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    Japan city aims to ban phone use while walking

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    Japan city aims to ban phone use while walking

    People using smartphones has rapidly increased and so have the number of accidents


    Published:  June 01, 2020 16:23 AFP  and  Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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    It is a scene repeated the world over: pedestrians glued to their phones while walking, causing collisions and sometimes accidents. No more, says one Japanese city. Image Credit: AFP
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    Officials in Yamato city, near Tokyo, on Monday submitted a bill to the city assembly to stop people from using their phones while walking. Image Credit: Reuters
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    "The number of people using smartphones has rapidly increased and so have the number of accidents" in the densely populated area, city official Masaaki Yasumi told AFP. | People walk across the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP
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    "We want to prevent that," he said, adding if passed it would be the first such ban in Japan. | A passerby wearing a protective face mask walks on the street in Tokyo. Image Credit: Reuters
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    But Yasumi said there will be no punishment for those unable to tear themselves away from their screens in the street. Image Credit: Reuters
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    "We hope the ban will raise more awareness about the dangers," he said. Posters and messages will inform citizens of the rule, expected to take effect from next month. Image Credit: Reuters
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    In 2014, research by Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo estimated a pedestrian's average field of vision while staring down at a smartphone is five percent of what our eyes take in normally. | People wearing face masks cross a street in Tokyo. Image Credit: Reuters
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    The company ran a computer simulation of what would occur if 1,500 people used the hectic Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo while all looking at their smartphones. Image Credit: AFP
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    The results showed that two-thirds would not make it to the other side without incident, with 446 collisions, 103 people being knocked down and 21 dropping their phones. Image Credit: AFP
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    The number of accidents between people using phones while riding a bicycle and pedestrians is also increasing in Japan. Image Credit: AFP
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    In some cases, victims' families demand up to 100 million yen ($1 million) in compensation. | A woman using his phone walks across a zebra crossing in Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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