Alton Towers Resort, an amusement park in the UK, is trying out a ban on PDAs this week. The experiment could become a permanent policy if things go well, becoming part of a social movement designed to draw lines of proper gadget usage in public sands.
With a squad of "PDA police" roaming the park, any adults caught using a qualifying device will be directed to one of five "PDA Drop Off Zones" at which they can "safely" leave their PDAs for the day. The experiment's declaration at Alton Towers' site is low on details as to what measures will be taken to ensure the devices wouldn't be tampered with (it also specifically uses the term "PDA," though we're fairly certain it's just an umbrella term for other devices like smartphones, BlackBerrys, etc.). There's also no word on what repercussions, if any, adults will face if they refuse to make the trip to a PDA Drop Off Zone.
This is more than just asking people to turn off their cell-phones, but I like the idea. Maybe some people have to be forced to relax and to spend time with the family.
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