Do you jaywalk?

I don't. I'll actually walk down to the crosswalk, because I don't want to be one of those people drivers cuss at for jaywalking. Like today, I was coming home, and this grandmother had her grandkids, like 3 or 4, on the median waiting to cross traffic when the crosswalk was less than 200 feet away! That infuriates me. Risk your own life, but don't risk the life of your kids cuz you're too lazy to walk to the damn crosswalk!

It depends on the street. If it's busy, no. If it's dead, sure.

Sometimes, depending on how busy the street is.

I currently live in Mass where jaywalking is required, but people here are used to seeing pedestrians. I don't mind jay walkers as long as the have sense.

yeah i do it quite alot but i make sure the drivers can see what i'm about to do instead of darting out.

of course I dont. I'm not a psycho. >.>Allicrombie

I live in the UK and jaywalking doesn't really mean anything over here. If the road is clear I'll walk across it.

I'll jaywalk if the opportunity presents itself. Honestly, in South Florida you're in danger no matter where you end up crossing the street :P

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]of course I dont. I'm not a psycho. >.>ExoticAnimal

that's about how we cross the streets here in iran,ppl here rarely wait for the lights to turn into red.

To me 'jaywalking' always sounds like some sort of 20s dance or something. 'Do you jaywalk? Well put down that martini and let's go for a twirl.'

You mean, like, walking on out into the traffic at any old place and time? Heck yes I do! Though everyone does 'round these parts.

Sure, jaywalking means nothing here in the UK. I do it all the time, haters gonna hate. :PMushroomWig

I've been jaywalking this whole summer here in Germany :P

It's really different here. I'd be dead if I tried to jaywalk back in the USA.

It depends on the street. If it's busy, no. If it's dead, sure.

Pirate700

Is jaywalking just crossing the street at a place other than the crosswalk? Or is it also using the crosswalk but crossing when the light is red? If its the latter, then I do that all the time.

Of course. I live and work in a city. If it's safe, I'll go regardless of the status of the light.Engrish_Major

I live in the country, so I can't really walk anwhere.

Is jaywalking just crossing the street at a place other than the crosswalk? Or is it also using the crosswalk but crossing when the light is red? If its the latter, then I do that all the time.

sonicare

If there's a bus or streetcar coming and I'm going to miss it, then all the time. I make like Frogger and start dodging traffic.

Is jaywalking just crossing the street at a place other than the crosswalk? Or is it also using the crosswalk but crossing when the light is red? If its the latter, then I do that all the time.

Heck yes I do! Though everyone does 'round these parts.

MissLibrarian

Heck yes I do! Though everyone does 'round these parts.

http://vimeo.com/24572222

Depends. I don't live in a big city, so it's certaintly safe enough to cross most roads by jaywalking. The only time I'll really use a crossing is if it's close to where I am.....or right in front of me.

Sometimes, depending on how busy the street is.

Conno08

This, and occasionaly in my town people will let you go. :lol:

Yes, at my college I do and they don't really care. I get there early enough where there is basically no traffic. But sometimes I use the cross walks. One cross walk is terrible because it's located on a busy street and you are not even half way across the street and it changes to don't walk lol. SOme people have got hit by cars at that cross walk

Apparently a crosswalk makes you 100% safe when crossing the street.

Apparently a crosswalk makes you 100% safe when crossing the street.

Blue-Sky

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Apparently a crosswalk makes you 100% safe when crossing the street.

mrmusicman247

that never happens

Yeah. If I need to get to the bus stop that is literally across the street from my apartment (about 100 feet from the front door, but maybe not even that much), the nearest cross walk is about a mile away (I'm not exaggerating that.) Instead, I'm going to walk across the almost always dead street.

It depends on where I am at whether I jaywalk or not. I am not gonna walk a half mile out of the way to get to the bus stop directly across the street just to cross at the light, but I do normally cross at the crosswalks when I am walking most places.

I have no idea what 'jaywalking' is, but I usually just cross whenever the opportunity presents itself regardless where I am.Artekus

But all this reminds me of this video.

[QUOTE="Artekus"]I have no idea what 'jaywalking' is, but I usually just cross whenever the opportunity presents itself regardless where I am.mrmusicman247

But all this reminds me of this video.

and that reminds me of this video

:lol: oh man, I love that video.

Apparently a crosswalk makes you 100% safe when crossing the street.

Blue-Sky

If we're talking about the "push the button and walk" kind of crosswalk, my dad seems to think that he gets right of way and calls people crossing in front of him various names. He almost ran over one of my friends once, and tbh I'm sure he wasn't the first.

So, very safe.