Sentences with phrase «not jaywalking»

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You might have heard of the secret history of jaywalking — how car companies managed to upend the laws a century ago so that vehicles, not pedestrians, had the right of way on the roads.

You first do not see the inherint evil in eternal suffering for a minor transgression (namely disbelief), add on top of that your willing acceptance for a life sentence in prison for jaywalking (with the analogy given), well lets just say I was blown away.

Then came not one but two on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's roadway etiquette when it comes to speeding and jaywalking.

Even though it's pedestrians — some of them drunk, some of them jaywalking, some of them children who aren't cautious — who're being saved, not the occupants, it will be part of the car's safety score.

Also consider that the chance for an accident may not seem particularly concerning while you are on the train in comparison to when you are jaywalking, or smoking the odd cigar, eating red meat, having a glass of red wine.

And to maybe relieve the stress of the day onto the jaywalking individuals who don't know how to properly cross a street.

Make sure that your children stay on the sidewalks and do not dart between parked cars or jaywalk across the street;

Jaywalking — When a pedestrian crosses the roadway at an angle to the street or at a point not specifically marked a crosswalk, they are considered to be «jaywalking.»

However, if a pedestrian is jaywalking, doesn't give vehicles the proper amount of time needed to yield, or is otherwise negligently disobeying pedestrian traffic laws, he or she could easily be held partly liable for the accident.

(I can't wait to meet someone who was charged for «accessory to jaywalking.»)

Closer to home, not too long ago the RCMP kept files on just about everyone who jaywalked, and hippies were certain their phones were tapped and flushed their dope down the toilet whenever there was an unexpected knock on the door.