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I think it's pretty clear that for a lot of people, killing someone while driving is deeply traumatic. Although not for everyone, because some people who killed someone while driving continue to drive dangerously.

Also, I doubt that locking up after the fact is very effective for preventing other people from doing it.

Did you know that "jaywalk" is a pejorative invented by the auto industry to shift the blame from drivers to pedestrians? It's true. And it worked, and here we are.[/quote]
What word would you prefer to describe “crossing in an area not designated for pedestrian crossing”?[/quote]

For crossing on foot, there are 3 kinds of areas on roads:

1. Places where pedestrians have the right-of-way 
2. Places where drivers have the right-of-way
3. Places where pedestrians are not allowed to cross

There are not a lot of places where pedestrians are not allowed to cross.

Of course, before the auto industry invented "jaywalking", pedestrians had the right-of-way everywhere on the road. [/quote]

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