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Beijing car ban causes subway chaos
The roads in Beijing became less congested but the subways reported a little chaos with signal failures and suspension caused by a woman's probable suicide attempt on Monday, the first working day since the city imposed controls to halve the number of cars on the roads for the Olympic Games.
The city's No. 1 subway line was forced to suspend for 19 minutes after a woman jumped from a platform onto the tracks at about 4:35 p.m. before the afternoon rush hour.
Subway Line 2, another heavily used line, reported a failure at around 8:20 a.m. during the morning travel peak when trains were halted in the tunnel for more than 10 minutes.
Some entrances to the major Jianguomen transfer station were closed.
A subway official denied a Reuters report that quoted a subway worker at the Fuxingmen station as saying the line was closed for "safety reasons" as "there is a big crush of passengers."
About two million vehicles are forced off the roads in a scheme that allows private vehicles to be used on alternate days, according to whether their license plates correspond to the odd or even numbered days of the month. The rules, effective from July 20 to Sept. 20, are intended to free up traffic and cut emissions in the city of 3.29 million vehicles.
The restrictions, however, are expected to force an extra 4 million people on to public transport such as buses and subways every day, said the city government. The roads in Beijing became less congested but the subways reported a little chaos with signal failures and suspension caused by a wom... more -
Knife found in Subway sandwich
A man claims that he was nearly cut when he found a knife baked into the bun of a cold-cut 12-inch sandwich he bought at a Subway restaurant in New York City. A man claims that he was nearly cut when he found a knife baked into the bun of a cold-cut 12-inch sandwich he bought at a Subway rest... more
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Improv Everywhere Hits New York Subway
Improv Everywhere freaked people out by filling a subway car full of identical twins; creating a human mirror. Wish I was there to see it. Improv Everywhere freaked people out by filling a subway car full of identical twins; creating a human mirror. Wish I was there to see... more
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Human mirror, Improv Everywhere: performance art
Those urban pranksters over at Improv Everywhere are at it again! Their latest stunt is called the Human Mirror. They filled the 6 train recently with 15 pairs of identical twins. Check out the video above for the full story.
Check out our other recent stories:
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The Flicks, Film, & TV : Rock-afire Explosion- The MOVIE Those urban pranksters over at Improv Everywhere are at it again! Their latest stunt is called the Human Mirror. They fil... more -
Riding Under Tokyo // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to wegomakit in Iwakuni Japan for his insiders response to "RIding Under Tokyo." After you check out what he had to say, you can watch the pod here: http://current.com/items/76363882_riding_under_tokyo Thanks to wegomakit in Iwakuni Japan for his insiders response to "RIding Under Tokyo." After you check out what he had to say, you c... more
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I HATE TO HEART PARIS: SUBWAY RUSH
Emma is a 37 year-old Paris lover.
Now, if you ask her about what she dislikes the most, she will respond like many others : the parisian subway during rush hours.
Here is why... Emma is a 37 year-old Paris lover. ... more -
If you think we have it bad with the trains...
Spare a thought for the Japanese, who are literally packed onto trains like sardines. One thing I'm interested to see is the people getting back off the train. If you can find the footage then put it in a comment! Spare a thought for the Japanese, who are literally packed onto trains like sardines. One thing I'm interested to see is the people ge... more
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Subway Passengers Revolt in Chicago
The packed rush-hour subway train had been stopped for about an hour Tuesday morning, held up by a malfunctioning train ahead. In air hot and stuffy, the passengers had turned nervous and impatient. Ignoring pleas of transit workers, they decided to leave the train and walk through the dimly lighted tunnel toward freedom.
The unauthorized evacuation, transit officials said, caused a bigger problem. Fearing that passengers could be electrocuted by the third rail, officials cut off power to part of the Blue Line, which travels a large U-shaped route between the West Side and O’Hare International Airport. Service was disrupted for about four hours, and more than a thousand passengers had to be helped off several trains... The packed rush-hour subway train had been stopped for about an hour Tuesday morning, held up by a malfunctioning train ahead. In air ... more -
You think your commute is bad? Try living in Japan.
Crowded subways are becoming more an more of a problem for Japanese commuters, and the solution seems to be "push until you've packed as many people in as possible."
This is a claustrophobic nightmare. Crowded subways are becoming more an more of a problem for Japanese commuters, and the solution seems to be "push until you've packed ... more -
SERIAL PERV IN 53RD BUST
A serial subway sex fiend found himself behind bars again yesterday for molesting a woman on a subway train - stretching his record to an incredible 53 arrests, cops said.
Freddie Johnson had only been out of prison for about two weeks when he was nabbed allegedly rubbing his genitals against a horrified woman on a crowded No. 6 train during the morning rush.
Johnson, who is on lifetime parole, was busted at the 28th Street and Park Avenue station, just before 9 a.m. cops said.
The 49-year-old vagrant was charged with sex abuse and forcible touching - the latest in a long list of similar offenses on his gigantic rap sheet, which dates back to the early '80s. He was spotted by a plainclothes cop armed with his picture - which was provided by parole after he was sprung. A serial subway sex fiend found himself behind bars again yesterday for molesting a woman on a subway train - stretching his record to... more -
A victim treats his mugger right
A man gets confronted by a teen with a knife, and in response gives the teen his wallet and his coat, then treats him to dinner. A little kindness can go a long way. A man gets confronted by a teen with a knife, and in response gives the teen his wallet and his coat, then treats him to dinner. A li... more
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Metro Playground
Who knew throwing a subway party could be such an inherently political act? Toronto-based organization Newmindspace, that's who. But forget about bulky picket signs. These urban bliss disseminators sport fairy wings and hot pink tutus. Who knew throwing a subway party could be such an inherently political act? Toronto-based organization Newmindspace, that's who. But f... more
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Improv Everywhere presents "No Pants 2k8"
It was hardly the world's best kept secret this time round for Improv Everywhere, but none the less they weren't going to miss out on New York's 7th annual No Pants! Subway ride. They seem to be getting bigger and bigger, this time round they had 900 participants all going pants free on the subway.
Why would this never happen in the UK? I want people to ride sans pants on the London Underground, and I want it to happen every day! It was hardly the world's best kept secret this time round for Improv Everywhere, but none the less they weren't going to miss out on ... more -
People going through turnstiles
Cool pictures of people going through subway turnstiles. Enjoy!
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Beijing subway jam music video
Found via Zhongnanhai blog , this is a music video for the band Electric Six , shot and produced by video artist Rob Slychuk, who currently lives in Beijing.
This video was almost entirely shot in the bowels of Beijing's subway system.
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Zhongnanhai blog http://www.zhongnanhaiblog.com/2008/02/getting-into-the...
Electric Six http://www.electricsix.com/band_dv.php
Rob Slychuk http://www.firechuk.com/robslychuk/
Found via Zhongnanhai blog , this is a music video for the band Electric Six , shot and produced by video artist Rob Slychuk, who curr... more -
Frozen Grand Central
This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include the No Pants Subway Ride, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include the ... more -
Yes Shirt, Yes Shoes, No Pants..
Now what would excite these people to take a subway ride without their pants? Isn't it cold? But hey, I guess they're history in the making considering it was Boston's FIRST EVER Pantless subway ride.. Now what would excite these people to take a subway ride without their pants? Isn't it cold? But hey, I guess they're history in the m... more
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1,944 calls made to hotline about nothing!
"If you see something, say something!" - NYC's M.T.A
Simple enough right? Well yeah, a little bit to simple...so much so people are calling about nothing. This new report shows while the hot line is meant for terrorism prevention; it's barely being used for that. "If you see something, say something!" - NYC's M.T.A ... more -
Muslim helps Jews attacked on New York Subway
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