Lightlines are humanity's latest attempt to protect smartphone zombies

The city of Bodegraven in the Netherlands is testing "Plus Lightlines" (+Lichtlijn, in Dutch) to alert distracted smartphone users at road crossings. The pilot project puts an embedded strip of illuminated LEDs in the sidewalk, thus placing it in the line of sight of people staring at their phones. The LEDs turn red or green in sync with the traffic lights, and are visible at day or night. At the moment, they're installed at a single intersection nearby several schools.Omroep WestLightlines"Peop