iPod Zombies menacing Britain

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Brits are turning into a nation of 'iPod zombie pedestrians', says The AA.

Research by the driving organisation revealed there's been an increase in the number of pedestrians using MP3 players while crossing busy roads, making them oblivious to the traffic around them.

The AA believes that 'iPod oblivion' could be responsible for 17 vehicle collisions every day, as well as contributing to the 500 pedestrian deaths and 26,887 pedestrian injuries that occur every year.

The AA said mobile phone owners using their devices while crossing roads, for example checking emails on their handset or studying online maps, were also guilty of not paying attention to the traffic around them.

The AA's comments are backed up by a recent study by the Pew Research Centre which revealed 17 percent of adults have bumped into another person or object because they were distracted by talking or texting on a mobile phone. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080910-aa-slams-ipod-zombie.html

[proteus_lives]

1. Aim for the head!