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South Korean Government Fighting an Epidemic of Smartphone Users Stepping Into the Street and Causing Accidents

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Jul 29, 2019
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The South Korean government is fighting an epidemic of “smombies”: smartphone zombies who keep stepping out in front of cars and causing accidents. After mass-distributing “look up” stickers didn’t work, authorities are now attempting to meet people’s eyes by installing floor-level traffic lights.

—The Economist.

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