London Lamp Posts Padded to Protect Distracted Texters
British telephone directory service 118 118 is out to save Londoners from themselves and has started wrapping lampposts in thick padding. Apparently serious injuries from people paying less attention to where they were going and more to their tiny cell phone screen has inspired the company (along with charity Living Streets) to take action. The company will poll pedestrians in the area of the pilot program and if all goes well, Birmingam, Manchester, and Liverpool are next.
The best part about the 118 118 program is that there is simply nothing we can do to make it any funnier. Once in a while something comes along that is so perfectly hilarious we are forced to just let the story mock itself. If this was April we would have written this off immediately.
And for those of you who don't believe us:
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MIKE @ Mar 7th 2008 2:19PM
WOW.... can you say STUPID? how about the repeat offenders just wear padded clothing with helmets.
Josh @ Mar 8th 2008 8:49PM
Wow, I knew the decline of man was coming from Europe, but this just shows that it has gone farther then I had expected! How stupid do you have to be to run into stuff while texting?