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Poll of the Day: Jaywalking Tickets

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Check out our new feature—a poll of the day. Today's question: What do you think of jaywalking tickets?

Published Thursday, March 27, 2008

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nop..jaywalking tickets are useless and cops should focus on other things more serio than this...i got a jaywalkin ticket for crossing a very small street with no cars around..i dont get the piont of that!

Posted by: andre, Apr 08, 2008 12:18:22 PM

They have designated areas to cross the street. This is for everyones safety and those that choose to skirt the law and cross when and where they feel like put everyone in danger. For goodness sakes, use the cross walk! As far as police issuing tickets to jaywalkers this is there job. They are there to inforce laws...try following the rules and you won’t get a ticket.

Posted by: HF, Apr 04, 2008 08:30:22 PM

Sarah you did not cause the accident the person not paying attention to stopped traffic did. I have received a ticket and it’s ridiculous...unfortunately a vacationing family followed and got tickets also. Tickets should only be given when a pedestrian is witnessed doing something hazardous or that interferes with traffic flow.

Posted by: PDS I, Mar 28, 2008 09:55:35 AM

I have not been giving a ticket, but I did cause an accident because I was jaywalking one time. I was trying to cross a busy street and an old lady stopped in the middle of the road to let me cross and then got rear-ended. Jaywalking is definitely hazardous!

Posted by: Sarah, Mar 27, 2008 02:33:11 PM

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