Pedestrians who jaywalk in California face steep fines. A bill awaiting the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom, known as the Freedom to Walk act, would change that.
I do a lot of jaywalking. After spending over seven years in New York City, I’m used to walking across the road if there are no cars approaching, and I haven’t dropped the habit.Black people make up 9% of the population in Los Angeles, but they were 31% of the people stopped by the Los Angeles Police Department for jaywalking from 2018 to 2020.
“California’s jaywalking laws are outdated and not enforced fairly across our communities,” State Assemblymember. “These laws do not protect pedestrians and instead burden people with unaffordable fines and subject marginalized communities to harassment by law enforcement. Unfortunately, some of these encounters with law enforcement become life threatening.”
California chronically undercounts the death toll and has failed to address the growing threat of heat-related illness and death, according to a Los Angeles Times investigation.
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