NTT Docomo Releases Video On Texting While Walking At Shibuya Crossing

Above, Shibuya Crossing. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

NTT Docomo has released a video, which reminds me a bit of the march of the wooden soldiers in Babes In Toyland (the Laurel and Hardy version), on "What if everyone was texting while walking at Shibuya Crossing?"

Japan Today wrote this about the video:

TOKYO —NTT Docomo, as part of its initiative to prevent accidents from texting While walking and to improve manners, has released the video “What if everyone was texting while walking at Shibuya Crossing?” which is a simulation using computer graphics. 

The widespread use of smartphones has resulted in an annual increase in the number of accidents caused by texting while walking, and this has become a social problem that has been widely covered by the media and other sources. 

To read the article and see the video, go here.