This scenario might sound familiar. You want to cross the street, but the crosswalk feels far away. So you just look both ways, and you go for it. You jaywalk. Some of us may feel like jaywalking is a ...

New York City streets are getting a little bit more dangerous today, as the City Council’s legalization of jaywalking has come into full effect. In September, the lawmakers, in a veto-proof 40-8 vote, ...

Jaywalking laws are often viewed as basic safety rules, but their origins trace back to early 20th-century campaigns led by automobile interests. As cars grew faster and more common, industry groups ...

After vetoing similar legislation a year ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that no longer criminalizes jaywalking. Previously, a jaywalking offense was considered a minor infraction that ...