jaywalking
jaywalking — noun
1. the offence of crossing a road where there is no marked pedestrian crossing, or
the offence of crossing a road where there is no marked pedestrian crossing, or when the traffic signal tells you to stop, rather than waiting for a safe moment to cross
Selim received a fine for jaywalking across the busy road near the train station.
receive + fine for jaywalking
The traffic officer warned the teenagers not to go jaywalking on the main avenue.
Jaywalking is dangerous because drivers do not expect someone to step off the curb suddenly.
Hiro was stopped by a patrol car while jaywalking across a six-lane road after midnight.
The city installed new barriers along the highway to prevent jaywalking near the exit ramp.
- crossing illegally
a more general, less specific phrase that can describe any illegal street crossing
- pedestrian violation
formal legal term covering any rule-breaking by a person on foot
- crossing at the crosswalk
the legal and safe way to cross a road
用法筆記
Jaywalking is a mass (uncountable) noun and is not used with an article except in constructions such as 'a case of jaywalking'. The term is most common in North American legal and urban contexts; British English more often uses phrases such as 'crossing the road illegally'.