Traffic lights in the ground? Come on, just look up from your smartphone | Michele Hanson

New technology aims to stop pedestrians wandering blindly into the road while texting - but they should put down those gizmos and pick up the Highway Code

The city of Sydney, Australia, is planning to trial traffic lights down on the pavements to stop twerps glued to their smartphones from striding blindly into traffic and injuring or killing themselves.

Why pander to these creatures? Why save them from their silly selves and encourage them to glare downwards? How will they ever learn to look where they're going?

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