Cities adding special footpaths just for ‘smartphone zombies’

Several cities such as Vilnius in Lithuania are laying special footpaths to allow smartphone addicts to keep staring down and just look up when crossing the street. Photo: Alexander Welscher/dpa

Mobile phones have long been a major cause for accidents on roads, not just among drivers, but also pedestrians. That's why several cities are laying special footpaths to allow smartphone addicts to keep staring down and just look up when crossing the street. 

Footpaths just for people who can’t tear their eyes from their smartphones are no longer a speculated element in future cities, but are now a reality in some urban spaces.