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英事故多发街道穿泡沫塑料外衣

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英事故多发街道穿泡沫塑料外衣
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近日，英国一条街道上包括汽车、垃圾箱、路灯杆等在内的所有设施都穿上了泡沫塑料外衣，以求在频发的交通事故中自保，同时提醒人们注意交通安全。据悉，这条街上的住户每年的交通事故索赔数居全英国之首，因此被人们称为“事故大道”。此次泡沫塑料行动是由一家叫做Confused.com的网站发起的，8名男子花了12个多小时才完成全部1500平方米的包裹工作。[文章版权禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ MTNkNlRQ=.G=wFroG]

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The most accident-prone street in Britain has been given the ultimate safety blanket - 1,500 sq meters of bubble wrap.

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Cars, gates, bins, lamp posts and even garden gnomes were wrapped in the cushioning film to highlight the dangers of driving in winter.

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According to a car insurance comparison website, homes in Somerville Road, Worcester, generate the highest number of accident claims in the whole of the UK.

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The street, which has been dubbed 'Accident Avenue', has had around ten claims a year for ten years, which for a small street, made residents the most accident-prone drivers in the country.

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The stunt was set up by Confused.com and took eight men more than 12 hours to complete.

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One Somerville Road resident, who did not wish to be named, said it was a shock to see all the houses wrapped up.

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He said: 'I live just up from the houses that were wrapped up so the sight of them all covered up took me a bit by surprise.

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'They have wrapped absolutely everything in plastic - it looks very striking.

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'I think it is a really amusing idea, although I don't know how long it will be until someone starts popping the bubbles.'

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Will Thomas, head of Confused.com's motor insurance division, said it was important to warn drivers about the dangerous conditions brought on by the recent cold snap.

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'The recent freezing temperatures have turned roads across the country into treacherous territory and with the unsettled weather expected to continue, motor insurance is expected to soar,' he said.

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'In times of need we bubble wrap all our little breakables to keep them safe and sound - so why not a whole street?'

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It is also bubble wrap's 50th birthday this week, which will be celebrated with the tenth annual 'Bubblewrap Appreciation Day'.

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