China rolls out 'cellphone lanes' for slow walkers

Inner-city bike lanes are commonplace, but have you heard about cellphone lanes?

The Chinese city of Chongqing has launched the concept in an attempt to separate people who want to use their mobile phones whilst walking on the sidewalk from those who don't, reports the Wall Street Journal.

A section of the city's sidewalk has been clearly divided in two using white markings, with one half featuring an image of a phone and the caption: "Cellphones / Walk in this lane at your own risk." The second half features the same image struck out, with the caption "No cellphones."

The no-cellphone lane was first tested out in the US earlier this year for a National Geographic TV program filmed in Washington DC.