Chongqing has captured a glimpse of the terrifying future and taken it back for us; a 30 metre cellphone pedestrian lane designed especially for those who do not have the time to look up from their phone to check where they are going.
Of course the first issues with this concept are obvious; if someone is so distracted by their cellphone that they pose a threat on a normal sidewalk, how will they stay inside the confines of the special sidewalk? For that matter, how will they realise they have to get on the phone section, or when it ends?
We reckon that it wouldn’t hurt if there was to be a special subway carriage for these obsessive cellphone users too.
Source: The Guardian
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Keywords: Cellphone Pedestrian Lane Chongqing
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The most ironic thing about China is that the country basically developed the concept of "face"... yet has lost so much of it that it is debt to the rest of the world for all eternity.
Sep 18, 2014 13:44 Report Abuse
Aside from the people posing for the photo, there are six random pedestrians in the picture above. Four of them are walking ON THE ROAD. For some reason I don't think your plan is going to work, Chongqing...
Sep 17, 2014 20:38 Report Abuse
this isn't really an official thing. I t was copied off some american thing by some person that owns the nearby lot.... personally it i think it is a good idea as i am a fast walker
Sep 17, 2014 20:24 Report Abuse
More lines on the ground for Chinese people to ignore. Who on Earth could look at this and think "Yep, that'll work"? If China was organised by intelligent, competent people, it would be formidable. Fortunately it isn't.
Sep 17, 2014 19:44 Report Abuse
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