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近日，英國一條街道上包括汽車、垃圾箱、路燈桿等在內的所有設施都穿上了泡沫塑料外衣，以求在頻發的交通事故中自保，同時提醒人們注意交通安全。據悉，這條街上的住戶每年的交通事故索賠數居全英國之首，因此被人們稱為“事故大道”。此次泡沫塑料行動是由一家叫做Confused.com的網站發起的，8名男子花了12個多小時才完成全部1500平方米的包裹工作。
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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. |
The most accident-prone street in Britain has been given the ultimate safety blanket - 1,500 sq meters of bubble wrap.
Cars, gates, bins, lamp posts and even garden gnomes were wrapped in the cushioning film to highlight the dangers of driving in winter.
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.
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.
The stunt was set up by Confused.com and took eight men more than 12 hours to complete.
One Somerville Road resident, who did not wish to be named, said it was a shock to see all the houses wrapped up.
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.
'They have wrapped absolutely everything in plastic - it looks very striking.
'I think it is a really amusing idea, although I don't know how long it will be until someone starts popping the bubbles.'
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.
'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.
'In times of need we bubble wrap all our little breakables to keep them safe and sound - so why not a whole street?'
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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(Agencies)
