tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post607068513070070872..comments2024-01-08T17:06:27.237-05:00Comments on Cheekyness: About Yesterday...Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-22614160175129200102012-01-10T17:06:50.399-05:002012-01-10T17:06:50.399-05:00@Deniz: I have a book checked out that I haven'...@Deniz: I have a book checked out that I haven't started yet, but it's about the shift to a driving culture in the US, and one of the bits that I've read on transportation blogs is that "jaywalking" was one of the terms invented by the auto industry to shift people to auto-centric thinking. Like I said, I haven't read it yet, but it should be interesting to look it over & see what the sources say.<br /><br />@Eagle: So true! :( I'm not sure why the internet brings out the worst in some people. And yeah, I think that's the position I'll stick with for a while. We don't necessarily need to keep drivers from driving, but they do need to have an eye out for non-cars.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-87612327997739035262012-01-08T18:30:19.610-05:002012-01-08T18:30:19.610-05:00Sometimes I wonder why the internet is such a magn...Sometimes I wonder why the internet is such a magnet for obnoxious people. People say such awful things.<br /><br />I can't drive, either, but I do agree with you--it wouldn't hurt to have some kind of program on cyclists and pedestrians.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-39925034557435493172012-01-07T22:14:49.635-05:002012-01-07T22:14:49.635-05:00Maybe I shouldn't comment... I don't know ...Maybe I shouldn't comment... I don't know how to drive (i.e. I don't have my license) and I'm a very aggressive jaywalking pedestrian :-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.com