Text Walking Lanes

Dedicated temporary “text walking lanes” were set up in Antwerp to minimise “text walking” collision incidents.

18:36 09 July 2015

People who are texting while walking were provided with a dedicated temporary “text walking lanes” in the centre of Antwerp. The initiative is the brainchild of a smartphone store based in the city. It said that the goal of the temporary scheme is to minimise “text walking” collision incidents. 

 

"You probably walk through the streets while texting or sending Whatsapp messages to your friends and don't really pay attention to your surroundings - only to whatever is happening on your screen," said that spokesman for Mlab, a smart phone laboratory based in Antwerp. 

 

"This causes collisions with poles or other pedestrians. You could, unknowingly, even be endangering your own life while you 'textwalk' when you cross the street without looking up."