I Don't Believe It !

[churchill]

Padded lamp posts and bollards in Brick Lane to protect people injuring themselves whilst texting or not looking where they are going ! ( report on cnn tonight ) . It would not work in Bangkok because the padding would force , in many cases , people to walk into the road who would probably then be hit by a car , bike instead .

[torrenova]

You mean Brick (Curry) Lane in London ?

[churchill]

Yes - a trial - Which has already prevented many accidents , so they say ! which may go to other areas .

and ps It makes the steet look rediculous with padded posts evrywhere .

But the last time I drove down Brick Lane , over 10 years ago , I was nearly caught in the middle of a street fight between two rival gangs - Maybe they want to prevent injuries whilst fleeing base ball bats .

[kankaroo]

I thought this was a wind up until I googled it ! Nanny state gone insane

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1770

//Edit: add link to the source - Maestro

Edited March 5, 2008 by Maestro

[dee123]

...money well spent....

[Robski]

Looks like they're provided by 118 118 a telephone directory service, so I would say this is probably just a marketing gimmick.

[seonai]

How ridiculous

[dee123]

xxxxx seonai

Edited March 5, 2008 by dee123

[TheDon]

looking at that pic, would that lady still headbutt the pole?

The Brittsh Gov is so stupid

[JetsetBkk]

It'll soon be April 1st.

[Robski]

Almost two thirds - 62 per cent - of Brits concentrate so hard while texting that they lose their peripheral vision, researchers found.

Given the apparent dangers of "unprotected text", over a quarter of Brits - 27 per cent - are in favour of creating a 'mobile motorway' on Britain's pavements.

Texters could follow a brightly coloured line, which which would act like a cycle lane, steering them away from obstacles.

And 44 per cent of those surveyed wanted pads placed on lampposts to protect them while texting.

The research showed that Brick Lane in East London was the top spot for texting injuries.

Across London, it is claimed there were more than 68,000 such accidents last year,

The survey, by text information company 118.com...

The Daily Mail, it's news Jim but not as we know it.

[Mossfinn]

Remind me, is Brick lane on Silom or Suriwong

Moss

[Maestro]

I see that it is in neither of these two places and therefore now move this topic to the the pub and entertainment forum.

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Maestro

[Zpete]

Mentally challenged people do idiot stuff for mentally challenged TXTers.

As suggested, mite be a gimick by 118.com.

Surely no real Brit would go along with that.

Let txters bash their heads, mite knock sense into them.

[gampaan]

Jeez....somebody just shoot me now....

[chavy]

It would not work in Bangkok because the padding would force , in many cases , people to walk into the road who would probably then be hit by a car , bike instead .

Please tell which pavements you walk on in Bangkok? It must be the one that hasn't got craters in it or something sticking up out of it or have a noodle stall palked on it or have a motor cycle taxi hurtling down it.

[Zpete]

KL pavements are good, but still have trees growing outta dem, just like Bamgers.

Thes are from wundafully modern Bangkpk.......LOL

I took these because they were doing that on Sukhumvit at Asoke in March 07, pix taken in August 07

Gotta be a wheelchair person's nitemare, Bangkok.

Mite be good now............LOL

[kayo]

Almost two thirds - 62 per cent - of Brits concentrate so hard while texting that they lose their peripheral vision, researchers found.

Given the apparent dangers of "unprotected text", over a quarter of Brits - 27 per cent - are in favour of creating a 'mobile motorway' on Britain's pavements.

Texters could follow a brightly coloured line, which which would act like a cycle lane, steering them away from obstacles.

And 44 per cent of those surveyed wanted pads placed on lampposts to protect them while texting.

The research showed that Brick Lane in East London was the top spot for texting injuries.

Across London, it is claimed there were more than 68,000 such accidents last year,

The survey, by text information company 118.com...

The Daily Mail, it's news Jim but not as we know it.

Marketing... :yawn: ... Making the Taxpayer's streets uglier.

Mentally challenged people do idiot stuff for mentally challenged TXTers.

As suggested, mite be a gimick by 118.com.

Surely no real Brit would go along with that.

Let txters bash their heads, mite knock sense into them.

Agreed.

A 25 year old woman driver was incarcerated the other day for killing a cyclist. SHe didn't see the cyclist cos she was TEXTING!

http://www.buzzindisgrace.co.uk/woman-kill...-four-years/21/