Comments on: Commuting by Numbers: Transportation Edition http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/commuting-by-numbers-transportation-edition/ Paul Gorbould: Words and Pictures Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:34:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MC http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/commuting-by-numbers-transportation-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-15720 MC Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:14:08 +0000 http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/commuting-by-numbers-transportation-edition/#comment-15720 The mention of a Lada reminded me of this clip about the third minute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSw4fcMHAXM The mention of a Lada reminded me of this clip about the third minute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSw4fcMHAXM

]]> By: Vivian http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/commuting-by-numbers-transportation-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-15680 Vivian Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:24:25 +0000 http://www.gorbould.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/commuting-by-numbers-transportation-edition/#comment-15680 OK, here are my results for this morning's commute. I sat near the front of the streetcar, waited until it was quite full, then headed down the isle inventing a tallying system as I went. A few people looked concerned (it's hard to hide the fact that your are observing people: you look up, look around, then look down to take notes, then look up again etc.), and one clever-looking woman who had been reading a paper game me a peculiarly penetrating and knowing look over the top of her glasses. I squirmed a bit, but forged on in support of this worthy cause! Commuter: Vivian Location: Downtown Toronto Streetcar: 501 going East from the Beaches on Queen Street SITTING (total of 60) Reading a book: 8 Reading a paper: 5 Listening to iPod: 5 Listening to other MP3: 6 Doing nothing: 21 Talking to person beside them: 6 Talking on phone: 1 Doing important-looking work: 3 Knitting: 1 Sleeping: 2 Listening to MP3 while reading paper: 1 Staring piercingly at me over glasses: 1 STANDING (total of 48) Reading book: 5 Reading paper: 5 Listening to iPod: 3 Listening to other MP3: 3 Doing nothing: 28 Talking: 2 Looking over my shoulder to see what I'm writing: 1 Counting passenger activity: 1 OK, here are my results for this morning’s commute. I sat near the front of the streetcar, waited until it was quite full, then headed down the isle inventing a tallying system as I went. A few people looked concerned (it’s hard to hide the fact that your are observing people: you look up, look around, then look down to take notes, then look up again etc.), and one clever-looking woman who had been reading a paper game me a peculiarly penetrating and knowing look over the top of her glasses. I squirmed a bit, but forged on in support of this worthy cause!

Commuter: Vivian
Location: Downtown Toronto
Streetcar: 501 going East from the Beaches on Queen Street

SITTING (total of 60)

Reading a book: 8
Reading a paper: 5
Listening to iPod: 5
Listening to other MP3: 6
Doing nothing: 21
Talking to person beside them: 6
Talking on phone: 1
Doing important-looking work: 3
Knitting: 1
Sleeping: 2
Listening to MP3 while reading paper: 1
Staring piercingly at me over glasses: 1

STANDING (total of 48)

Reading book: 5
Reading paper: 5
Listening to iPod: 3
Listening to other MP3: 3
Doing nothing: 28
Talking: 2
Looking over my shoulder to see what I’m writing: 1
Counting passenger activity: 1

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