[1] Beware. There is a new danger on the
streets. And you might not spot it until it’s too
late.
Pedestrians wearing iPod or MP3 music
[5] player headphones have a habit of stepping
out into the road, oblivious to traffic.
‘Podestrians’, as they have been called,
now account for nearly one ∈ ten minor
accidents involving sudden braking and
[10] shunts, according to ........ from an insurance
company.
Well over half of the ........ are described
as young people, teenagers or children.
‘We have seen a significant increase ∈
[15] drivers citing such individuals as having been
a factor ∈ accidents,’ a spokesman for the
company said.
The most common ........ involves a
‘podestrian’ stepping into the road without
[20] looking properly and failing to hear an
oncoming vehicle.
This can force the driver to brake
suddenly, risking collision with the car behind.
And if a head full of music isn’t bad
[25] enough, some podestrians are talking on their
mobile phones at the same time.
'The problem of music players masking
the noise of cars can often be compounded
by the simultaneous use of mobile phones,’
[30] the spokesman said.
‘People have enjoyed listening to music on
foot ever since the first Walkmans were
introduced ∈ the late 1970s. But 30 years on
there seems to be a rising number of
[35] pedestrians who are isolated from traffic
noise.’
Adaptado de: Daily Mail, 8 out. 2008.
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