Back in the day people refered to hicks or hillbillies as "jays". When a Jay made a visit to the big city they thought they could just cross the street anywhere they pleased and would get themselves almost run over. People would say, "look at that stupid jay walking". Eventually it became a ticket offense and the name just sort of stuck.
J. Sadger has written: 'Sleep walking and moon walking' -- subject(s): Sleepwalking, Psychoanalysis
A person who is walking is a pedestrian.
J Walking; is considered to be walking in an absurd manner across a busy or heavily packed traffic wise intersection OUTSIDE of the cross walk, when traffic is moving or when you will otherwise ENDANGER someone by walking across the street.
Nicholas J. Helps has written: 'Why has walking declined?'
I don’t understand the question
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It is referred to as "Jay-walking" because instead of walking by making an "L" shape, one makes the shape of a "J", cutting off the corner.
"All That I Can Say"
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"walking encyclopedia"
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to waddle