What is Jaywalking?

Question

I have never heard of the phrase.
Is a American term for kerbcrawling?

This Kerbcrawling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerb_crawler

Answer 1

not using an intersection cross walk to cross the street

Answer 2

I always thought jaywalking was when a person starts to cross the road and stops, turns round and goes back to where they came from rather than walking over to the other side. But it would seem I am wrong as I have just read the wikipedia definition and it is to cross a road without due regard for the traffic.
Definitely nothing to do with kerb-crawling as far as I'm aware!

Answer 3

Jaywalking is a term used to describe when a pedestrian crosses the street without regard to traffic statutes. In common use, the term generally refers to someone crossing a major street outside a designated crosswalk or intersection in jurisdictions where this is illegal.

Answer 4

Um, I don't know what kerbcrawling is. But jaywalking is walking across a road (usually 4 lane) without a crosswalk and not looking.

Answer 5

Walking to the middle of the road, stopping and waiting for another car to pass, before crossing to the otherside (UK)

Kerbcrawling is driving slow looking for "ladies if the night"

Answer 6

What's kerbcrawling? Lol. Jaywalking is basically crossing the street without a crosswalk and/or stoplight.

Answer 7

A person who's walking with another person named Jay...j/k

It's when you walk between parked cars on a street to cross the road instead of using the crosswalk.

Answer 8

jaywalking is walking against a red light.

Answer 9

to cut across the middle of the street, not a crosswalk. I would also think it was crossing against the light

Answer 10

to cross the street not at a crossing

Answer 11

When someone crosses the street where there is no crosswalk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking