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Padded lampposts are
being trialled in a London street to protect inattentive pedestrians.
A pilot scheme has been launched in Brick Lane after it was found to
have the highest number of 'walking and texting' injuries in the
country.
A study carried out by 118 118 found one in ten people has hurt
themselves while focused on their mobile phone screen.
The charity Living Streets is so concerned that it has teamed up with
the directory enquiries service to test a scheme to wrap up the
nation's lampposts.
A poll will be carried out on Brick Lane to gauge the response of
locals.
If successful, the concept will be rolled out in Birmingham,
Manchester, and Liverpool.
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