pedestrians: In California, jaywalking — most of the time — will no longer a crime....
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...
A jaywalker launched a campaign of revenge against a cop who gave him a $196 ticket, lawsuit says
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 week agoJohn Christopher Spatafore received a ticket for jaywalking in Fresno, California.Kittinit...
Op-Ed: L.A. invented jaywalking tickets to serve cars. It's time to give streets back to walkers
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA pedestrian crosswalk at 94th and Figueroa streets in South Los Angeles. (Al Seib / Los Angeles...
Jaywalkers in California have something to look forward to in 2023
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis past summer, Phoenix Hamilton got a ticket after she walked across the street. It was Linden...
Who goes first at a four-way stop? California law says these drivers have the right-of-way
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFrom prohibiting flashing high beams to merging laws, the California Vehicle Code has a seemingly...
California ends its war on jaywalkers
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 years agoGov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, on Friday signed the Freedom to Walk Act, which allows pedestrians to cross the street outside of an intersection without...
California Decriminalizes A Popular Street 'Crime'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new California law allowing pedestrians to legally jaywalk “as long as it is safe to do so,” goes into effect Jan. 1. The Freedom to Walk Act, signed...
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 ...
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...