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A defense of jaywalking.
slate.com - 26 days ago
A defense of jaywalking.
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Looking at any number of big-city dailies over the last few weeks, one might reasonably surmise that we are in the middle of a new public-health epidemic with an old name: jaywalking. [ more ... ]

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Is Urban Mobility A Human Right?
Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog — ... has a telling article in Slate about the current cause célèbre among motorists and authorities - cracking down on jaywalking. In his In Defence of Jaywalking Tom covers the new hype about these foolish souls who dare to inconvienence motorists by crossing streets where they're 'not supposed to' are under fire. ...

Breakfast links: Harebrained approaches to traffic
Greater Greater Washington — ... Jaydriving worse than jaywalking: Traffic columnists may scorn "throngs of iPod-wearing" jaywalkers, but the evidence actually shows that jaywalking is not much of a safety problem, writes Tom Vanderbilt. Statistics showing pedestrians to be at fault for most accidents in places like Florida just show how bad Florida roads are and how easy it is for drivers to foist the blame. (Slate) ...

Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog New York City — ... Feds Hand Forest City $55M Which Could Snake Its Way Into Atlantic Yards (News) Council Member Gale Brewer Wants a Bike-Share Pilot for the UWS (West Side Indy) Is City Cycling Coverage Coming Full Circle? (City Room) State DOT Promises to Build Wider Ramp to Drive Onto Brooklyn Bridge From FDR (Bklyn Paper) Tom Vanderbilt: Jaywalking Bans Won't Make Pedestrians Safer (Slate) More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog Los Angeles — ... Will Downtowners Take the Gold Line East? (blogdowntown) C.I.C.L.E. Writes the Mayor: Improve the Bike Plan! Gas Prices Drop in L.A. County (Daily News) Senate Dems. Poke Holes in GOP's Climate Boycott (DC Streetsblog) NY, SF, Weigh in On Christopher Thompson Trial (NYC Streetsblog, SF Streetsblog) Tom Vanderbilt: Jaywalking Bans Won't Make Pedestrians Safer (Slate) Terminator Star Facing Two Counts of DUI after Driving Wrong Way, Crashing into ...

The Weekly Carnage
Streetsblog New York City — ... Law" Clears Albany; City Enforcers Streamline DWI Protocols (Sblog, News, NYT, NY1) Suburban NY Lawmakers to Introduce 3-Foot Cyclist Buffer Law (LoHud) Teen Drivers Killing Themselves, and Others, for the Privilege of TWD (WaPo) Obama Admin Wants Seatbelts for Long-Distance Buses (AP) Tom Vanderbilt Debunks the Myth of the Daredevil "Jaywalker" (Slate) NHTSA Says Hybrid Drivers Hit More People; Treehugger Has Doubts; Car ...

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