Jaywalking? More like fascism.

When pedestrians started dying in traffic accidents, big government took the opportunity to start telling us how to walk. They want to restrict your movements. Cross here, but don't cross there. I look around and it's 100 yards in either direction to the nearest one but I want to go straight across.

I'm a healthy, fit, eat my peas kind of guy. I can dodge traffic like a champ. But now I'm a gull darned criminal for walking on a diagonal across the street?

This study demonstrates that jaywalking is not an inherently risky behavior: https://popcenter.asu.edu/content/pedestrian-injuries-fatalities-0

Lots and lots of pedestrians die while in the crosswalk. So why are we wasting tax dollars painting those dumb lines on the road?

I understand old ladies. They can't move as fast, plus the time they are inconvenienced is a much smaller fraction of their total (old) lives compared to mine. Also they can just stay in their homes.

But me? Come on. The government wants right angles only for pedestrians. They'd probably mandate squaring your meals if they could, it's a lot less messy that way.

Sheep.

@wildgrass said
When pedestrians started dying in traffic accidents, big government took the opportunity to start telling us how to walk. They want to restrict your movements. Cross here, but don't cross there. I look around and it's 100 yards in either direction to the nearest one but I want to go straight across.

I'm a healthy, fit, eat my peas kind of guy. I can dodge traffic like a ...[text shortened]... They'd probably mandate squaring your meals if they could, it's a lot less messy that way.

Sheep.

@wildgrass said
When pedestrians started dying in traffic accidents, big government took the opportunity to start telling us how to walk. They want to restrict your movements. Cross here, but don't cross there. I look around and it's 100 yards in either direction to the nearest one but I want to go straight across.

I'm a healthy, fit, eat my peas kind of guy. I can dodge traffic like a ...[text shortened]... They'd probably mandate squaring your meals if they could, it's a lot less messy that way.

Sheep.

@jimm619 said
What of the folks that are unable to dodge traffic?
What of the guy that says, ''My car is fast, I can accelerate
across this intersection despite the red light?''
I jaywalk, as much as anyone and I understand your point
but, it's for the ''good of all,'' I suppose

@averagejoe1 said
Cool. This brings to mind the difference, the basis, of our many laws. Like jaywalking, which is regulated for obvious social/community reasons. But something like....let's see,,,uh, requiring citizens to allow a shot into their arms, has a totally different basis affecting that particular citizen. I might be a Christian Scientist (no medicines of any kind), or, I a ...[text shortened]... etween laws, and then Overreach of such laws.
I appreciate the opportunity of enlightenment!!!!

@jimmac said
"good of all", yea, I hear that a lot lately, rather tired of it, sigh.

@averagejoe1 said
Jim619, you rascal, you tried to slip that by....'good of all'. You knew we would all hate the way Marx put it (same thing), which is The COMMON GOOD. Brrrrrrrrrrrr

Who here is all about the Common Good? That would be interesting, assuming you are brave enough to own up to it.

@averagejoe1 said
Cool. This brings to mind the difference, the basis, of our many laws. Like jaywalking, which is regulated for obvious social/community reasons. But something like....let's see,,,uh, requiring citizens to allow a shot into their arms, has a totally different basis affecting that particular citizen. I might be a Christian Scientist (no medicines of any kind), or, I a ...[text shortened]... etween laws, and then Overreach of such laws.
I appreciate the opportunity of enlightenment!!!!

@wildgrass said
When pedestrians started dying in traffic accidents, big government took the opportunity to start telling us how to walk. They want to restrict your movements. Cross here, but don't cross there. I look around and it's 100 yards in either direction to the nearest one but I want to go straight across.

I'm a healthy, fit, eat my peas kind of guy. I can dodge traffic like a ...[text shortened]... They'd probably mandate squaring your meals if they could, it's a lot less messy that way.

Sheep.

@wildgrass said
When pedestrians started dying in traffic accidents, big government took the opportunity to start telling us how to walk. They want to restrict your movements. Cross here, but don't cross there. I look around and it's 100 yards in either direction to the nearest one but I want to go straight across.

I'm a healthy, fit, eat my peas kind of guy. I can dodge traffic like a ...[text shortened]... They'd probably mandate squaring your meals if they could, it's a lot less messy that way.

Sheep.

@averagejoe1 said
Cool. This brings to mind the difference, the basis, of our many laws. Like jaywalking, which is regulated for obvious social/community reasons. But something like....let's see,,,uh, requiring citizens to allow a shot into their arms, has a totally different basis affecting that particular citizen. I might be a Christian Scientist (no medicines of any kind), or, I a ...[text shortened]... etween laws, and then Overreach of such laws.
I appreciate the opportunity of enlightenment!!!!

It is good that we can differentiate between laws, and then Overreach of such laws.

@jimmac said
"good of all", yea, I hear that a lot lately, rather tired of it, sigh.

@averagejoe1 said
Jim619, you rascal, you tried to slip that by....'good of all'. You knew we would all hate the way Marx put it (same thing), which is The COMMON GOOD. Brrrrrrrrrrrr

Who here is all about the Common Good? That would be interesting, assuming you are brave enough to own up to it.

@wildgrass said

It is good that we can differentiate between laws, and then Overreach of such laws.

Thanks Joe, but you dance around the dilemma. Why aren't you anti-traffic law?

@suzianne said
That's real funny.

Good thing the writers of the US Constitution didn't agree with you.

Read the Preamble lately?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamble_to_the_United_States_Constitution