Gallery: Claustrophobic Photos Go Inside Manila's Traffic Nightmare
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Traffic comes to a standstill in a smoggy underpass.
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A light rail train packed to the gills.
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A young man looks out the window of one of the many mini vans that serve as carpools and taxis in and out of Manila.
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A driver and his daughter careen through rush hour traffic on a motorbike that serves as a pedicab for customers.
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Squatters set up an illegal toll system along a congested major highway in Manila. They charge five pesos per car.
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Inside a cramped Jeepney, an iconic and popular form of public transportation.
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A mother and child strolling beneath a smog-filled underpass.
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Locals cram into a train carriage on one of the older and more inexpensive railways.
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Mobs of pedestrians, bikers, pedicabs, jeepneys and more make Manila's congested traffic.
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A homeless boy sleeps soundly in the middle of all the chaos.
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Endless lines for train tickets at the Taft Avenue central terminal.
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Taking a nap on a light-rail train.
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Rush hour inside a packed and stalled light rail train.
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Cigarette vendors weave through gridlock traffic looking for potential customers.
