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Old 08-13-2014, 11:17 AM   #73
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Originally Posted by chemgear View Post
Not to over quote you (as I don't really have an issue with what you're saying), but I guess I would replace "lemmings" with "lazy".

They specifically put up multiple large orange barriers and signs indicating that the sidewalk was closed. The signs even pointed the route to walk around safely as you put it.

People were just too lazy to bother following the stuff that was specifically set up for their safety; likely because the extra few meters was too far.
Or it was inattentional blindness, something more likely to occur on a familiar yet overly stimulating environment like a sidewalk downtown during the day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness
http://viscoglab.psych.ubc.ca/videos/
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