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'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by ChynoBEATS: 12:34pm On Jun 15, 2015
[b]The Chinese city of Chongqing has created a “mobile phone lane” on a stretch of pavement, offering a path for those seemingly too engrossed in messaging and other activity on their phones to pay close attention to where they are going.

However, the city’s property manager says the move is intended to be ironic, reminding people that it is dangerous to become too entranced by what they are doing on their handsets while walking.

“There are lots of elderly people and children in our street, and walking with your mobile phone may cause unnecessary collisions here,” said Nong Cheng, a marketing official with Meixin Group, which manages the area in the city’s entertainment zone.

Meixin has marked a 50m stretch of pavement with two lanes:
one that prohibits mobile phone use next to one that allows pedestrians to use them at their “own risk”.

Ms Nong said the idea came from a similar stretch of pavement on 18th Street in Washington DC, which was created by National Geographic Television in July as part of a short behavioural experiment.
Pedestrians’ reactions were filmed for
a television series called Mind Over Masses.

Taking a cue from the US programme, the signage and road markings used in Chongqing bear a striking resemblance to those used in US capital. Ms Nong said pedestrians were not taking the new lanes seriously but many were snapping pictures of the signs and the pavement – creating a further problem of congestion, and the potential for further collisions as crowds of people stop to take pictures next to the new additions to the street. “Those using their mobiles of course have not heeded the markings on the pavement,” she said. “They don’t notice them.”

Well Chongqing, in south-west China, is the country’s third-largest“megacity”.
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Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by eleko1: 12:37pm On Jun 15, 2015
U are on ur own here in obodo NG.
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by ChynoBEATS: 12:39pm On Jun 15, 2015
eleko1:
U are on ur own here in obodo NG.
grin abi o.... Even if the lane dey E nogo work for here
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by eleko1: 12:48pm On Jun 15, 2015
With okada malams sharing the space with U.Not to talk of some peep wey go leave main road sleep walk to railway track to ping,chat on
ChynoBEATS:

grin abi o.... Even if the lane dey E nogo work for here
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by slimmyjimmy(m): 1:41pm On Jun 15, 2015
Thought it was naija! Well mo ye ke wachala motivate
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by phonespecs: 1:58pm On Jun 15, 2015
ChynoBEATS:
grin abi o.... Even if the lane dey E nogo work for here
cheesy..... hehehe
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by Nobody: 4:48pm On Jun 15, 2015
That moment you unknowingly stroll out off the lane to the drive lane....

You go explain to baba God how you take reach heaven if u dodge the other divide angry
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by khalhokage(m): 5:32pm On Jun 15, 2015
Dey even put arrow for them so they no go miss road.
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by harmbhrosz(m): 11:15pm On Jun 15, 2015
Choi!!!
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by ChynoBEATS: 6:43am On Jun 16, 2015
dptrix:
That moment you unknowingly stroll out off the lane to the drive lane....

You go explain to baba God how you take reach heaven if u dodge the other divide angry

Lolz na d pesin sabi
Re: 'text Walking Lanes' For Pedestrians Using Mobile Phones by ChynoBEATS: 6:46am On Jun 16, 2015
khalhokage:
Dey even put arrow for them so they no go miss road.

But still its @ the persons risk , if you miss lane Motor jam you without remorse cheesy

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