Monday, June 27, 2016

Seoul puts up road safety signs to warn 'smartphone zombies'

Office worker Kim Byung Jin, 35, has noticed something new on the pavement near Seoul's City Hall on his way to the office.

It is a crossed-out circular sign showing a walking man looking at a smartphone in his hand and the words: Stay safe when walking.

The message is part of a new campaign by the Seoul city government and the National Police Agency to encourage road safety in a country with a smartphone penetration rate of more than 80 per cent.

Mr Kim, who first spotted the sign last week, said it was a good idea, but it was not enough to convince him to put his phone down.

"Walking around looking at the phone has become a habit for so many people. We are free to do so and no one seems to realise the danger in doing so," he told The Straits Times. Full story...

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