Accidentally walking into someone because you were staring unblinkingly at your mobile phone is the pits. Even though you tend to panic and want to apologise over and over, it’s usually best to just say a quick ‘sorry’, and get outta there to save the last of your dignity.
Has it come to this? A lane reserved for texting in Antwerp Belgium (pic: Martin Corkery) pic.twitter.com/5VI881dSQJ
— Chris Griffith (@chris_griffith) June 14, 2015
The lanes are a publicity stunt by Dutch smartphone company Mlabs, according to Yahoo UK. Creators say that while the lanes were installed just as a temporary marketing stunt, people have actually started to use them, and they now believe that the concept could easily catch on.