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More than £50,000 has been raised for a cyclist who was ordered to pay compensation to a woman who stepped in front of him while using her phone.  Both Robert Hazeldean and 28-year-old yoga instructor Gemma Brushett were knocked unconscious in a collision near London Bridge in July 2015.  A judge found they were "equally culpable" for what happened.
The road traffic lawyer Nick Freeman has said that all pedestrians who 'stare at their phones' should be fined on the spot.
Should it be illegal to walk and text?

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