Ofo, founded five years ago, once rode high on the expectation that more and more people in China would start to use its dockless bikes to cover the first or last mile of their commutes.
For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes tardiness and absenteeism by eliminating commutes, allows periods of solitude for high-concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility.
Japanese workers have more reason than most to submit to the urge for a daytime snooze, whether at work or during long commutes.
' According to the Office for National Statistics, the average Briton commutes for 54 minutes every day.
" 'Our team has spent countless hours on research and development, and are committed to bring the people the best possible solution for short commutes', he said.
Lucky subway and taxi passengers in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai might stumble upon a hidden book during their commutes.
Once driverless cars spread beyond urban centres, the tedium of commutes will go.
Silicon Valley technologists love to explain how they have disrupted the minutiae of daily life, from our commutes to the ways we share family photos.
Over the years, the weekly commutes to visit my father became rituals.
Over the years, the weekly commutes to visit my father became rituals.
High rents and urban inequality lead to longer commutes for service-sector workers who deliver location-specific services.
Chinese cities will bid for a chance to take part in the experiment, where drivers would use Volvo's autonomous vehicles for their daily commutes, enabling the carmaker to gather real-world data, Volvo said yesterday.
Car travel was the most common method of commuting, with 64 percent of men and 61 percent of women reporting they drove for all or part of their commutes.
They opened with a discussion about their commutes to the bar.
So far, her experience contradicts studies that have recently claimed that "long commutes are killing you.
Those ranges are enough to cover most daily commutes, but insufficient for long road trips.
Some people make long-distance commutes to work daily.
For its annual "Quality of Life" survey, global affairs magazine Monocle evaluates cities based on four main factors: availability of international flight routes, cycling commutes, good lunch spots and public libraries.
" It's a pain in the neck – literally A third of people with commutes of more than 90 minutes say they deal with ongoing neck and back pain, according to a 2010 Gallup poll.
Sticking with jobs we truly dislike that require longer commutes and more time away from the people and activities we enjoy keeps chronic stress at a persistent high.
