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This is the message that the City of San Javier intends to reach passers with a series of vertical posters have been placed in particularly crowded areas of the municipality.
Utilities Councilman Jose Miguel Luengo, promoter of this initiative that has had a great impact on the public, explains that the aim is "to recall or warn pedestrians of the danger to road safety has the read or write messages a cellphone without paying attention to the environment on the walk. "
"This is a relatively new problem that is in progress, so we intend to raise the debate and make it more evident among the population with these posters descriptive message and logo and clear," said Luengo, which clarifies that it is not a enforcement action, nor punishable.
"Caution pedestrians, pay attention while walking, you can expect your whatsapp" is the motto of the five signs that have been installed in areas like the beach Castillicos, which is pedestrian access, as in the Paseo Colon, and other nearby colleges, colleges and schools, including the Conservatory and the School of Languages, in San Javier.
Public Service The mayor, José Miguel Luengo, civil engineering graduate, said that although Spain still do not know the results of the studies being undertaken in this regard, the United States has shown that 7 percent of the road accident is misuse of mobile, plus trips and falls that occur for the same reason.
Experts say the danger to a pedestrian who is distracted with the phone is four times as either taking messages, listening to music or just talking.
According to a study in the city of Seattle, 23 percent of pedestrians is using mobile, figure easily extrapolated to any Spanish city, especially among young people.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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