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Friday, March 07, 2008
It's a Monty Python skit, right?
People who have been injured while walking and texting on their cell phones may be in luck.
A London street is experimenting with padded lampposts to protect those not paying attention from banging into them, ITN reports.
A study conducted by 118 118, a phone directory service, found that one in 10 people has been hurt while focusing on their cell phone instead of where they were walking, ITN reports.
The test lampposts will be given a trial run in London’s East End on Brick Lane. If the trial is successful it will be rolled out in Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool.
(Picture what the padding is going to look like after one rainy season. Blech!)
Padded Lampposts Tested in London
hat tip: trish
Labels: Technology, Theater of the Absurd
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