Given the apparent dangers of "unprotected text", over a quarter of Brits - 27 per cent - are in favour of creating a 'mobile motorway' on Britain's pavements.
Texters could follow a brightly coloured line, which which would act like a cycle lane, steering them away from obstacles.
And 44 per cent of those surveyed wanted pads placed on lampposts to protect them while texting. The study found that busy city streets were the worst for "walk 'n text" accidents.
The research showed that Brick Lane in East London was the top spot for texting injuries.
Now Brick Lane has been made the country's first "Safe Text" street, with brightly coloured padding, similar to that used on rugby posts, placed on lamp posts to test if it helps protect inattentive texting pedestrians.