It Isn’t about safety, huh?
Does anyone realize that in slightly over 99% of the impacts between an, even at the legal speed, automobile and a jaywalking pedestrian works out much, much worse for the pedestrian.
Even in the event that the pedestrian has the “legal” Right-of-Way, it is the pedestrian who loses. Maybe not in court, but positively in the streets where these “events” generally occur.
Children are taught to “look both ways”, but adults too often think it is not meant for them.
In Houston the pedestrians have the right of way in a crosswalk with a traffic light that is green and the Metro buses will still hit (and kill) them.
$197 tickets are excessive.
Speeding tickets weren’t even that high 10 years ago.
It is in the pedestrians best interest to not be stupid. Don’t be stupid, don’t get hit.
Safety achieved, but nobody gets paid.