A Toronto man wore a so-called “social distancing machine” while walking around the city in a bid to show that sidewalks are too narrow, particularly when people are being asked to physically distance amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Daniel Rotsztain, who is part of the Toronto Public Space Committee — a group that advocates for more “inclusive and creative” public spaces — posted a video of himself trying out the creation while walking in various parts of the city.
The “machine” consists of a circle with a two-metre radius, which Rotsztain wears. He struggles to walk about the city, and even bumps into another pedestrian in the process. “I think even before COVID, you could say that pedestrians are jostling for space in Toronto, but COVID