Warning signs, Stockholm, January 2016
This road sign, designed by Jacob Sempler and Emil Tiisman, made a controversial appearance in Stockholm in November 2015. When I spotted it, I wasn’t sure if it was waning drivers to watch out for these distracted pedestrians, or warning the pedestrians to look at the street not their phones. It seems that the designers intended them to warn the pedestrians, though not all of the public welcomed the idea.
Not that Sweden is the only place to have the problem, nor the only place to have tackled it. In Antwerp, for example, there are lanes painted on the pavement and marked as “text walking lane”.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 13 March 2016
Travel with Intent 
Text walking lanes? I adore your sign. Thanks Debbie. 😀
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Text walking lane – quite funny! I like the sign, but it should be for the pedestrians….
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It might be considered a lost cause. It’s quite an addiction for youngsters.
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This reminds me of a wonderful stop sign I saw on a side street in Milan which said NO STOP ( the no was obviously an add on bit of graffiti)
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In any case , you’re compelled to think of your cell , while looking at this road-sign….
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Yes It could remind you to check your emails and to tweet a picture of this sign!
On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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It is quite funny though.
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Oh yes, I should have said that. It made me smile ☺
On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 9:14 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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