South Korea installs pedestrian accident warning signs for smartphone addicts

South Korea has installed 300 signs in the capital Seoul to warn of accidents involving people walking and using their smartphones.

In today's life, smartphones are becoming more popular than ever and have become an indispensable item in many people's daily lives. Honestly, not everyone can resist the strong attraction of smartphones because of their appeal and usefulness.

Even while walking, many people are still focused on their phone screens.

Even walking on the street cannot stop these followers from living a virtual life. Because of that, accidents are very likely to happen every time they cross the street with their eyes glued to their smartphones and not even looking at the traffic lights.

To deal with this situation, recently one of the countries with the second highest smartphone addiction rate in the world, South Korea, had to install 300 signs in the capital Seoul to warn of accidents for people walking and using their phones at the same time.

South Korea has installed more than 300 signs.

Accordingly, there will be two types of signs used. Specifically, one will absolutely prohibit the use of smartphones while walking, while the other will still allow it but be careful. It is known that most of the signs will be mounted on traffic signal poles. Others will be placed right on the sidewalk to attract the attention of people who are engrossed in their smartphone screens.

2 types of signs used by the Korean government.

However, some locals do not consider this an effective solution. Because they think that smartphone addicts will only stick their eyes on the screen and not pay attention to their surroundings and see these signs. In fact, currently more than 80% of the Korean population is using mobile phones and most of them possess extremely talented "walking and typing" skills.

However, the country's Traffic Safety Committee recorded more than 1,000 pedestrian-related accidents in 2014, a sharp increase from 437 in 2009. This is the reason why Korea decided to put up signs to limit unfortunate collisions.

It will be mounted on traffic light poles and on sidewalks.

It can be said that accidents between pedestrians and other vehicles caused by using phones are also a hot issue in many countries.

Previously, the Australian government also began testing a new traffic light system mounted under... the road surface for those who are always busy taking virtual photos.

According to Marshable, BBC