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Old 08-30-2006, 03:47 PM   #9
Neal Earhart
 
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Re: Buses and trains - effects on balance

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Mike Braxton wrote:
I first saw this being done when I was visiting Tokyo. I was amazed on how many riders didn't have to hold on to anything, read a newspaper or magazine, and still stay perfectly still. They don't shift their hips or anything.
Exactly the same here in NYC. People ride the subway without holding onto or leaning on anything. It just comes from years of riding the subway system.
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