Automakers invented the crime of jaywalking (2015)
Note that like most laws, Jaywalking laws tend to make more sense when you read them. Here&#x27;s the law in New York:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;law.justia.com&#x2F;codes&#x2F;new-york&#x2F;2015&#x2F;vat&#x2F;title-7&#x2F;article-27&#x2F;1152" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;law.justia.com&#x2F;codes&#x2F;new-york&#x2F;2015&#x2F;vat&#x2F;title-7&#x2F;artic...</a><p><pre><code>  1152. Crossing  at  other  than  crosswalks.

  (a) Every pedestrian
  crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk  or
  within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of
  way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

  (b) Any  pedestrian  crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian
  tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the
  right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

  (c) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless 
  authorized by official traffic-control devices; and, when authorized  to
  cross  diagonally,  pedestrians  shall cross only in accordance with the
  official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.
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So what&#x27;s criminalized isn&#x27;t crossing the road - it&#x27;s crossing without checking. Which seems like a good idea to me. Looking on the other side of the spectrum, Wyoming&#x27;s law is:<p><pre><code>  (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

  (b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

  (c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.

  (d) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices.  When authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to the crossing movements.
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Which is similar, except for (c), which only matters when you&#x27;re close to a crosswalk - and almost certainly, on a busy road.