Posts Tagged ‘accidents’

Cushions In London To Avoid Accidental Bumps While Sending SMS

Friday, March 7, 2008 18:12 No Comments

Brick Lane road in London is lately in the news for a strange reason. This road has the world record for pedestrian accidents due to SMS sending! The Living Streets organisation decided to do something about is and filled the street with cushions.
I have never had the misfortune to bump onto something while writing an [...]

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Beaten, blown, burned, sawn: People’s reactions to (Gatso) speed cameras

Tuesday, January 1, 2008 22:19 3 Comments

A great percentage of these vandalisms seem to originate from an anti-camera group called Motorists Against Detection (MAD) under the leadership of an individual nicknamed ?Captain Gatso?. They seem to be organized and determined as stated on their website, ?This camera has and will continue to be targeted until it is removed once and for [...]

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