Unlike Chicago, where the streets run along latitude and longitude lines (with a few exceptions), the old cow paths that the streets of Boston were carved out of (so I was told) made me want to walk in other than straight lines for a couple of years.

I can't imagine a "society" being arrogant enough to control the veritable mayhem of jaywalking... safety - shmafety! Now spitting on the sidewalk... that's another issue... could you imagine public spitoons?

Both are ticketable offenses here!