One for cellphone users and the other for those who don't have a phone
The pathway is in the city of Chongqing in southwestern China It is 15 meters long and 3 meters wide and it has warning signs painted on the ground
Long Cheng, a spokesperson for the developer that came up with the idea, said that the sidewalk lanes reminded tourists not to walk while playing with their cellphones.
The road, known as "yangrenjie" or foreigners street, is a popular tourist attraction in the city because of its faux Western architecture and an amusement park.
Long said the developers were inspired by a recent experiment in Washington DC and there were no plans yet to roll out the concept elsewhere in the city.Not all pedestrians were sold on the idea, however.
It is estimated that the number of smartphone users in China will exceed 500 million by the end of this year!
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