I’ve written and presented extensively on racist origins and continued abuse of jaywalking laws. It’s encouraging to see California start the process of removing what has always been an intentionally bad law. Jaywalking was initially a crime lobbied for by the car industry, and is seen by some as a law that unfairly targets people … Continue reading California in 2023 Decriminalizes Jaywalking
Brilliant comedy routine by Hannibal Buress Humor helps underscore a very real problem with Jaywalking laws, which any historian should be able to tell you: What sets jaywalking apart is that it never should have been against the law in the first place. City streets were meant for foot traffic and horses from ancient times … Continue reading Jaywalking is a Fantasy Crime
A 2024 NBC survey of 30 San Francisco crossing guards found nearly 25% reported close calls with Waymos while guiding children through crosswalks. They didn’t specify if it has been trending upwards. Then, after a year and a half of “learning”, in January 2026 a Waymo hit a student near a Santa Monica school. Police … Continue reading The Waymo Problem: Father Jumps in Front of One to Save a Child. Would You?
Related from 2023: Waymo Robot “correctly identified” Dog Before Killing It A new Los Angeles op-ed on AV safety opens with “there’s nothing wrong with mourning” a cat, then spends the entire piece arguing that mourning should produce exactly zero policy response. There’s nothing wrong with mourning the death of a neighborhood cat. You’ll have … Continue reading Kit Kat Death is a Tragedy. Waymo Corporate Immunity From Murder is R Street Business Model