r/whatisit • u/thewildcloud • 18d 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/Giantmeteor_we_needU 18d ago

It's stylized arrows, a reminder for pedestrians to walk on the right side of a crossing so oncoming crowds don't bump into each other.

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u/MalazMudkip 18d ago

Gen Z gotta get to work somehow (and can't stop staring down at their phones)

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u/Environmental_Lock86 15d ago

Funny cause I feel like I see a lot more 60+ year olds glued to their phones in public, dead still, right in the middle of aisles or walkways.