This is probably something we’ll see in more and more cities around the country as the smartphone zombie population increases.
The city of Mulberry, Florida is putting up dozens of signs warning drivers of “smartphone zombies”, or pedestrians who are so engrossed in their phones that they’re not paying attention to what the vehicles around them are doing.
A city official says he got the idea from a meme, but he thinks it’s important, especially in areas around schools and libraries, where kids are often walking around on their phones, and sometimes also wearing headphone
The reaction is mixed, but the city says that they’re having the signs made locally at a relatively low cost, so it doesn’t hurt to raise awareness for the fact that pedestrians are not always as alert as they should be. Just CLICK HERE/WFLA.COM to read more and you can check out the news report below:
(VIDEO: YouTube/WFLA NEWS CHANNEL 8)
