Jaywalking is not as dangerous as we’re led to believe

The World

New York City just made jaywalking legal after data showed that people of color were overwhelmingly the ones being stopped for the crime. But why was it a crime in the first place? The World’s transportation reporter Jeremy Siegel brings us a brief history of jaywalking and takes a look at whether it’s safer to cross at the green, or in between.

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