Mr. Beat tells the story of how "jaywalking" not only became a thing, but became an illegal thing to do.Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Shannon Beat and Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Dyalla, Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Jake County, and TrackTribe. Creative commons credit: Suesen. @zanytime  referenced videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M16as9ORv5s&thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDjy6QWBR3o (as of 12/19/24, no comments and 91 views)Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14e4Q9M7LL1siJNjQo2-Nf97SAfNrtINngXny78LO3Uo/edit?usp=sharingSources/further reading:Street Rivals: Jaywalking and the Invention of the Motor Age Street by Peter Norton (2007)https://www.academia.edu/958183/Street_Rivals_Jaywalking_and_the_Invention_of_the_Motor_Age_Street https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-historyhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/why-is-it-called-jaywalkinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalkinghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-04-24/the-invention-of-jaywalking https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34392 https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/brief-history-traffic-deaths-us #jaywalking #jaywalker #history Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/joinFor business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/aboutHow to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeatDonate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeatBuy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeatCameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeatSubscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes OnPatreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson