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City of Chongqing Gets a Cellphone Sidewalk Lane to Remind People Not to Be Obnoxious

Can we institute a single file-only policy for groups next?

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Navigating crowded city streets was already annoying before cellphones came around with a whole host of slow people and large groups to navigate around or those annoying, rushing people who insist on squeezing around you—whichever side you happen to be on (you know how you are). Cellphone use while walking can often make them completely intolerable, so now Chongqing, China has a dedicated cellphone walking lane.

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The 50-meter stretch of pavement divided into one lane for people on cellphones and one lane for anyone else is actually intended to remind people that walking while using cellphones can cause problems for others. Nong Cheng of Meixin Group, which manages the property in the area surrounding the lane, told the Washington Post, “There are lots of elderly people and children in our street, and walking with your cellphone may cause unnecessary collisions here.”

Of course, it’s not really meant to be taken seriously, so most of what it’s caused has been pedestrians stopping to take pictures of it with their cellphones. “Those using their cellphones of course have not heeded the markings on the pavement,” Nong added. “They don’t notice them.” Clearly, they’ve gotten the point about paying attention to their surroundings and not obstructing walkways with their cellphone obsessions.

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(via Geek.com, image via Photocapy)

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