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Re:Yamato becomes Japan's first city to 'ban' use of phones ... by FemmeAndroid on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:25PM (#23733286)
Interesting! That’s a bit surprising to me. In Japan they have the yellow tiles with bumps near the center of most city sidewalks that I always assumed was a kind of lane system. If it’s not to create lanes, what are those tiles for?
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Re:Yamato becomes Japan's first city to 'ban' use of phones ... by laurieg on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:44PM (#23733408)
They are tactile paving for blind and partially sighted people.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactile_paving

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Re:Yamato becomes Japan's first city to 'ban' use of phones ... by jstarfish on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:47PM (#23733421)
Lanes for the blind.
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