Passengers on the new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), which is designed to take the pressue of the roads which see huge traffic jams every day.

A broken bit of signage with the words 'Euro Trade' on it. Huge truck jams have built up leading to the border between Germany and Poland as coronavirus control measures are put in place at the border...

A man wearing a mask looks at a smartphone while waiting for a green light and sitting on a shared bike.

An elephant, whose tusks have been cut short, is ridden through the village by its mahout.

An elephant is ridden through a village.

An advertisement protesting eating meat and calling for a vegan lifestyle.

A sign on the motorway warns 'Freight To EU Papers May Change 1 November Please Check'.

Portland street in the Mong Kok neighbourhood, glows with reflected neon lights after a rainstorm. The street is one of very few that still retain a number of neon signs.

Traffic passes beneath a sign for the Tohou Hotel on Nathan Road in Kowloon. Nathan Road was once famous for its sea of competing neon lights, but in recent years these have all but disappeared, and l...

Traffic streams past the Koon Nam Wah bridal store in Yau Ma Tei. The store's neon sign is one of the few remaining that overhang streets in the traditional style.

A man waits in one of the city's infamous traffic jams, exacerbated by frequent downpours.

Families, priests and passersby congregate near a small temple in one of Kathmandu's narrow, winding streets. Thousands of such tiny religious sites dot the valley floor, creating chaotic traffic pat...

A traffic jam in Duhok.

Traffic clogs Gongti Bei lu (Workers' Stadium North Street).

Traffic of various kinds crowd a road in Old Delhi.

A view of Chandni Chowk Street in Old Delhi with traffic and crowds of people.

Street vendors selling peanuts, water and cigarettes to motorists who get stuck in lengthy traffic jams at a busy intersection.

A street vendor selling peanuts, water and cigarettes to motorists who get stuck in lengthy traffic jams at a busy intersection.

Traffic congestion along the main EDSA Highway in the Makati Business District.

Traffic congestion along one of the city's main roads.

A bus and sea of motorcyclists queue up at a busy junction of the Toll Road in south-central Jakarta in the morning. With 10-plus million people living in the capital - 25 million, if the Greater Metr...

A young woman in muslim headdress and with pollution mask waits for a break in the traffic to cross a typical section of road in Jakarta. With 10-plus million people living in the capital - 25 million...

Early morning motorcycle commuters pour into the capital, some wearing elaborate (and very sensible) pollution masks. With 10-plus million people living in the capital - 25 million, if the Greater Met...

Woman passenger on a motorbike talks on her mobile phone amid a sea of similarly incoming motorcycle commuters. With 10-plus million people living in the capital - 25 million, if the Greater Metropoli...

Almost uniform, and nearly all brand new, a sea of cars come to a standstill - ironically - as attempting to join the signposted "fast lane" along a stretch of Jalan Rasuna Said, one of the main roads...

Twilight overview from a new section of elevated road near the main Gen. Sudirman Rd in central Jakarta. With 10-plus million people living in the capital - 25 million, if the Greater Metropolitan are...

Jeff Arendson sets up some of his Christmas decorations. In the neighbourhood of Bothasig residents haul out their Christmas decorations and go to town lighting up the outside of their homes. With lit...

Jeff Arendson's home in the neighbourhood of Bothasig, where residents haul out their Christmas decorations and go to town lighting up the outside of their homes. With little regard to cost or effort,...

Jeff Arendson's home in the neighbourhood of Bothasig, where residents haul out their Christmas decorations and go to town lighting up the outside of their homes. With little regard to cost or effort,...

Air pollution and traffic in Xian. With growing wealth and private car use, traffic jams and increasing air pollution is becoming common in many Chinese cities.

Air pollution and traffic in Xian. With growing wealth and private car use, traffic jams and increasing air pollution is becoming common in many Chinese cities.

Pedestrian footbridge over a highway near Renmin Square with high rise buildings in the background.

Rush hour traffic and pollution.

Long line of cars on the eastern border of the European Union (EU) between Poland and Belarus.

People ride Okadas, which are motorcycle taxis. Okada was the name of Nigeria's first private airline, which had a reputation for being on time and operating with a can-do spirit compared with the nat...

Traffic and flooding causing transport problems in Lahore's old City.

Traffic jam in rush hour on one of the city's main arteries lined with advertising.

Traffic and women pedestrians on one of the city's main arteries.

Traffic and pedestrians on one of the city's main arteries.

Traffic on one of the city's main arteries.

Traffic jam in rush hour on one of the city's main arteries lined with advertising.

Couple in their car during rush hour.

Maruti Suzuki car in two way traffic jam.

Pedestrian walking down the central divider of a highway blocked on both sides by traffic jams.

A large Nikon advert looks down upon traffic on Marine Drive.

Man on a long distance bus (identifiable by the vomit stains under each window) stuck in a traffic jam in central Delhi.

Street children begging in a traffic jam in affluent south Delhi.

Passengers on a packed public bus at night in a traffic jam in central Delhi.

Traffic drives beside construction of an extension to Delhi's new Metro system, which the city is trying to complete before the start of the Commonwealth Games, to be staged in Delhi in 2010.

Woman riding side-saddle on the back of a motorbike through heavy traffic in central Delhi.

People wait at traffic lights in southern Delhi.

Child on a bus stuck in a traffic jam in central Delhi.

Family on motorbike stuck in a traffic jam in central Delhi.

A man selling peanuts to people stuck in a traffic jam in central Delhi.

Cars and buses sit in rush hour traffic in the city centre.

Traffic jams in the town centre.

Traffic jams in the town centre.

A train of Turkish Army tanks travels beside a traffic jam in Istanbul.

Vaishali, a female peacekeeping soldier belonging to the all-female unit of Indian UN peacekeepers in Monrovia, scans the street and passing cars while on a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol in the Duport...

Weekend traffic congestion in Beijing. The city now has three million cars, a number which grows by about 1,000 a day.

Traffic congestion. The city now has three million cars, a number which grows by about 1,000 each day. It's not unheard of to be caught in traffic jams on main arterials after midnight.

A view of the bright lights and traffic in the Pudong Financial District from the top of the Shanghai World Financial Centre.

Traffic near Gurgaon. This Delhi satellite town, also known as "Cyber City", is one of the fastest growing urban areas in India.

Traffic near Gurgaon. This Delhi satellite town, also known as "Cyber City", is one of the fastest growing urban areas in India.

Traffic near Gurgaon. This Delhi satellite town, also known as "Cyber City", is one of the fastest growing urban areas in India.

Cars in a traffic jam along Ratchadamri Road.

Traffic, which is overwhelmingly two-wheeled, in the city.

Two-wheeled rush hour traffic with rain capes in a heavy storm.

Rush hour traffic jams dominated by two-wheeled traffic.

Two-wheeled traffic waiting at traffic lights in the evening downtown.

A schoolboy walking over a city bridge, with rush hour traffic, mostly two wheeled, passing by.

Rush hour traffic jams at dusk dominated by two-wheeled traffic.

A construction labourer walking by rush hour traffic.

Cars compete with motorised auto-rickshaws, bicycle rickshaws, buses and trucks for space on a busy road.

Cars compete with motorised auto-rickshaws, buses and trucks for space on a busy road.

Taxis and cars in rush hour traffic on Mohammed Ali Road in a Muslim quarter of the city centre.

Traffic at a busy intersection in the city centre.

Taxis and public buses in rush hour traffic on Mohammed Ali Road in a Muslim quarter of the city centre.

Public buses, cars and other traffic on Mohammed Ali Road in a Muslim quarter of the city centre.

Traffic during rush hour.

Traffic during rush hour.

Workers construct a reinforced steel rod frame as a support structure for a new elevated highway on a construction site above a traffic jam.

Rickshaws vie for space at a road intersection in Old Delhi.

A view of the traffic during morning rush hour.

A view of the traffic during morning rush hour.

A worker steps onto the construction site of a new elevated highway above a traffic jam.

Traffic during rush hour.

Traffic during rush hour.

Traffic during rush hour.

Traffic during rush hour.