Translations for „jaywalk“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈjay·walk VB intr Am

jaywalk

eine Straße unachtsam [o. regelwidrig] überqueren

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English

But one idea garnering a lot of attention: the elimination of jaywalking tickets.

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A cop spotted him jaywalking and asked the man if he knew he'd broken the law.

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Cities do not announce that they will not enforce jaywalking laws; they just don't do it.

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The city-state has laws banning not just chewing gum, but also jaywalking, public spitting, graffiti and littering.

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Many jurisdictions have a separate law defining the difference between jaywalking, or disobedience of traffic signal controls.

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And that's just the motorists: there are distracted, texting cyclists and pedestrians too, often wearing black clothes on rainy nights and jaywalking on impulse.

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Independent auditors find that jaywalking tickets specifically tend to spiral out of control.

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The price of each print is the fine for jaywalking in the place where the photo was taken.

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And to jaywalk while brown is not a sin.

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The word jaywalk is a compound word derived from the word jay, an inexperienced person, and walk.

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