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You might actually be in the clear. Most city ordinances only prohibit crossing a street outside of a crosswalk in downtown areas. At all other times pedestrians may be able to cross but should yield the right of way to traffic. Long story short, just because you are crossing the road outside of a crosswalk does not automatically mean you are jaywalking.
Mr. Beat, when you were a teacher, you mentioned numerous times your dislike for the No Child Left Behind Act made by George W. Bush and said no teacher you knew was a fan of it. I think the No Child Left Behind Act and your views on it deserves its own video as I would love to hear your thoughts about it in detail.
@@teelo12000 better yet: never give statements to the police like that. Tell them you want a lawyer before questioning, tell them you are invoking your right to remain silent, and don't say another word no matter what until your lawyer arrives. If you speak again, you have to affirmatively assert your right to remain silent again, or your silence will be taken as admission of guilt.
@@cleiven3533 you never were. First they was horse manure in the street so you didn’t want to and interestingly if you were trampled by a horse in most counties it was considered the pedestrians fault
@@Hogtownboy1 so i guess those pictures of NYC streets in the 19th century aren't real? i don't understand how a horse pulling a wagon at 10mph is the same as a much heavier car going 3 times as fast
@@cleiven3533 nyc is not most cities. And there were more deaths from Horse accidents in this he 19000 than car until 1960’s when the population was a a 3 times. Also the reason for sidewalks was so you didnt have to walk in horse shit
I don't necessarily disagree, especially because current traffic regulations are silly, but my landlord had a similar attitude towards breaking the law, as do many people that drive over the speed limit, and so do many criminals, they just have different moral systems. A good rule of thumb is to just follow the law, just in case there's a moral reason for it you didn't account for, and then you can make very rare exceptions for stuff like jay-walking, as long as you're not throwing yourself in front of cars (for your own safety if nothing else).
1:08 technically what that black suv is doing is considered illegal… before proceeding, you’re supposed to yield until the *entire* crosswalk is clear, regardless if your lane is clear or not. It’s an infraction in many states but is still broken thousands of times a day.
IIRC the term 'car accident' was also one of these terms pushed by the auto industry. If it's one person's mistake, why would we need systemic fixes (like that traffic regulation in Cincinnati govern car speeds)? Everyone makes mistakes while driving, whereas installing safety measures reduces where a person can make a mistake that leads to injury or death.
It was as far as I know, although I'm pretty sure that was related to crashes between two cars rather than with a pedestrian. This was most likely to shift blame away from negligent car drivers as well as the auto industry due to how deadly cars were before the 80s and 90s when car safety became much more regulated.
Yeah, almost every car "accident" could have been prevented if the traffic laws were followed properly. The only exceptions I can think of are hitting a large animal that was impossible to avoid, or losing traction in bad weather after already driving slowly enough to properly account for it. (Although, if the roads are so bad that just driving at all is highly inadvisable outside of an emergency, that's probably still your fault.)
@@Compucles People aren't perfect. Even if people followed laws perfectly(assuming the law even makes sense), you have to account for misinterpretation from other road users, blindspots, lapses in judgement due to speed and distances, looking the wrong direction at the wrong time, and many other factors. The more ways the road networks can reduce and account for basic human errors, the safer the network will be. That's why things like traffic calming, physical barriers on bike lanes, bollards for pedestrians at intersections, reducing a cars maximum speed, and reducing where and how often someone can turn left (ie more traffic circles and less traffic lights) among other needed improvements.
I was stopped, put in the back of a police car and frisked for crossing a one-way in Los Angeles in 2018. Meanwhile in New Orleans, you can walk across a green light in the mid city.
I crossed a busy street in South Korea about 20 years ago, right into a cop parked on the other side of the road. Oops. He leaned out the window and yelled something at me I couldn't understand but didn't bother chasing me.
I'm french and the first time I heard of jaywalking and people getting fined for it I was absolutely shocked, here it's pretty much the "norm", we don't even have a word for it
I don't have a problem with jaywalking. A lot of neighborhoods in my city are just kind of built to strand pedestrians in little concrete islands. Folks gotta get places. Find your spot and go for it. Most people get it. What I'll never understand is people who will step into the middle of a busy road without looking and just assume oncoming traffic will slam on their brakes to avoid turning them into a pancake, or people who will walk down the middle of a not-completely-empty road when there's a perfectly good sidewalk on either side of the street. Like, I'll drive around you, but I just do not understand why people take their lives into their own hands like that.
This used to be a favorite way for the LAPD to raise funds with a minimum of effort. They went out each day at lunchtime and grabbed all the office people who were cutting corners going to their lunch spots. -- thousands in fines everyday just blocks from headquarters.
the fact that you are standing less than a block from the house i lived in up until september is throwing me way off. like i used to stand in that same spot during tornado warnings
@@iammrbeat Just shows what the rich can do to influence both the press and the government. The equivalent of billionaires in those days could move mountains. We need to become a bigger mountain.
We still see carbrained, car-centric culture baked into daily fabric in the US. With pedestrian fatalities skyrocketing, most drivers are quick to assume the pedestrian is at fault, or blame them, or assume that they must be homeless, drunk, texting, or similar. Trying to dehumanize the pedestrian, the victim. It's exactly what the auto industry wants. It took long enough, but people outside of cars are taking back city streets, as god intended. Cities are for people, not cars. City streets are for people, not cars. Cars are a dangerous guest expected to be on their best behavior, or else.
@ as a pedestrian you’ve gotta cross the street eventually. And in areas that aren’t crazy stroads or literal highways, it should be convenient and frequent. In a tight downtown it’s ideal to be able to cross anytime. There’s nothing wrong with an attempt to return to that traditional system.
@@thatoneotherotherguy If you decide to cross when it says it's not safe to, and a car hits you, it is in fact your fault because you calculated the risks and took the suicidal option anyway.
I don’t care how many laws they write about it, private property isn’t real. The resources of this green Earth are all for humanity and other living beings, not for capital owners to own alone.
I went to a city once where the max speed limit in the entire city was 30 km/h. I didn't notice it at first, but I did notice how relaxed I felt walking around there, the change in vibe is so noticeable.
And yet the number that made the American car industry scream in terror was 40 km/hr. A key dysfunction of the United States is that it has normalized driving at highway speeds on almost all streets. My state has "school zones" were speeds are (theoretically) limited to 15 mph (24 km/hr) at certain times of day, but some states actually have "school zones" where the speed limit is like 50 km/hr! 50 km/hr is the "reduced" speed that you slow down to in areas with lots of small children!!!
I'm one of those drivers that always yield to pedestrians no matter where they are crossing. I consider jaywalking laws to be an unconstitutional infringement on people's personal freedom. As a driver, it's my responsibility to operate my vehicle in a safe manner, and I'm responsible for everything it does. There's no excuse for hitting a pedestrian under any circumstance. If I see someone near a roadway and they could fall in into my intended path of travel, it's my job to slow down so that I could come to a safe stop and avoid colliding with them if they were to step out into the road. When I'm driving and I see somebody waiting to cross the road, and stopping won't constitute a safety issue, I always stop and yield to pedestrians wanting to cross the road. Other drivers probably don't enjoy when they get stuck behind me in residential neighborhoods, because I slow down to a speed I feel is safe, regardless of any speed limit sign saying I could drive faster. Then again, I've had many, many children run out into streets in front of me without looking and I've never came even close to hitting one of them, because I'm not an idiot that speeds through neighborhoods. Children do unpredictable things, so predict what they might do an accommodate that. Anyway, I believe that roads are public places that we all need to share, not reserved spaces for cars to drive as fast as they possibly can. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
@@WarrenGarabrandt if you drive below the speed limit on a single lane road and there is a queue of 5 or more vehicles behind you, you are (in the state of Washington where I live, at least) legally obligated to move over and let them pass. So yeah, your version of safe driving does get in everyone's way, and you legally need to pull over. You cannot simply drive the speed you think is right if you're blocking others. Go whatever speed you want, but legally and socially you should let others pass ASAP
It's all about context. People can come up with an infinite number of hypothetical situations for either side of the discussion, but it so comes down to three things: The speed limit is a maximum speed you are allowed to go, not the minimum. A driver must not exceed the safe driving speed for roadway conditions regardless of the posted speed limit. A driver is responsible for everything their vehicles does while under their control. Combine these stipulations, and you arrive at the logical conclusion that a driver must reduce speed below the posted speed limit when it is not safe to drive that fast. When the road is slippery due to weather or other condition, visibility is limited due to line of sight obstruction or weather conditions, when there are people present and a safety condition exists, etc. all of these are causes that mandate reducing speed below the posted limit. When you are driving, you are required to maintain a safe following distance at all times. That means if the person in front of you reduces speed, you must also slow down to maintain a safe stopping distance behind them. If it is safe and legal to overtake them, then by all means do so, but one thing is definitely true: other drivers on the road are not required to accommodate your lack of planning by speeding up to whatever speed you decide is safe. They are required to drive the speed they believe is safe. "There was a person behind me so I was required to go exactly the speed limit and not slow down any, that's why I drove faster than I felt roadway conditions allowed for and that's why I was unable to stop in time and that's why this toddler who stepped out from between two cars is now dead" is not a sentence that's going to get you out of a manslaughter charge in court. Ask an attorney, and they'll tell you that you're always required to slow down to the speed that you can safely stop from in any given situation. "The guy behind me" is never an excuse in any situation.
As a Californian, I would like to thank you for informing me that I may have no more fear of the law due to jaywalking! I have endured two years of sweaty palms and heart palpitations needlessly nearly every day. Thank you Mr.Beat for your public service announcement, for letting me know that I am free, free at last!
I know you’re joking but I unironically have worried about getting fined the handful of times I’ve jaywalked over the last few years. Not so much that I didn’t jaywalk, but this is welcome news to my ears. One less thing to think about.
Jaywalking is actually my favorite example of a crime to use when exploring the philosophy around law and violence with people. It's fascinating stuff--historically, politically and legally.
Jaywalking has never been illegal in Great Britain, but it is illegal in Northern Ireland (though rarely enforced). If you have started to cross the road as a pedestrian (anywhere, not just a marked crossing), the Highway Code gives you priority and vehicles should wait for you. Drivers should also give way to pedestrians waiting to cross at any junction.
In the UK about 400 pedestrians a year are killed in traffic accidents whereas in the US it is about 7,500. If the UK population was scaled up to match the US it would be about 2,000 killed per year, so just over a quarter of the US figure. In the UK people are trusted to cross the road where it is safe, and not only at approved crossing points. To us the whole concept of "jaywalking" just seems ridiculous, especially coming from the so called Land of the Free.
@@deanstuart8012 the main issue is that if you've ever been in America, you'd notice just how different the average road is there. As you know, here in the UK, most roads maybe take 2 to 5 seconds to cross, with speed limits of around 20 to 40mph. In America, if you take out busy metropolitan city areas, a significant amount of the roads are massive, especially if you go out further west. I stayed in the San Diego/Sacramento area of California for a month, and every road is basically a dual carriageway at the minimum to most of them being more like a motorway. Thankfully in the UK we dont need to jaywalk the average motorway to reach our local McDonald's lol
The approved crossing points on American roads collectively have very little thought put into them. They are intended for maintaining order, not for promoting safety. Jaywalking is often significantly safer than using crosswalks, and pedestrians obey the law at their own risk.
As a German, I can sympathize. Here in Munich, if you move a centimeter when you are not supposed to, even by accident, people will give you the death stare like a dagger to the heart.
Jaywalking might be illegal here in Japan, but the road infrastructure (at least in major population centers) is far less car centric, so its not really a big deal
As an American, I've always assumed that the Japanese ban on jaywalking was more about cultural values of order than about propping up the car industry like the laws in the U.S. and Germany.
@@TheRealE.B. Yeah that is definitely part of it. However, I would argue that a lot of what seems to be "values of order" is more about not wanting to be the one to screw up a good thing. On the other hand, this can also lead to slow adaptation of new tech / policies.
@@iammrbeat For sure! It's always nice to see the historical construction of an idea that many today view as given. Well done! Thank you for your reply!
This video never states that it is > 95 percent derived from my work. Donors are acknowledged but the person responsible for 19/20 of the information is never even mentioned in the narration or in any onscreen text. I'm happy to know my work is useful but I object to my work being summarized at length without a word of thanks. My 2007 article "Jaywalking and the Invention of the Motor Age Street" (plus journalism derived from my work) is mentioned under "sources / further reading" as if I am merely one source among many, rather than *the* source. My first book (Fighting Traffic) is also a major source. The video summarizes my findings mostly accurately, but there are several errors. The terms "jay driver" and "jay walker" are both years older than this video asserts at 9:32. Kansas City's 1912 law was not the first law to proscribe jaywalking, but it was the first the attempt enforcement. Herbert Hoover's national conferences on traffic began in 1924, not 1928. *Anyone who depends on one person's work for the majority of a video should state this fact plainly in the video.*
Jay walking shouldn’t be a punishable offense, however pedestrians that misuse their right of way to walk directly into moving traffic with the full expectation that the cars will stop and zero effort to avoid an accident should be liable for their own injuries.
It's one of those rules that's more like guidelines. It still helps, because we all know how to do it right, we know which ways to look, when the time is about right to cross. It's one of those things, like riding a bike. And part of it is when it's clear and doesn't bother anyone, and then we cross.
When I was a child and first read that 'Jaywalking' was a crime in the United States of America, I thought it was a Hoax or Prank. To me, the idea that the first world country with the biggest cultural impact on the planet could have such a law was inconcievable.
Jaywalking was made legal in my city but I read a news article the other day that it might be reinstated because of a high number of pedestrian deaths. It’s become a frequent thing in my city to have people (mostly homeless unfortunately) run out in front of moving traffic. I’ve experienced this several times as a driver. It’s a huge point of contention locally. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with jaywalking as long as you are smart about it. But running directly in front of moving traffic just boggles my mind
Please don't jusge this argument too harshly. I am writing this on my lunch break. Also I am exhausted. I believe jaywalking effects more people than just the jaywalker. While I'd agree in most forms Jay walking laws are antiquated or unfitting the general situations, I will fight you on the premise that it does in fact pose a danger, not just to the pedestrians, but the driver and even other pedestrians. A drive caught off gaurd tends to swerve, and when they recognize the danger is as severe as to take the life of a person, they tend to swerve dramatically. In major cities this is a major issue, as not only do you have the risk of the driver crashing into something much stronger than their tesla, but also risk running into much weaker objects, such as people. While typically people aren't flying down city streets like they are in backroads, they still pose a danger. And in the countries you listed as examples have high pedestrian deaths with majority lying in jaywalkers. The neatherlands have a different setup for their city roads, but it's still illegal to cross roads when no signaled. And while their number are significantly lower due to low amount of drivers, specialized architecture, and a cultural adherence to the law, jaywalkers still make up an exceptional amount of traffic related deaths. Even in our country over 60% of pedestrians deaths were caused by jaywalking. I'll leave my sources below. www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-research/campaigns/pedestrian-safety/ www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0386111221000261 www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/04/21/57000-pedestrians-hurt-in-ph-road-accidents-in-a-decade-doh pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12772484/ My own experiences also play into this.
I think it ultimately depends on infrastructure. When streets are built with people's safety in mind (like in the Netherlands), people are less likely to get hit by cars. Making streets safer for pedestrians also means less people feel obligated to drive, which means there's less cars on the road. People crashing into each other is more avoidable and less life threatening than vehicles crashing into each other.
I once calculated how much I would've been fined if I got a ticket for every single time I jaywalked in during my time in high school. Using the average ticket amount for my area it would've been somewhere around 500,000 USD worth of tickets. That is an absurd amount just from crossing the street.
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1:56 Zimbabwean here didn't know that and I bet no one enforces that rule coz everyone crosses the road wherever they want, I have never had to think of it much coz ive never heard of anyone get arrested for jaywalking
Drive like you'd want others to drive when walking, and walk/cycle as you would like others to do when driving. It's not like people moving around in different ways are these hermetic, separate groups of people, people move around a lot, in many different ways
This reminds me of when Brooks was released from prison in Shawshank Redemption and he almost got ran over by cars. He probably remembered being able to walk in streets no problem before going to jail.
it’s fascinating how the etymology of words that you may never think about the origins of can teach you about history and how it evolved into the new status quo where it’s just the way things are now
I'm an illegal. You probably are, too.
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You could use a beg button to cross the road. Why did the Jaywalker tried to cross the road? To get to the other side.
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You might actually be in the clear. Most city ordinances only prohibit crossing a street outside of a crosswalk in downtown areas. At all other times pedestrians may be able to cross but should yield the right of way to traffic. Long story short, just because you are crossing the road outside of a crosswalk does not automatically mean you are jaywalking.
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Why would you do this, Mr. Beat? You were my role model
I know, I know. I'm a bad influence.
He IS a role model. A role model for STICKIN' IT TO THE MAN.
He walked all over you
@@Afterglow.Studioswas he wearing signature “Walk All Over You” boots?
@@iammrbeatMr. beat gimme money
My name is Jay so technically I’m ALWAYS JayWalking
Your name used to be a slur!
I don’t get it
@@Captainsparkistsince their name is Jay and they walk, they are always Jaywalking
Stickitodamaniosis
jaysitting
jaysleeping
jayeating
jaydrinking
jayworking
jaytalking
Mr. Beat, when you were a teacher, you mentioned numerous times your dislike for the No Child Left Behind Act made by George W. Bush and said no teacher you knew was a fan of it. I think the No Child Left Behind Act and your views on it deserves its own video as I would love to hear your thoughts about it in detail.
As a fellow teacher, I am super interested
Retired Texas teacher here. We call it “Leave No Teacher Standing”
Let's just say that, similarly to the "PATRIOT ACT" being very unpatriotic, the No Child Left Behind ACT does actually leave a lot of children behind
No child left behind also means no kid gets ahead
No Child Left Untested
Mr Beat Jaywalking apology video
Apology tour up next (it will be in the middle of streets across the country)
Why I *broke* the law every day (apology video)
It was AI generated there's no proof.
The Mr Beat situation is crazy
"I'm allowed to jaywalk guys... my ancestors were jaywalkers."
Mr Beat I am in contact with the police as we speak
Legal Eagle was right. I shouldn't have filmed myself breaking the law.
@@iammrbeat You should've listened to the Legal Bald Eagle, never trust the hairy ones
Just tell the cop you filmed it in front of a green screen.
@@iammrbeat someone watched the video on MB driving way too fast
@@teelo12000 better yet: never give statements to the police like that. Tell them you want a lawyer before questioning, tell them you are invoking your right to remain silent, and don't say another word no matter what until your lawyer arrives. If you speak again, you have to affirmatively assert your right to remain silent again, or your silence will be taken as admission of guilt.
I'm quite shocked but yet unimpressed that jaywalking fearmongering was basically corporate propaganda from the car industry, oh wow... Wow
Ikr??
i know so many things about the 19th - early 20th century were terrible, but why the hell am i not allowed to walk in the street in the modern day
@@cleiven3533 you never were. First they was horse manure in the street so you didn’t want to and interestingly if you were trampled by a horse in most counties it was considered the pedestrians fault
@@Hogtownboy1 so i guess those pictures of NYC streets in the 19th century aren't real? i don't understand how a horse pulling a wagon at 10mph is the same as a much heavier car going 3 times as fast
@@cleiven3533 nyc is not most cities. And there were more deaths from Horse accidents in this he 19000 than car until 1960’s when the population was a a 3 times. Also the reason for sidewalks was so you didnt have to walk in horse shit
Arrest this man! He can't keep getting away with this!
@@CynicalHistorian ITS MR BEAST MAN HOW DARE YOU🤡
I like to think that in all the time recording shots for this, that was the only car to cross him.
In an unjust society, breaking laws can often be moral. Sometimes more moral than following them.
I don't necessarily disagree, especially because current traffic regulations are silly, but my landlord had a similar attitude towards breaking the law, as do many people that drive over the speed limit, and so do many criminals, they just have different moral systems.
A good rule of thumb is to just follow the law, just in case there's a moral reason for it you didn't account for, and then you can make very rare exceptions for stuff like jay-walking, as long as you're not throwing yourself in front of cars (for your own safety if nothing else).
Exactly! You hit the nail on the head
@@ReddoFreddoI haven't seen anyone simp for government in a while, good job! 😂
@@darksu6947 I think it's necessary to talk about this openly now that political assassinations are all the rage
@@ReddoFreddo How many boots do you lick per day?
In the UK jaywalking is so common, that most of us don't even use the term and have only heard of it in American media.
I don't think it's illegal in the UK, so that's probably why
You mean crossing the road? I give cars that don't stop for me to cross a two finger salute
The streets are so much smaller than American that its alot easier to cross the street.
@Killerkraft975 maybe it cause they built for people, not cars...
VIrtually all roads in GB are historic pedestrian rights of way, hence Rule H2 in the Highway Code "Pedestrians my use any part of the road."
Wow the car industry really ruined this country...
The car industry didn't ruin the place, the people that drive them have🤣
@@Roger-fs5yo No it was just the cars
@@Roger-fs5yo thats a funny joke
1:08 technically what that black suv is doing is considered illegal… before proceeding, you’re supposed to yield until the *entire* crosswalk is clear, regardless if your lane is clear or not. It’s an infraction in many states but is still broken thousands of times a day.
I do think there is a certain type of fancy moron crosswalk that traffic engineers have dreamed up that's intended to use a rolling yield.
i am devastated. Why, just why, Mr Beat?
I like your comedic style. It's hard to beat a guy in the street talking about automotive industry propaganda campaigns
Hard to BEAT?!
IIRC the term 'car accident' was also one of these terms pushed by the auto industry. If it's one person's mistake, why would we need systemic fixes (like that traffic regulation in Cincinnati govern car speeds)? Everyone makes mistakes while driving, whereas installing safety measures reduces where a person can make a mistake that leads to injury or death.
It was as far as I know, although I'm pretty sure that was related to crashes between two cars rather than with a pedestrian. This was most likely to shift blame away from negligent car drivers as well as the auto industry due to how deadly cars were before the 80s and 90s when car safety became much more regulated.
Automobilic oopsie-daisie
Yeah, almost every car "accident" could have been prevented if the traffic laws were followed properly. The only exceptions I can think of are hitting a large animal that was impossible to avoid, or losing traction in bad weather after already driving slowly enough to properly account for it. (Although, if the roads are so bad that just driving at all is highly inadvisable outside of an emergency, that's probably still your fault.)
@@Compucles People aren't perfect. Even if people followed laws perfectly(assuming the law even makes sense), you have to account for misinterpretation from other road users, blindspots, lapses in judgement due to speed and distances, looking the wrong direction at the wrong time, and many other factors. The more ways the road networks can reduce and account for basic human errors, the safer the network will be.
That's why things like traffic calming, physical barriers on bike lanes, bollards for pedestrians at intersections, reducing a cars maximum speed, and reducing where and how often someone can turn left (ie more traffic circles and less traffic lights) among other needed improvements.
I was stopped, put in the back of a police car and frisked for crossing a one-way in Los Angeles in 2018.
Meanwhile in New Orleans, you can walk across a green light in the mid city.
LA where crossing the street is illegal, but stealing isn't.
I crossed a busy street in South Korea about 20 years ago, right into a cop parked on the other side of the road. Oops. He leaned out the window and yelled something at me I couldn't understand but didn't bother chasing me.
You look white, so I'm confused.
@@CT-gl2zj Maybe cops and American as a whole isn't racist like people have told you.
@@CT-gl2zj 🙄
we need more lanes and less sidewalk and also more suvs, i think that’d solve our problem of pedestrian friendly cities 100%
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And SUVs have to be fitted with blinding white headlights fitted at eye level for increased safety
@abdullahakhtar9824 lol that's so real new suvs suck
@@iammrbeat Mr breast give me money plz 😭
LegalEagle is going to love that title.
I'm french and the first time I heard of jaywalking and people getting fined for it I was absolutely shocked, here it's pretty much the "norm", we don't even have a word for it
Wreckless.
PLEASE DON'T TELL THE COPS
@@iammrbeatIt is SO easy to do a California stop or speed!!$
Mr beast brother give me money
Been telling people this my whole life. Glad someone else is saying it.
I don't have a problem with jaywalking. A lot of neighborhoods in my city are just kind of built to strand pedestrians in little concrete islands. Folks gotta get places. Find your spot and go for it. Most people get it.
What I'll never understand is people who will step into the middle of a busy road without looking and just assume oncoming traffic will slam on their brakes to avoid turning them into a pancake, or people who will walk down the middle of a not-completely-empty road when there's a perfectly good sidewalk on either side of the street. Like, I'll drive around you, but I just do not understand why people take their lives into their own hands like that.
This used to be a favorite way for the LAPD to raise funds with a minimum of effort. They went out each day at lunchtime and grabbed all the office people who were cutting corners going to their lunch spots. -- thousands in fines everyday just blocks from headquarters.
I remember how you were shocked when we crossed the road in Oxford.
That was a lovely day. 😂
Pedestrians are so free in your country!
the fact that you are standing less than a block from the house i lived in up until september is throwing me way off. like i used to stand in that same spot during tornado warnings
This story never gets too old to be told over and over again, unless the concept of jay driving is brought back and jaywalking's lifted for good.
“I’m breaking the law right now,
IM JAYWALKING!”
*Nasty heavy metal riff* 🤘🏼
You don't know what it's liiiiiiiiiiike 🎸
The history that I never knew that I needed to know.
It's such a crazy story!
@@iammrbeat Just shows what the rich can do to influence both the press and the government. The equivalent of billionaires in those days could move mountains. We need to become a bigger mountain.
We still see carbrained, car-centric culture baked into daily fabric in the US. With pedestrian fatalities skyrocketing, most drivers are quick to assume the pedestrian is at fault, or blame them, or assume that they must be homeless, drunk, texting, or similar. Trying to dehumanize the pedestrian, the victim. It's exactly what the auto industry wants.
It took long enough, but people outside of cars are taking back city streets, as god intended. Cities are for people, not cars. City streets are for people, not cars. Cars are a dangerous guest expected to be on their best behavior, or else.
Roads are for cars, not pedestrians
Sidewalks are for pedestrians, not cars
@ as a pedestrian you’ve gotta cross the street eventually. And in areas that aren’t crazy stroads or literal highways, it should be convenient and frequent. In a tight downtown it’s ideal to be able to cross anytime. There’s nothing wrong with an attempt to return to that traditional system.
@@thatoneotherotherguy If you decide to cross when it says it's not safe to, and a car hits you, it is in fact your fault because you calculated the risks and took the suicidal option anyway.
@@austinbaccus and streets (as opposed to roads) are for everyone.
@@austinbaccusRoad used to be for all modes of transportation until the great car invasion
Jaywalking isn't a crime. I don't care how many rules they write about it. It's not a crime. Cities are for people not cars.
I don’t care how many laws they write about it, private property isn’t real.
The resources of this green Earth are all for humanity and other living beings, not for capital owners to own alone.
Roads are for cars, not people
@@austinbaccus Omg, a lobotomy survivor out and about in the wild.
Ok but if a car hits you because you decide to cross the street during traffic, don't say I didn't warn you.
@@austinbaccus Roads are for people
I went to a city once where the max speed limit in the entire city was 30 km/h. I didn't notice it at first, but I did notice how relaxed I felt walking around there, the change in vibe is so noticeable.
And yet the number that made the American car industry scream in terror was 40 km/hr.
A key dysfunction of the United States is that it has normalized driving at highway speeds on almost all streets. My state has "school zones" were speeds are (theoretically) limited to 15 mph (24 km/hr) at certain times of day, but some states actually have "school zones" where the speed limit is like 50 km/hr! 50 km/hr is the "reduced" speed that you slow down to in areas with lots of small children!!!
I'm one of those drivers that always yield to pedestrians no matter where they are crossing. I consider jaywalking laws to be an unconstitutional infringement on people's personal freedom. As a driver, it's my responsibility to operate my vehicle in a safe manner, and I'm responsible for everything it does. There's no excuse for hitting a pedestrian under any circumstance. If I see someone near a roadway and they could fall in into my intended path of travel, it's my job to slow down so that I could come to a safe stop and avoid colliding with them if they were to step out into the road. When I'm driving and I see somebody waiting to cross the road, and stopping won't constitute a safety issue, I always stop and yield to pedestrians wanting to cross the road. Other drivers probably don't enjoy when they get stuck behind me in residential neighborhoods, because I slow down to a speed I feel is safe, regardless of any speed limit sign saying I could drive faster. Then again, I've had many, many children run out into streets in front of me without looking and I've never came even close to hitting one of them, because I'm not an idiot that speeds through neighborhoods. Children do unpredictable things, so predict what they might do an accommodate that.
Anyway, I believe that roads are public places that we all need to share, not reserved spaces for cars to drive as fast as they possibly can. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Youre a the real hero! Seriously though small things like this make the world a better place
Save us all a headache and stay at home if you're going to get in everyone's way
@@austinbaccus driving safely is not the same as "getting in everyone's way."
@@WarrenGarabrandt if you drive below the speed limit on a single lane road and there is a queue of 5 or more vehicles behind you, you are (in the state of Washington where I live, at least) legally obligated to move over and let them pass.
So yeah, your version of safe driving does get in everyone's way, and you legally need to pull over. You cannot simply drive the speed you think is right if you're blocking others.
Go whatever speed you want, but legally and socially you should let others pass ASAP
It's all about context. People can come up with an infinite number of hypothetical situations for either side of the discussion, but it so comes down to three things:
The speed limit is a maximum speed you are allowed to go, not the minimum.
A driver must not exceed the safe driving speed for roadway conditions regardless of the posted speed limit.
A driver is responsible for everything their vehicles does while under their control.
Combine these stipulations, and you arrive at the logical conclusion that a driver must reduce speed below the posted speed limit when it is not safe to drive that fast. When the road is slippery due to weather or other condition, visibility is limited due to line of sight obstruction or weather conditions, when there are people present and a safety condition exists, etc. all of these are causes that mandate reducing speed below the posted limit.
When you are driving, you are required to maintain a safe following distance at all times. That means if the person in front of you reduces speed, you must also slow down to maintain a safe stopping distance behind them. If it is safe and legal to overtake them, then by all means do so, but one thing is definitely true: other drivers on the road are not required to accommodate your lack of planning by speeding up to whatever speed you decide is safe. They are required to drive the speed they believe is safe.
"There was a person behind me so I was required to go exactly the speed limit and not slow down any, that's why I drove faster than I felt roadway conditions allowed for and that's why I was unable to stop in time and that's why this toddler who stepped out from between two cars is now dead" is not a sentence that's going to get you out of a manslaughter charge in court. Ask an attorney, and they'll tell you that you're always required to slow down to the speed that you can safely stop from in any given situation. "The guy behind me" is never an excuse in any situation.
0:11 what a legendary badass.
lol
@ big fan!!! Love your videos!
if you jaywalk backward..isnt it technically moonwalking? since moonwalking isnt illegal...doesnt it make jaywalking null and void?
Excellent points
I recently contacted the ministry of silly walks and they said silly walking works perfectly well too.
@@clockinthewalls the ministry of silly walks should receive more funding!
BREAKIN’ THE LAW BREAKIN’ THE LAW
Great song
Do do dodo do dodo dododo
Breaking the law is awesome.
Stupid laws suck. :)
*NSA has entered the chat*
0:55 17th & Pennsylvania, NW, right near the White House and the Eisenhower office building. Glad you got some DC B-roll!
As a Californian, I would like to thank you for informing me that I may have no more fear of the law due to jaywalking! I have endured two years of sweaty palms and heart palpitations needlessly nearly every day. Thank you Mr.Beat for your public service announcement, for letting me know that I am free, free at last!
I know you’re joking but I unironically have worried about getting fined the handful of times I’ve jaywalked over the last few years.
Not so much that I didn’t jaywalk, but this is welcome news to my ears. One less thing to think about.
"I have made a severe and continuous lapse of my judgement, and I do not expect to be forgiven."
- Mr. Beat
Hey Mr. Beat, Mike from Jersey here again. Still loving the videos! Happy Holidays!
You are wonderful, Mr. Beat. You teach me something every time, and I'm 73.
RIP to my grandpa, who held onto this disdain for jaywalkers till the day he died, it was hilarious
Changing the law often requires breaking it first.
Never change your style of video - it's hilarious.
Jaywalking is actually my favorite example of a crime to use when exploring the philosophy around law and violence with people. It's fascinating stuff--historically, politically and legally.
Whenever I get angry about something, this is the mindset I try to cultivate. Analyzing painful things to not make them painful!
I'm a car enthusiast, but I hate what they have done to our cities.
And elsewhere. Suburbs can be absolutely foul and are largely a result of a car-focused culture.
Jaywalking has never been illegal in Great Britain, but it is illegal in Northern Ireland (though rarely enforced).
If you have started to cross the road as a pedestrian (anywhere, not just a marked crossing), the Highway Code gives you priority and vehicles should wait for you. Drivers should also give way to pedestrians waiting to cross at any junction.
In the UK about 400 pedestrians a year are killed in traffic accidents whereas in the US it is about 7,500. If the UK population was scaled up to match the US it would be about 2,000 killed per year, so just over a quarter of the US figure.
In the UK people are trusted to cross the road where it is safe, and not only at approved crossing points. To us the whole concept of "jaywalking" just seems ridiculous, especially coming from the so called Land of the Free.
@@deanstuart8012 the main issue is that if you've ever been in America, you'd notice just how different the average road is there. As you know, here in the UK, most roads maybe take 2 to 5 seconds to cross, with speed limits of around 20 to 40mph. In America, if you take out busy metropolitan city areas, a significant amount of the roads are massive, especially if you go out further west. I stayed in the San Diego/Sacramento area of California for a month, and every road is basically a dual carriageway at the minimum to most of them being more like a motorway. Thankfully in the UK we dont need to jaywalk the average motorway to reach our local McDonald's lol
The approved crossing points on American roads collectively have very little thought put into them. They are intended for maintaining order, not for promoting safety. Jaywalking is often significantly safer than using crosswalks, and pedestrians obey the law at their own risk.
As a German, I can sympathize. Here in Munich, if you move a centimeter when you are not supposed to, even by accident, people will give you the death stare like a dagger to the heart.
I like it when you speak outdoors, it makes you seem official and trustworthy
Jaywalking might be illegal here in Japan, but the road infrastructure (at least in major population centers) is far less car centric, so its not really a big deal
As an American, I've always assumed that the Japanese ban on jaywalking was more about cultural values of order than about propping up the car industry like the laws in the U.S. and Germany.
@@TheRealE.B. Yeah that is definitely part of it. However, I would argue that a lot of what seems to be "values of order" is more about not wanting to be the one to screw up a good thing. On the other hand, this can also lead to slow adaptation of new tech / policies.
Good Work reference, nice! Love both of your channels!
Lock him up!
LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! Wait a second...
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@@iammrbeat gibe me money mr. breast 😵💫🥺😵💫🥺😵💫😵💫🥺
how do you think this scandal will affect your channel??
I'm already cancelled by jay drivers everywhere
Mr. Beat jaywalked so that we could jayrun
One of your best videos Mr. Beat! Great stuff!
Glad you think so!
@@iammrbeat For sure! It's always nice to see the historical construction of an idea that many today view as given. Well done! Thank you for your reply!
I…I trusted you…
This video never states that it is > 95 percent derived from my work. Donors are acknowledged but the person responsible for 19/20 of the information is never even mentioned in the narration or in any onscreen text. I'm happy to know my work is useful but I object to my work being summarized at length without a word of thanks. My 2007 article "Jaywalking and the Invention of the Motor Age Street" (plus journalism derived from my work) is mentioned under "sources / further reading" as if I am merely one source among many, rather than *the* source. My first book (Fighting Traffic) is also a major source. The video summarizes my findings mostly accurately, but there are several errors. The terms "jay driver" and "jay walker" are both years older than this video asserts at 9:32. Kansas City's 1912 law was not the first law to proscribe jaywalking, but it was the first the attempt enforcement. Herbert Hoover's national conferences on traffic began in 1924, not 1928. *Anyone who depends on one person's work for the majority of a video should state this fact plainly in the video.*
Here in Lawrence, I Jay-Walk, cause I’m a Jay HAWK. Rock Chalk
Rock Chalk
Good work on this video. I didn't pick up on the reference until you said that good work is being done.
Jay walking shouldn’t be a punishable offense, however pedestrians that misuse their right of way to walk directly into moving traffic with the full expectation that the cars will stop and zero effort to avoid an accident should be liable for their own injuries.
Yeah I think a good rule would be: if you can't cross in time, don't cross at all
@@austinbaccus Or: If you can't drive across a pedestrian path within hitting them, then don't.
Mr beat off the streets, back in the stu!!!! 🔥🔥🔥Drop the tape bro
Mr. Beast back with another banger 🔥🔥🔥🔥
AND NOW I'M BOUT TO TAKE OVER AMAZON PUNKS! :)
Hey Mr.Beat sugestion to video: Slovakia and Slovenia compared since people confuse this two countries
This is a great idea...many smart people have suggested it before. Thank you
And Sweden and Switzerland …
Thanks for covering the changing role of streets in society. We need more coverage of post-WW2 development. I think you may like Strong Townes
Merry Christmas to ya Matt and the staff at Mr Beat as well to the MBnation.
Great introduction to car dependency in the US! Mr. Beat should cover the post-war suburban experiment and how the car industry encouraged sprawl.
It's one of those rules that's more like guidelines.
It still helps, because we all know how to do it right, we know which ways to look, when the time is about right to cross.
It's one of those things, like riding a bike. And part of it is when it's clear and doesn't bother anyone, and then we cross.
You gotta say "...in Minecraft", Mr Beat, classic mistake
00:06 Not only that, he's J-cutting, too
Brilliant storytelling through the editing process
I have not yet watched the video, i paused at 2:55, Im betting the reason has something to do with racism/slavery somehow. Lets see if im right.
I was wrong,
hooray
😆 just plain old corporate influence on the government
It's used racially
@NickTaylorRickPowers like nearly all US laws. Not like this country was founded on white supremacy and slavery or anything
We need this guy and Parkzer to collab immediately.
No one is above the law. Not even the president
I'm not, either?
😂 that is the funniest thing I ever heard
@@iammrbeat well kinda
@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 According to the Supreme Court, the president IS above the law! And Mr Beat is basically the president of UA-cam so…
I mean, it would be weird if the thing that finally took Trump down was jaywalking. 😅
When I was a child and first read that 'Jaywalking' was a crime in the United States of America, I thought it was a Hoax or Prank. To me, the idea that the first world country with the biggest cultural impact on the planet could have such a law was inconcievable.
It's the earliest Time I watch Mr Beat Since 2022
YAS Let's gooooooooooooooo
I've got a bad feeling that the same kind of tactics and rhetoric used by automakers back then will be used again by AI car manufacturers again.
Jaywalking was made legal in my city but I read a news article the other day that it might be reinstated because of a high number of pedestrian deaths. It’s become a frequent thing in my city to have people (mostly homeless unfortunately) run out in front of moving traffic. I’ve experienced this several times as a driver. It’s a huge point of contention locally. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with jaywalking as long as you are smart about it. But running directly in front of moving traffic just boggles my mind
And they think reinstating it will stop people from running out into the streets?
That just seems like Darwinism in action. No need to intervene
You'd be surprised how much life sucks cx
i cant believe mr brest would so this literally shaking and crying rn
Please don't jusge this argument too harshly. I am writing this on my lunch break. Also I am exhausted.
I believe jaywalking effects more people than just the jaywalker.
While I'd agree in most forms Jay walking laws are antiquated or unfitting the general situations, I will fight you on the premise that it does in fact pose a danger, not just to the pedestrians, but the driver and even other pedestrians. A drive caught off gaurd tends to swerve, and when they recognize the danger is as severe as to take the life of a person, they tend to swerve dramatically. In major cities this is a major issue, as not only do you have the risk of the driver crashing into something much stronger than their tesla, but also risk running into much weaker objects, such as people. While typically people aren't flying down city streets like they are in backroads, they still pose a danger. And in the countries you listed as examples have high pedestrian deaths with majority lying in jaywalkers. The neatherlands have a different setup for their city roads, but it's still illegal to cross roads when no signaled. And while their number are significantly lower due to low amount of drivers, specialized architecture, and a cultural adherence to the law, jaywalkers still make up an exceptional amount of traffic related deaths. Even in our country over 60% of pedestrians deaths were caused by jaywalking. I'll leave my sources below.
www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-research/campaigns/pedestrian-safety/
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0386111221000261
www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/04/21/57000-pedestrians-hurt-in-ph-road-accidents-in-a-decade-doh
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12772484/
My own experiences also play into this.
I think it ultimately depends on infrastructure. When streets are built with people's safety in mind (like in the Netherlands), people are less likely to get hit by cars. Making streets safer for pedestrians also means less people feel obligated to drive, which means there's less cars on the road. People crashing into each other is more avoidable and less life threatening than vehicles crashing into each other.
In the UK we can cross wherever we want like grown adults
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Actually, my Good Work arc :)
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No, you're not jaywalking, you're jaystanding
I once calculated how much I would've been fined if I got a ticket for every single time I jaywalked in during my time in high school.
Using the average ticket amount for my area it would've been somewhere around 500,000 USD worth of tickets.
That is an absurd amount just from crossing the street.
The ending was truly funny
I sincerely appreciate this video 🥰🥰❤
Am on week 3 of an art block, but feeling the light on the other side of the tunnel unlike my last art block (4 months). Appreciate this video. Needed it. Looking forward to drawing again soon.
i thought that street clip at about 2:20 was dash am footage and winced when it flew over the people
lol nope, a good ol' fashioned drone
@@iammrbeat
Mr beat the source of the drones in new jersey, confirmed ???
I knew there was something wrong with Mr. beat!
I imagine a lot of y'all in the comments will have a headstone reading "he had the right of way"
Maybe we should make it so that finally murder by car also becomes illegal😂
1:56 Zimbabwean here didn't know that and I bet no one enforces that rule coz everyone crosses the road wherever they want, I have never had to think of it much coz ive never heard of anyone get arrested for jaywalking
I try my best to just cross the road in ways where if i was driving i wouldnt be pissed at myself for being in the road
I hate to be mad at myself, too
Drive like you'd want others to drive when walking, and walk/cycle as you would like others to do when driving. It's not like people moving around in different ways are these hermetic, separate groups of people, people move around a lot, in many different ways
This reminds me of when Brooks was released from prison in Shawshank Redemption and he almost got ran over by cars. He probably remembered being able to walk in streets no problem before going to jail.
Such an amazing film.
Currently in Chanute. Might have to jaywalk later.
it’s fascinating how the etymology of words that you may never think about the origins of can teach you about history and how it evolved into the new status quo where it’s just the way things are now
Jaywalking is not a thing in more civilized societies, like Ontario. Here, crossing the street is effectively allowed anywhere.
"Civilized"
"Ontario"
Pick one, it can't be both.
@@Colton-el4mp atleast it's not Quebec
No self snitching Mr. Beat! I learned that lesson from Bruce Rivers The criminal lawyer
Eres una inspiración para todos los que nos gusta enseñar ciencias sociales, historia, etc. Gracias a dios que no te dedicaste al a comedia
If someone ask me who my favorite teacher was, id say Mr Beat, love these videos. Educational and funny
My name is Jay and im walking to work rn. Am i going to get arrested?
Yes
Start skipping before you get caught