Jaywalking

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15 yards away? I'll go to the crosswalk. If I'm in the middle of a block, I'll jaywalk. But I wouldn't jaywalk with kids at all, unless there was no traffic whatsoever.

I do on rural roads, but not on major streets. The reason is that Las Vegas is a notoriously dangerous city for pedestrians and one consequence of that is that jaywalking carries a $350 fine. So unless I am completely sure there are no police cars nearby, I don't risk it. Which I suppose means the law is working.

I suppose you could *almost* call where I live a rural place. :P Compared to Las Vegas, anyway. So jaywalking doesn't really make a difference, generally, anyway.

I certainly wouldn't reckessly run out on the busy street of a big city. >_> Even if I'd want to die, I wouldn't attempt it that way; could just land you in ten years of coma, or a broken neck, and you could even harm the driver... mentally, anyway.

You just made my day with that KMFDM reference.

Nope. Although sometimes it can be encouraging knowing that I can shave off a few seconds by walking directly to point B instead of going to the nearest intersection.

Aww, man. Where were you when I made a KMFDM topic last week and nobody replied?

Check your thread again. I just posted.

No, I can't stand when people do that. I especially hate when they run across the street at the very last minute or they walk slowly when cars are already coming. I just drive faster to scare them away.

I think I jaywalk about 75% of the time I cross a street. I've even crossed the street right behind a police car stopped at a light. They don't care at all.

I jaywalk all the time, and we had to for cross-country when I was younger. I almost got run over MANY times....it was freaky. Yet I still do it.

Ever the dare devil.

I do not do it and feel terribly guilty if I have to do it at a broken stoplight :admits:

I only do it when there are no cars coming, (I mean when they are not close up where they are going to have to slow down). I do it when I have time to cross without cars having to slow down. It's so easy to do at night because there are hardly any cars. I have even walked when the sign said don't walk but I had time to cross and there were no cars up close.

I hear it's only jay walking if you cause traffic to stop so you can jaywalk at the crosswalk. In Oregon you are required to stop when a pedestrian wants to cross unless you have a green light. But I hate it when people try and cross busy streets. It's jay walking because I slow down when I see them so they are jaywalking.