Summary:
A new lane has been created in China to encourage people addicted to their mobile phones.

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The world's first lane for mobile phone addicts who cannot put down their beloved devices has been created. The 100ft-stretch of pavement in the Chinese city of Chongqing has a lane specially painted for people who have their eyes glued to their screens. It has a picture of a phone etched on the ground, the word 'cell phone' written down and a thick white line separating it from the rest of the pavement. The mobile phone lane has been created in Foreigner Street in the Chinese city of Chongqing . The lane was set up in response to the growing number of people who are addicted to their phone - which is a major issue in China. The idea for the mobile phone lane, on Foreigner Street, appears to have been copied almost exactly from a project by a television programme on the National Geographic channel earlier this year. That programme found only a few people changed which side of the pavement they walked on after spotting the signs. The lane has a picture of a phone painted on the ground, the word 'cell phone' written down and a thick white line separating it from the rest of the pavement . However, officials in China said the markings would help to quietly remind pedestrians that 'it is best not to play with your phone while walking'.