Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Ipods/Iphones Are a Traffic Risk



POLICE are warning tech-savvy school students to unplug, log off and look out, amid a surge in pedestrian deaths in Victoria.

Police believe mobile phones, MP3 players, personal organisers and other hand-held devices are becoming a killer distraction for pedestrians, with statistics showing a sharp rise in the number of pedestrians killed each year.

Pedestrian deaths jumped from 41 in 2007 to 59 last year.

more: via [Herald Sun]

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