How far away from traffic lights can you cross the road without it being called J-walking?

Question

How far away from traffic lights can you cross the road without it being called J-walking?

Answer 1

In the UK, upto 800 miles, we don't have an offence called j walking.

Answer 2

0 feet and 0 inches.

Jaywalking can be considered a misdemeanor if a police officer considers the pedestrian's actions to be a deliberate violation of an existing ordinance.

Otherwise, the officer may choose to issue a stern warning against future infractions.

The fine for a jaywalking ticket can be surprisingly substantial, similar to misdemeanor moving violations for drivers.

Answer 3

Cross at the lights, otherwise it's jay-walking.  Doesn't matter how many feet.

Answer 4

j walking is crossing from the street corner in a diagonal direction.Think of it this way if u draw a x from street corner to corner thats j walking.Or another description would be if it places you under the traffic light in the middle of the intersection.Distance is not important.Cross one street at a time then another to properly get to the diagonal destination.

Answer 5

Any time you cross a street outside the crosswalk area is considered "j-walking". The crosswalk is there to provide a safe area for pedestrians to cross a street. Drivers of vehicles expect pedestrians in crosswalks, but not necessarily anywhere between crosswalks. When a pedestrian crosses in the middle of a city block where there is no crosswalk, that would be considered "j-walking".

If you check your highway code, or highway safety act, (in Canada you can go to    www.saferoads.com   ) you will see that pedestrians have "Rules" too.

Answer 6

I don't know where you're from but here in Australia, i think it varies from state to state from 20m to 50m.