Commuters' 'extreme stress'
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Commuters can experience greater stress than a fighter pilot or policeman, according to a new report.
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Hundreds of cities and towns in Europe restricted cars Wednesday as officials urged commuters to take public transportation, bicycles or walk instead.
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Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study.
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Criminal violence on trains is on the rise, with London Underground staff suffering one-third of assaults, a report says.
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The travails of passengers on a stranded flight showed how strained the system is at times when unpredictable factors like bad weather bring extra stress.
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Action halted after eight-hour talks but commuters face further rush hour misery this morning.
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Overhead line damage causes rail chaos for passengers between London and the eastern counties.
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The regional airline says severe winter weather &quot;stressed&quot; its flight-assignment application, causing it to crash. By Jim Nash.
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Public transport has too many weak links making it difficult to switch from one mode to another, a report finds.
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Rail commuters are going on "fares strike" to protest about prices, overcrowding and unreliability.
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The stress and air pollution greatly heighten the risk for a heart attack, researchers surmised. By Lee Bowman. Being stuck in traffic raises the risk of having a heart attack within the hour almost threefold, according to a study published today.
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The stress of returning to work on a Monday morning can trigger a dangerous increase in blood pressure, scientists say.
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Drivers waste nearly an entire work week each year sitting in traffic on the way to and from their jobs, according to a national study
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The longer you spend sitting in traffic, the higher your risk of a heart attack, says a new study. This does not just mean sitting in a traffic jam - it includes cycling in traffic or being a bus passenger
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Motorists give greater leeway to cyclists who do not wear safety helmets, according to a study by a academic in Britain who was hit by traffic twice as he rode his bike to carry out his research.
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Washingtonians are spending an increasing amount of their lives stuck in ever-worsening traffic, according to a national study released this morning that also found that the region maintained
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Around sixty commuters had to be ed along tracks to safety after a "significant attempt" to derail a train.