Jaywalking

A city in China is experimenting with a truly unique initiative to curb jaywalking: anyone who breaks the law will be sprayed with water. The move has, unsurprisingly, divided public opinion with some welcoming it and others call it a colossal waste of water.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's announcement potentially leaves perplexed New Yorkers wondering who to flip off when they jaywalk in front of a car without a driver.

This is Nigel the chihuahua. He was caught by cops in a neighbourhood in Ireland in the dead of the night. His crime - jaywalking and two counts of assault on police.

Police in California are facing intense criticism after a video showing officers tackling a black teenager to the ground for allegedly jaywalking went viral, drawing public outrage.

It seems that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford can't cross the street these days without getting into trouble.

Illegal crossing, jumping grills and road dividers, and crossing railway tracks when the gate is down will now invite arrest on the spot in Karnataka's capital Bangalore and will also attract a fine. Encroachments on footpaths, and parking or riding on footpaths will also amount to violation.

Many people would be leery of cycling through chaotic downtown Havana, sharing its narrow, potholed streets with the darting scooters, incorrigible jaywalkers and hulking 1950s Detroit classics that clog every byway. Felix Guirola does it every day, and not on just any bicycle.

Continuing its drive against jaywalkers, Delhi Police on Saturday fined 154 people, taking the total number of those prosecuted in the past three days to 582. They were slapped a fine of Rs 50 each. According to a message posted by Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg on traffic police's Facebook page, which has close to 95,000 fol...

A city in China is experimenting with a truly unique initiative to curb jaywalking: anyone who breaks the law will be sprayed with water. The move has, unsurprisingly, divided public opinion with some welcoming it and others call it a colossal waste of water.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's announcement potentially leaves perplexed New Yorkers wondering who to flip off when they jaywalk in front of a car without a driver.

This is Nigel the chihuahua. He was caught by cops in a neighbourhood in Ireland in the dead of the night. His crime - jaywalking and two counts of assault on police.

Police in California are facing intense criticism after a video showing officers tackling a black teenager to the ground for allegedly jaywalking went viral, drawing public outrage.

It seems that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford can't cross the street these days without getting into trouble.

Illegal crossing, jumping grills and road dividers, and crossing railway tracks when the gate is down will now invite arrest on the spot in Karnataka's capital Bangalore and will also attract a fine. Encroachments on footpaths, and parking or riding on footpaths will also amount to violation.

Many people would be leery of cycling through chaotic downtown Havana, sharing its narrow, potholed streets with the darting scooters, incorrigible jaywalkers and hulking 1950s Detroit classics that clog every byway. Felix Guirola does it every day, and not on just any bicycle.

Continuing its drive against jaywalkers, Delhi Police on Saturday fined 154 people, taking the total number of those prosecuted in the past three days to 582. They were slapped a fine of Rs 50 each. According to a message posted by Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg on traffic police's Facebook page, which has close to 95,000 fol...