Cross the street whenever you want in 2023. Jaywalking will be legal in CA

In the 1930s, when more people started driving or selling cars, they became frustrated with people walking wherever they wanted, and they needed a way to pressure people to give up their rights to the streets, explains Peter Norton, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia.

In the 1930s, when more people started driving or selling cars, they became frustrated with people walking wherever they wanted, and they needed a way to pressure people to give up their rights to the streets, explains Peter Norton, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia. Photo by Shutterstock.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins