Actually Full Train in 1991 (Why Flex Time is a Good Idea)

Morning commuter rush in Tokyo in 1991. Pre-Flextime, everyone *needed* to get to work by 9:00 a.m. sharp. Now, in 2008, it's a little less crowded.

(Note: This video has been ruthlessly copied from my Google posting. Some posts say it's China, but - shock & surprise - Japan and China are two different countries! I took the video myself... mutter-mutter.

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/

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[notrealme7]

OMG, must be super duper peak hours..

[lylehsaxon]

@notrealme7 Yes, this was the peak part of the rush (about 7:50 a.m.). It was a little less crowded before and after this time - and also it's less crowded now than when this was taken, in 1991. - LHS

[reggaetoni]

i'd sit there smiling waiting for the next train :-)

[lylehsaxon]

@reggaetoni The trouble with waiting for the next train is that it will be crowded as well, although a little less crowded, because it's a slower train. The next train is the train on the right - which stops at more stations than the express on the left. (Actually - by the time the slower train makes all its stops, it might be just as crowded!) But this was in 1991, 20 years ago. It's better now. And many people *do* wait for the next one now. - LHS

[TapasBarAmsterdam]

they need to learn from india..........

[lylehsaxon]

@TapasBarAmsterdam By riding on the roof? I used to wish I could! But they also ride with the doors open in India, and I'm sure they don't have the capacity of this train, as then people would be falling out the open doors! Anyway - it's less crowded than shown in this 1991 video I took back in the 20th century.... - LHS

[NavnHerr]

What if those doors open mid journey?

o.O

[ern363]

HAHA if this was usa the murder rate will go up 80% during rush hour ....

[Brinah]

did this footage ever go viral?

[saariko]

@lylehsaxon That's exactly what the cameraman did :-)

[MummyRapist]

oh wow,lol.looks rough

[lylehsaxon]

@faezsyg Well, they have improved it. Since 1991, when I took this, they've increased the number of trains and built some new lines, so it's not as crowded as in this video now. And this is during the very peak, so it's not this crowded at other times too. But even when this was taken, it was a ten-car train, so the train is fairly large already. - LHS