The city of Ełk launched a campaign in the autumn of the previous year aimed at drawing attention to people who, passing on the lanes, stared at are in mobile phones and other devices, thereby putting their lives and others at risk road users.

Passwords: "Hide your phone, turn on your thinking" and "Put it down phone, go safely" appeared on the sidewalks, just before the passages for pedestrians in the vicinity of schools. In selected locations pictograms were also painted.

Further pedestrian crossings, at which they are painted passwords until yesterday (May 26) can be seen on the streets of the city.

This is another initiative of the Ełk local government, which is part of the implementation by the president of Ełk from many years of activities aimed at improving the safety of city residents. The originator of this campaign was councillor Emilia Górska.

See also videos implemented by the City of Ełk as part of the "Safe Elk" series

"She died at the crossing staring at the phone" (2018) - https://youtu.be/ujZ6msSrlOA

Children appeal to drivers - Please slow down! (2020 year) - https://youtu.be/5bGVUT-soPk