In so many developed and even developing countries and territories,
there are lanes for pedestrians, lanes for bicycles, others for
motorcycles, tricycles and another for other types of vehicles like
cars, buses, trucks etc, but do you know that there's a place in China
that boasts a different type of lane altogether ? Probably, you never
knew before. This city has a lane for Smartphone addicts i.e. those that
have their (e)y(e)s glued to their Smartphone's screen always, yes, i
mean always.
According to QQ.com, the cellphone lane at the bottom was spotted in a place called Foreigner Street in Chongqing city, one of the five major cities in China. The sidewalk was most likely painted for everyone's safety, because, if there's distracted driving, there's also distracted walking, as perfectly demonstrated by the woman in the video below.
Engadget also made mention of an experiment that the National
Geographic performed earlier this year, in July to be precise. The
society stenciled "NO CELLPHONES" on one-half of a DC sidewalk and
"CELLPHONES: WALK IN THIS LANE AT YOUR OWN RISK" on the other half. So,
what's the result ? National Geographic found out that the people
actually glued to their phones didn't even notice the markings at all.
Isn't it hilarious ? Extremely...
Even though there is a city that has a sidewalk lane for phone addicts in China, there are still thousands of cities that doesn't have, so please be very careful where you use your phone. Don't chat, text or use your phone without paying attention when on the main road. We can only enjoy our smartphones when we are safe and in good health. |
Same
thing in Britain. In order to provide more protection to cellphone
users, the authorities wrapt cushions around poles on side walks. The
aim is to serve as a protective measure and prevent mild accidents to
phone users in case they bump on them while texting.
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