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When iPods Are A Traffic Risk

4:00PM Angus Kidman | For regular pedestrians, an iPod can be a useful tedium-buster. However, Victorian police have tied an increasing number of road deaths to walkers being distracted by MP3 players and text messaging. More »

Stranger Danger

10:30AM Sarah Stokely | Nice to see Google Maps being used to scare people away from using public transport. The SMH has published a story today about the rise in assaults occurring on trains, accompanied by a happy interactive map detailing just how dangerous YOUR station is. Does this mean we should all start walking to work? More »