0 the action of walking across a street at a place where it is not allowed or without taking care to avoid the traffic: --
Jaywalking is considered an infraction, but in some jurisdictions, it is a misdemeanor or requires a court appearance.
She received no civil or criminal charges as she was clearly sober and the man she hit was jaywalking.
The result is amusing, jaywalking-like juxtapositions, sans the imposition of hypertrophied chin.
The term "jaywalking" was coined in 1915 to label persons crossing a busy street carelessly and becoming a traffic hazard.
Flower plants as middle dividers on avenues were created to prevent flood from heavy rain, air pollution by smoke belchers and injuries associated with jaywalking.
Some jurisdictions forbid crossing or using the road anywhere other than at crossings, termed "jaywalking".
Many jurisdictions have a separate law defining the difference between jaywalking, or disobedience of traffic signal controls.
Unfortunately, their brains are too primitive to devise a crime above the level of littering or jaywalking.
