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"German city embeds traffic lights in PAVEMENTS so texting 'zombies' don't have to raise their heads when crossing the road"
26 April 2016 By Sarah Griffiths For MailOnline
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Being distracted by your phone while crossing the road could cost you your life, with 'texting zombies' four times more likely not to spot oncoming traffic.
Now, in a bid to keep phone addicts safe, a German city has embedded lights into the road at a pedestrian crossing so texters needn't raise their heads to tell when it's safe to cross.
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Is there even any
bunt level analysis for this?
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A recent survey of European cities including Berlin found one fifth of pedestrians are distracted by their phones, with a study conducted by the University of Washington suggesting it's as high as one in three in the US.
The US Department of Transportation has linked phone use to an increase in pedestrian deaths.
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