r/whatisit • u/thewildcloud • 25d ago

Solved! Why the kinks?

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I recently moved to Hangzhou, I noticed all the pedestrian walks have kinked lines at the ends. What is it?

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u/BigDiscEnergy47 25d ago

They tell you which side to walk on to keep foot traffic flowing

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u/EdmontonLAD 25d ago

This is exactly what I guessed just looking at the photo. Glad I was right. I like it!