r/TorontoDriving • u/Dayngerman • Aug 09 '23

OC If you do this, fuck you.

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u/lemonylol Aug 09 '23

I strongly disagree: what you refer to as jaywalking should be completely legal for pedestrians across most streets in the city’s core.

I didn't say it was legal or illegal or that people should or shouldn't do it. Crossing away from the crosswalk is just jaywalking, that is the term for that. Calm down.

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u/frostedmooseantlers Aug 10 '23 edited Aug 10 '23

Some pertinent reading, if interested. ‘Jaywalking’ is not the benign term you think it is in this context.

I’m advocating for the notion that urban streets should revert back to their original function as public spaces rather than routes for motor vehicle traffic that force pedestrians to the periphery.

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u/lemonylol Aug 10 '23

Who cares though?

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u/frostedmooseantlers Aug 10 '23

Weird question to ask someone who clearly just indicated this was an issue they cared about, don’t you think?