jaywalker:
(plural: ‘jaywalkers‘; pronunciation: ‘jay…walker’ — for the pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a jaywalker
A person who walks on roads and streets in a careless and dangerous way, especially crossing the streets at wrong places or without paying attention to the motor traffic or traffic lights, putting oneself and others at risk of causing a road/motor accident,
a jaywalker (lying on the road) meeting with an accident
Mike had been a jaywalker; he had never used a zebra-crossing or pedestrian-crossing and whenever he had used a zebra-crossing, it was to cross the road against the red light, until one unfortunate day, when he was hit by a heavy motor vehicle while he was jaywalking and he lost both his legs.
Jaywalkers are so much like alcoholic addicts who fall back into their past habit after quitting it for a couple of days or weeks.
Despite their constant efforts that include slapping heavy fines, traffic police officers find it hard to keep the number of jaywalkers under control.
