not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1541arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1533arrow-down1imageTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zonenot_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareVandals_handle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoMore than shift blame, but change the nature of streets from supporting all forms of transportation and functioning as third spaces (streets were used for commerce, play, and socializing) to automobile dominated transportation only spaces.
More than shift blame, but change the nature of streets from supporting all forms of transportation and functioning as third spaces (streets were used for commerce, play, and socializing) to automobile dominated transportation only spaces.