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A witness said the man set fire to flammable liquid in a milk carton and tossed it into a carriage full of commuters.

By setting up a number of new bike stations around the city, they would make it easy and accessible for bikes to be rented out by commuters.

In one of the experiments, commuters gave more money to a charity collector at the top of an escalator than one at the bottom.

At Tokyo Station, one of Japan's busiest subway terminals, shaken commuters grabbed one another to stay steady as the ground shook.

China used to be known as the "kingdom of bicycles" . In the 1980s, four out of five commuters pedalled to work on them in Beijing.

This is true whether they are commuters on London's Tube or parents trying to get their children into a half-decent state school.

By creating jobs that are close to homes, commuters can cut down on drive times and energy use while enjoying more time at home.

What the two other commuters and I did was nothing so very special, and it took just a few minutes of our time.

Folding bikes work well for commuters who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you.

Holborn was in a far better location: it had tram connections, enabling commuters to connect to their next destination.

If you think your drive to work is bad then spare a thought for commuters in the cities of Beijing , Mexico City and Johannesburg .

Some revenue, like the money spent on coffee by commuters on their way in to work, is simply forgone.

London's tube workers went on a 24-hour strike starting Monday evening that left commuters struggling to make it to work Tuesday morning.

Some commuters in Washington got a scare this morning as a massive water main break turned this road into a raging river.

Commuters could soon be able to do their shopping on the way to work while waiting for a train on a station platform.

You see all kinds of grisly , hairy characters on the Tube but few commuters would've expected to see a pack of pandas on the platform.

Commuters across the U. S. are responding to high gasoline prices by finding alternatives to driving.

Recent data show big drops in commuters' average travel time, accidents and pollution in the city of 7 million as a result of the system.

It points out 40 per cent of commuters say improved public transit would help and the number of people taking transit is up in most places.

High Wycombe, northwest of London, is having none of it and is actively urging commuters to get frisky.

Stranded commuters wait for transportation news at Kawasaki station after train services were suspended as a result of the earthquake.

A mother has criticised 'selfish' commuters for failing to help her teenage son after he collapsed on a packed tram platform.

Still farther, out beyond the city limits, is the commuters' zone, within a thirty-to forty-minute ride of the central business district.

Commuters in California's bay area are in luck because one of the arteries for traffic is open today, one day sooner than expected.

Many large cities have state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit systems that provide safe, efficient mobility to millions of low-income commuters.

Docking stations were deliberately placed away from big railway terminals. But rail commuters appear to have piled onto the bikes anyway.

Many storekeepers closed early, and commuters flooded out of the city long before nightfall.

TFL has vowed to 'keep Londoners moving' by making available extra services to help commuters cope with the disruptions.

His minute-long reports air during rush hour, providing commuters with a quick look into what is going on in the fields of engineering.

French commuters have also learned to take one of their numerous days off during strikes, reducing the pressure on trains.

Killing commuters with bombs has to be one of the most cowardly (and dastardly) forms of terrorism.

Europe's toiling masses sometimes go on strike, leaving streets unswept and commuters stranded. Chinese expats find this shocking.

The march choked the roads in and around India Gate and brought traffic in Lutyen's Delhi to a halt putting commuters to inconvenience.

Commuters gather at a public phone to make calls; mobile services were lost as a result of the quake.

He said cars that can drive themselves would allow commuters more time to surf the web, something Google would encourage.

Was this a freak occurrence or does this sort of thing rats on commuters' faces! happen often?

Now it is the longest in the world, luring commuters to leave their cars at home.

Tokyo got off relatively lightly, though most public transport ground to a halt, forcing commuters to walk often huge distances home.

Perhaps long-distance commuters tend to be poorer or less educated, both conditions that make divorce more common.

Traffic jams during rush hours are a growing headache for many commuters. But travelers' anxieties might also create business opportunities.

commuters that they had forgotten their trousers and to insist that it was merely a coincidence that others had done the same.

I wanted our team to understand what commuters were experiencing.

The Elizabeth St bus mall was shut down for a period for the parade and commuters were left wondering how long they would be delayed.

It might also prove the launchpad for an "iTunes for newspapers" , allowing commuters to read news on screen instead of in print.

Commuters say they felt a mixture of sadness and determination as they got back on the Piccadilly line.

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Commuters between the 2 islands complained that the ferries are always in poor condition and overloaded.

Once it becomes impossible to paralyse cities and stop commuters getting to work, strikes will lose much of their wider political potency.

If a city has a greater percentage of bicycling commuters, it's therefore more likely to be a bike-friendly city.

And I'm skilled in the collocating and debugging of routers, fireproofing-walls and commuters.

With an underground train system in part dating back to the 1860s, most of the city's commuters would agree.

Europe's toiling masses sometimes go on strike, leaving streets unswept and commuters stranded.

Then the crowd moved on, became commuters once more, and the police removed three bodies.

It brought misery for commuters: more changes to complete typical journeys, long queues for full buses and gross overcrowding of the metro.

As it stands, commuters in clogged cities like Moscow and Mexico City sometimes get stuck in traffic for hours on end.

At equilibrium, for any given number of commuters, the solutions to the latest and earliest departure time are unique.

Short-distance commuters driving or shopping may be in the measurement site powered parking charge.

Millions of New York commuters are battling their way home in near-freezing temperatures during a strike by transit workers.

And it was always the rush time for commuters. I walked my way quietly appearing absolutely separated from the bustling crowd.

The wreck was caused by a power failure and left scores of commuters trapped underground and created delays for a million riders.

Although it might appeal to many commuters and voters, further tightening of the law could provoke legal challenges.

In addition to the police officers, female volunteers distributed pamphlets encouraging commuters to report offenses.

The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. 1945.

Bob is a favorite conductor among commuters on the Long Island Rail Road.

In the capital and other cities , commuters were stranded by cancelled trains as aftershocks reverberated across the country .

Among commuters, e-readers are starting to catch up with BlackBerrys as the preferred companions on trains and buses.

Reliable and comprehensive transport information enables commuters to make an informed choice on routes and modes of transport.

Commuters in Liverpool also registered a high score for fecal bacteria, with a contamination rate of 34 percent.

With a long legacy of bicycle use, Chinese commuters are accustomed to personal mobility and short trips.

Free commuters are provided for kids in nearby communities and weekend commuters for kids from afar for the convenience of parents.

Commuters crowded Penn Station yesterday waiting for information after building collapse played havoc with schedules.

By contrast, not much is said about the role that prices might play in altering the behaviour of both companies and commuters.

Either the top-notch talent to enjoy national treatment or thick, commuters have rice to eat, or put together, make a fortune.

The five o'clock train is always packed with commuters.

Professional advisers are regular commuters alongside factory owners, truck drivers and shoppers.

It was supposed to give commuters one ticket that could be used on all forms of public transport - trains, buses and ferries .

No one knows whether regular commuters breathing heavy traffic fumes suffer any lasting brain effect.

By sponsoring the whole line and making trips free, the local merchants association brings grateful commuters to neighborhood shops.

Offices and shops were evacuated, too, while nearby Aoyama University was turned into an overnight shelter for stranded commuters.

The strike has enraged French commuters, who have waited for hours to get metros and trains to work, or remained snarled in traffic jams.

Trains were cancelled or delayed, commuters frustrated and in several cases passengers were trapped in snowbound carriages overnight.

As he points out (and as many mayors have long argued), suburban commuters still use the city police and drive on city streets.

chelsea football club will be greeting londoners , tourists and commuters on one of the key gateways into the capital from today.

Strikes by transport workers can cause chaos if commuters are unable to get to work.

Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidarity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion.

Other commuters are lined in columns along the highway, at the rail station, and on bus.

But at the main railway terminal commuters still dodge security checks and bags are not searched.

Increasing numbers of train commuters in Tokyo are opting for women-only carriages during rush hour to avoid being groped.

The first "green train" left Antwerp on Monday for the Dutch border, filled with the usual commuters and students.

Tell that to all those commuters who have been trapped inside steamy elevators waiting for help.

The offices were quite. Far below I could hear the rumble of tube trains carrying commuters to the west end .

Throughout the day, traffic chaos ruled all the roads giving a tough time for commuters.

They include rescue and recovery workers, lower Manhattan residents, area workers, commuters and passers-by.

Commuters give the city its tidal restlessly; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.

of engineers from the US space agency and aeronautical firms, who envision future commuters travelling by "skycar" .

The commuters got compassion and then compensations after they communicated their complaints.

But, once a month, instead of patrolling the platforms, nine security guards treat commuters to a concert.

Modern Taipei was once teeming with stray dogs that sniffed commuters on crowded sidewalks and rummaged through trash.

Basic information, such as travel news from TfL, will be free, but commuters will have to pay to use the rest of the web.

Being in London, I did what most commuters do: I rode the tube.

Commuters at the station will be able to recycle drinks cans, plastic bottles and newspapers in the bins.

In the morning, commuters from gated communities in the suburbs pass children brushing their teeth at the edge of the street.

If that station is inhospitable, short on commuters or long on cops, he walks EAST to the West Fourth Street subway station.

It would also restore a tax break for commuters, a foolish subsidy to pollution and traffic jams.

The Madison urban area has 50 miles of shared-use paths, which are popular for recreational bicyclists as well as commuters.

Some rail lines, particularly those that carry commuters into cities, are badly overcrowded.

Now the working people who live in the suburbs, the commuters, are hurrying out of railroad stations, subways, buses, and cars.

Currently, 1. 6% of Denver 's commuters bike to work, but the city aims to get that number up to 10% by 2018.

A new transport scheme in Santiago, designed under her predecessor, has brought misery for commuters.

Rising unemployment means fewer commuters, so the benefit of lower fuel costs is largely lost on them anyway.

in a homeward direction; homeward-bound commuters.

Officials predicted a traffic nightmare for Bay Area commuters for weeks or months to come.

And when you add road tolls and gasoline costs to the ride, it is now costing commuters $360 a month just to get to work.

Badly behaved commuters riding on Yokohama's public transport will soon be risking a dressing-down .

Some remaining commuters rushed towards it, exciting a little activity in my bus too.

Suburban commuters are furious that the bridge and tunnel toll in New York jumped last week to $14 per trip.

Grannies brave the subway at rush hour to collect commuters' discarded newspapers.

Perhaps ask other more experienced bike commuters for route suggestions.

Bike commuters are entitled to a $20-a-month tax break, as part of the $700B bailout.

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During the 90-minute journey, commuters are complaining of back pain and fearing deep vein thrombosis.

But on March 23, the 53-year-old fruit vendor became the cause of thousands of passing commuters.

Commuters typically spent 47 hours a year in traffic jams, up from 40 hours a decade earlier, the study showed.

Many male commuters are huge consumers of manga, and flick lazily through rapes and other sadistic humiliations of women.

He has just endured a nine-day public-transport strike, which brought chaos to the capital's roads and enraged commuters.

On referendum day in the town of Swords near Dublin, early-morning commuters offered reasons for their vote. The recession loomed large.

A 15-metre-long slab of concrete fell from the roof of a road tunnel in July 2011; miraculously, no commuters were hurt.

There are currently over 600 buskers permitted to play for tube commuters in London.

It was winter and the streets were dark and crowded with returning commuters.

First Ferry strives to maintain high quality ferry services for commuters.

Proponents say it could make roadways safer during the afternoon rush hours when they are frequented by schoolchildren and tired commuters.

In densely packed Rochester, N. Y. , commutes are short; a scant 3% of commuters spend an hour or more in traffic on their way to work.

Last week I boarded an evening train carrying commuters home to Winchester and beyond.

The area was fairly crowded, being a place where commuters were waiting for transport home.

Hundreds of commuters, on their way to work via subway, were trapped below ground with no escape possible.

Their call is heeded, that could spell days, if not weeks of misery for millions of commuters.

It has been suggested that commuters should share their cars and give each other lifts.

A security personnel walks a bomb-sniffer dog through the baggage of commuters at a train station in Manila May 3, 2011.

Commuters on Melbourne's rail network face further delays this morning, following the wild weather that wreaked havoc yesterday.

Commuters are caught in a sudden thunder storm in New Delhi.

The commuters were packed into metro like sardines in a can.

Last night, his family said that they were horrified by the selfishness and uncaring attitude of rush-hour commuters.

The story requires armies of boring commuters to disembark in Manhattan every morning.

They may now take a further hit if commuters shun the new rail links.

There are other ways to get some exercise and reap the benefits - a Dutch study found commuters who cycle take less time off sick.

Commuters thronging the subway platform.

The RV community, he says, enhances safety and job security for commuters.

And the extra breathing room will certainly be a nice bonus for commuters of all sizes!

Look at the commuters on a subway platform or in a subway carriage.

Are there any commuters in the office?

Autolib, a fleet of help-yourself petrol-free cars designed to introduce commuters to new green technology.

The rain only lasted half an hour, but caused traffic jams and havoc for pedestrians and commuters.

Commuters in the D. C. area waste the second most amount of time sitting in their cars.

London's commuters may not agree, but then again, they haven't met the Boris Bike yet.

On the streets of Tokyo, the news hit rush hour commuters heading for work and school.

FROM mountain bikers to BMXers to racers, couriers to commuters, the bike epitomises a way of life for millions of people.

The recent hike in bus fares came as a shock to commuters.

In New York City, rats are part of commuters' daily lives.

Commuters traveled on a crowded bus in Mumbai Friday.

The fifth anniversary of the Mumbai train blasts that killed more than 180 commuters fell this week, on 11 July.

And in the East, commuters from more densely-populated Minnesota are crossing the border to their jobs.

car pooling involves two to five commuters sharing a vehicle.

Only two percent of commuters in New York or Madrid take that long.

At left, commuters waited for the doors to shut on their train from an Paris.

More often than not, commuters jam into buses instead of queuing up courteously.

He just bought his first e-bike for 295 dollars. The trend is catching on with commuters, young and old.

In Milan, only 37 percent of commuters drive to work compared to 90 percent in New York and Los Angeles.

The rise in super-commuters comes as corporate support for EMBA programmes is on the wane.

Then they'll instil commuters to take charge of us.

Cities need to mix living and working, families and commuters.

Still, the Chinese middle class is growing rapidly, and the service has created a new class of intercity commuters.

A French TV news crew asking commuters 'Are you afraid? ' was the only hint that something unusual was going on.

commuters bound for home; a south-bound train.

But commuters and other travellers already suffer great financial pain in some cities.

Teenagers drinking beer. Commuters on their way to work.

The study of more than 1, 000 commuters found they carry laptops, music players and portable games consoles.

In addition, a transit map was on display to aid commuters.

During the transit strike, commuters used various kinds of conveyances .

The rail strike is a problem for all commuters.

Cafe worker Pappu Mishra said two men dressed in black walked into the station pulling guns from their bags and shooting commuters.

It is hoped the first phase alone of the Second Avenue subway will decrease congestion by carrying some 200, 000 commuters every week.

As commuters pass by on their way to work, they can use a mobile-phone app to take pictures of the products they want, then check out.

The Bus picks up commuters at three stops.

Today's working men and women are commuters.

Overall, the study paints a picture of metropolitan-area commuters in many cities struggling to get to and from work each day.

The structureopened to traffic in 1997, saving commuters traveling between KawasakiCity and Kisarazu City roughly 45 minutes each way.

As the Mumbai suburban electric train made its 20-second, 6: 32pm halt at a station, commuters swarmed out and into its 12 packed coaches.

Commuters were pouring into the station.

Commuters take 25 minutes, on average, to get to work each day, according to the Census Bureau.

The Long Island Rail Road along carried forty million commuters last year; but many of them were the same fellow retracing his steps.

Indian commuters wait to board a train on Feb.

As fuel prices have risen sharply, carpooling has attracted more and more commuters.

Last year, the Pacific Northwest city of Portland, Oregon, had the highest percentage of bicycle commuters in the United States.

a passenger train that is ridden primarily by commuters.

Dyson noted that from 6: 45 a. m. to about 7 a. m. , commuters only have approximately 45 seconds to cross legally.

Only 32 percent of commuters use cars to get to work in Paris, compared to 90 percent in New York and Los Angeles.

The Long Island Rail Road alone carried fortymillion commuters last year; but many of them were the same fellow retracinghis steps.

In 1998 60% of Beijing's commuters cycled to work. What percentage cycled to work in 2002?

Heavy traffic congestion proved a headache for commuters, with roads in many cities inundated by parents driving their children to school.

I work in a big city, but I prefer living in the country, so I commute to work every day, like thousands of other commuters.

But these are not ordinary weekday commuters. They are besuited businessmen heading for Madrid, almost 500km (310 miles) away.

SATELLITE PHOTOS: The Craziest Intersections In The World Kudos to the commuters who brave these winding routes every day.

Ferry Point in the southern part of Yau Ma Tei was a transportation hub where many commuters took ferries to and from Hong Kong Island.

In July, the number of bike commuters was 26% higher than the same period last year, according to the transport office.

In Nairobi, a whopping 70% of commuters take more public transit this year than last year.

In just a few easy steps you can find other commuters all over Ontario to share a ride

Nearly 6% of commuters bike to work in Portland, the highest proportion in America.

Many rail firms enjoy a virtually captive market: trains are very good at moving commuters into and out of large cities;

Over 100, 000 daily commuters passthrough the mall-like system, which is home to more than 1200 retailshops, every day.

Throughout the day, traffic chaos ruled all the roads giving a tough time for commuters. (Link)

The scam had cost the bus operator substantial losses in revenue, with fare-paying commuters being the final victims

Baghdad, Iraq: Commuters smoke before boarding a train from the southern district of Dora to central Baghdad

Every morning and evening the subway is packed with commuters

To keep the seat next to them open, some surly commuters lay down a backpack, purse, or lunch pail next to them;

Some 112 commuters at St Pancras International in London set a record for the most people hugging for one minute

a train carrying commuters to and from work

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