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===Smartphone Zombie ribbon=== As 12 to 45% of pedestrian deaths caused by 'pedestrian distraction' have been linked to cell phone usage,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smartphone texting linked to compromised pedestrian safety |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200203210601.htm |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}}</ref> some cities (including [[Sydney]], [[Seoul]], [[Augsburg]], [[Bodegraven]], [[Tel Aviv]], and [[Singapore]]) have installed LED strips embedded in the sidewalk before crosswalks to warn distracted pedestrians of immanent pedestrian crossings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broom |first=Douglas |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Zombie traffic lights' are saving the lives of smartphone users - here's how |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/saving-lives-smartphone-zombies-pedestrians/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=World Economic Forum}}</ref> This additional signal, which is synchronized with conventional signals, aims to decrease injury rates by telling distracted pedestrians when it is safe to cross the road without them having to lift their head. <gallery> File:Korean smartphone zombie pedestrian traffic light green.jpg|[[Smartphone zombie]] light in green File:Korean smartphone zombie pedestrian traffic light green close up.jpg|Smartphone zombie light in green, close up File:Korean smartphone zombie pedestrian traffic light red.jpg|Smartphone zombie light in red File:Korean smartphone zombie pedestrian traffic light red close up.jpg|Smartphone zombie light in red, close up </gallery>
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