MakeUseOf Directory » walking http://www.makeuseof.com/dir Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:01:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Walk or Bus? Find out whether walking or taking a bus is faster http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/walkorbus-taking-a-bus/ http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/walkorbus-taking-a-bus/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:46:59 +0000 abhijeet http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=14021 Walk or Bus is an online chart by the website VisualMotive which tells you whether you should board a bus or just walk to your destination so that you can reach there faster. Assuming that an average speed of a bus to be 15 miles per hour and that of a human to be 3 miles per hour, it applies the rule of thumb – “if you have N blocks to travel, you should only wait for the bus if it is less than N minutes away” to make the calculations. If you think you walk faster then there’s also a separate symbol showing the man who can walk a mile in 15 minutes.

taking a bus

Features

  • Calculate if you can walk or take a bus to your destination to reach faster.
  • Chart based on speed of bus, your walking speed, distance and minutes left for the bus to arrive.
  • If you walk faster, there’s a separate symbol on the chart for you.

Check out Walk or Bus? @ visualmotive.com/walk-or-bus/ (via Lifehacker) (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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walkertracker

WalkerTracker is a wonderful web service for companies that provides them with an interface to keep record of the steps each employee walks daily. By letting employees record the number of walked steps, the interface lets managers hold competitions based on these steps. Levels and points are assigned to members, all based on the number of steps they take. Payments plans vary from organization to organization but people unassociated with companies can use the service free of charge. Individual users can sign up to interact with site members and to get motivation to walk more often.

Features:

  • A user-friendly web service.
  • Free for individual use.
  • Offers various payments plans based on company use.
  • Lets members log number of walked steps daily.
  • Lets companies hold various competitions.

Check out WalkerTracker @ www.walkertracker.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

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