University of Nevada

Dawn of the pointless texting lanes

Maybe some of your remember earlier this year when SFU released this year’s addition to its annual April Fool’s gag — a YouTube a video depicting hallway ‘traffic’ police, separating and maneuvering distracted texters through the ‘slow’ lane, while urging those without phones through the fast lane. The video showcased an elaborate set-up, with pylons, brightly coloured traffic signs, and a highway speed monitor. The actors cited texting while walking as the main cause for hallway accidents and injuries; an irrefutable relation to highway traffic. Lack of attention sometimes leads to severe consequences. Nonetheless, the video gave me a laugh.…

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