STOP PHUBBING, PUT DOWN THAT PHONE AND START TALKING

1. THE NATIONAL ASIA

1.1. THAILAND:There are no available statistics here in Thailand.

1.2. SOUTH KOREA: Has installed the first batch of 300 warning signs to stop people glued to their smartphones from walking into busy traffic.

1.2.1. Collisions of this nature have more than doubled in five years to around 1,000 reported incidents there last year

1.2.1.1. Attached to traffic-light poles, the signs depict a person looking at his smartphone as he is about to be hit by a car.

2. PEDESTRIAN

2.1. looking down at their phones while walking

2.1.1. Don't look up at the warning signs

2.1.1.1. danger of placing hundreds of similar warnings at major intersections here is that Bangkok’s phone-bound pedestrians wouldn’t even notice

3. SOCIAL MEDIA

3.1. Overly focusing on mobile phone

3.1.1. lost courtesy to each other

3.1.1.1. Makes social media as an expression of feelings

4. PROBLEM SOLVING

4.1. Belgian city has designed walking lanes for busy shopping streets so that people can stay glued to their smartphones without bumping into other pedestrians.

4.1.1. The German city of Augsburg has gone one step further by embedding traffic lights in the pavement for phone gazers

5. INCREASED MORTALITY

5.1. Increased mortality due to negligence of individuals who often play smartphone

5.1.1. Pedestrian crossings are not used

6. Computer journal Human Behavior

6.1. ignoring your partner in favour of your phone can damage your relationship, but it can also lead to depression and lower rates of overall life satisfaction.

6.1.1. My partner places his or her cellphone where they can see it when we are together

6.1.1.1. My partner glances at his/her cellphone when talking to me