The new law permits pedestrians to cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a crosswalk. It also allows for crossing against traffic signals and specifically states that doing so is no longer a violation of the city’s administrative code. But the new law also warns that pedestrians crossing outside of a crosswalk do not have the right of way and that they should yield to other traffic that has the right of way.

    • frank@sopuli.xyz
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      Agree, but it’s certainly easier to do in NYC than rural places in the US, so I advocate for starting there

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        Honestly? Buses would be a good short-term solution that can be implemented immediately with the right political will, and enough force.

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        The US used to have a comprehensive rail network. Every single town had a train station. We already had the solution to this problem.

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          I live in a rail hub in the us. The city is nicknamed after it and train tracks literally run through the city center.

          It would take me 6 hours to walk there.

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          and what do you use to get to the train station?

          how do you carry goods to that station? Does your train have a stop in every farm?

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            Wow you’re right there is a use case for a vehicle therefore it’s literally impossible to have public transit in rural areas, despite the fact that it already existed /s

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              it’s not like i don’t hate cars, i do. But i really can’t see how you’re going to convince “rurals” with that argument

              good luck to you