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The other points are fine, but a 3 or 4-year old does not understand nuance or personal responsibility. I think that in general German society encourages a strong sense of personality responsibility as part of developing healthy children and adults, so kind of a weird thing to pick on.

Personally I jaywalk when it's safe and no kids are around.

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Is it jaywalking when you're not stepping in front of a car?

When I hear the word, I tend to think of people who take for granted that a car will stop for them and probably even conspicuously turn away from it.

I don't think of it as meaning "crossing the street where there is no marked crosswalk" absent traffic, or "crossing the street at an intersection" even if there is no marking and someone who wants to make a turn.

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