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Chinese city has created a thoroughfare on the promenade for 'smartphone zombies'
The way was made to think of people who can not take their eyes off the smartphone screens while they walk and that they ignore everything that surrounds them. Local people consider that initiative can avoid trampling.The city of Xi'an, in the north of China, has created an innovative solution to a problem of the generation of smartphones. According to the Shaanxi Online News, local authorities set up a special road on Yanta Road. The road was created for 'smartphone zombies', people who do not take their eyes off the smartphone screens at the same time they walk on the public highway.The road is painted red, green and blue and has a length of 100 meters. And of course, there could not be lacking the images of the smartphones in the way so that there is no doubt of the purpose that serves.The initiative of the Xi'an Autarchy has been welcomed by the inhabitants, who consider that the route increases security for those who are more distracted. The risk of 'smartphone zombies' being run over decreases.
Phubber lane! China's Xi'an City has dedicated lanes to avid smartphone users, aiming to keep pedestrians who are glued to smartphones safe. goo.gl/FmbByG
Fábio Nunes-Initiative Tech
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