Completely agree. People don’t really realize that J-walking had to be seen as a bad thing to people because before cars it was completely normal to simply walk across the street. And it was normal and accepted. But fast moving cars made it too dangerous so enter the crosswalk, and j-walking tickets.
What’s kind of interesting is that a motorist must pass a test and know the rules of the road to get a license. And if you violate those rules you may get a ticket. But a j-walker is just a person walking down the street that decides he wants to go to the other side. I don’t see how J-walkers can even be cited, without ample signage stating that it is a crime to cross the street except at crosswalks.
In general in Texas, it’s against the law to walk against the flow of traffic[along the shoulder]. I have always thought that was safer, you get to see the vehicles. But, you have to walk with the flow. So you can’t see the drunk driver coming from beind. Seems like it was designed by non walkers.