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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh pedestrians are being urged to “Look Alive” and not at their cellphones by folks dressed as though they’re dead.The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and other groups are trying to &ldquo care” pedestrians off their cel nike dunk lphones by having actors dressed as the Grim Reaper and zombies urging people to look up fr stanley cup om their cellphones while they’re walking downtown.The $50,000 program rolled out Tuesday is driven by an increase nationally in accidents involving distracted p dunk nike store edestrians.National statistics show the number of fatal vehicle-pedestrian accidents was dropping steadily for decades, but has increased since 2009 as people have become more engrossed in their phones, said Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the downtown partnership.The “Look Alive” campaign, which is similar to efforts in Chicago and New York City, uses a variety of reminders for people to get their eyes off their phones and on the sidewalks and stre Wpkf One dies in two-vehicle collision on West Charleston
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