You see them more and more often lately, and drivers curse their existence. Jaywalkers are blamed for everything from accidents that injure walkers and drivers to global warming. Yet, one writer says jaywalkers aren’t as bad as they’re made out to be. Blogger Holly sent me this article from Slate in their defense.
So what do you think? I’ve seen some pretty crazy dashes into traffic in the downtown area but I think I’ve seen more cars almost hit pedestrians who had the ‘walk’ signal.