Photos: What rush-hour looks like around the world

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Photos: What rush-hour looks like around the world

On packed subways and crowded highways, billions of people participate in a short-distance population shift twice a day: the rhythmic ritual of the daily commute to and from work. - Associated Press

In this Sept. 4, 2014, photo, thousands of motor scooters wait at a stoplight during the morning commute in Taipei, Taiwan. There are 15.09 million motorcycles in Taiwan, or 67.6 for every 100 people according to statistics from Taiwan's 2013 official Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS). (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

In this Sept. 17, 2014, photo, passengers look at the Sheikh Zayed highway towers from the front window of a remote control metro during afternoon rush hour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 5-year-old Dubai metro has grown from serving 60,000 passengers daily in 2009 to 500,000 commuters. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

In this Sept. 17, 2014 photo, commuters take a bus home after work during rush hour in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

In this Sept. 17, 2014, photo, a man closes his eyes as he stands with other commuters in a crowded metro car during rush hour in Rio de Janeiro. On packed subways and crowded highways, billions of people worldwide participate in the daily commute to and from work. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

In this Sept. 17, 2014 photo, pedestrians cross an avenue during afternoon rush hour in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

In this Sept. 18, 2014 photo, commuters walk to the Rodoviaria bus station in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

In this Sept. 19, 2014 photo, a man peers through a bus window covered by a map of the bus route at the Rodoviaria bus station in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

AP10ThingsToSee - In this Sept. 3, 2014 picture made with a long exposure, lights from evening rush hour traffic move over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

In this Sept. 22, 2014, photo, commuters rush into a train garage during a morning rush hour at a subway station in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A woman accompanied by her child waits while pushing a tricycle cart loaded with boxes for recycling during the evening rush hour in Beijing, China, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. The Asian Development Bank trims its economic growth forecast for Southeast Asia this year and next due to slower domestic demand in some of its bigger economies. Its forecasts for China, the world's second largest economy, are unchanged. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

In this Sept. 18, 2014, photo, train commuters hold on to the front and side of an overcrowded passenger train in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo, a passenger wearing a hair roller puts on her makeup while waiting for a subway car during early morning rush hour in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo, passengers wait for a subway train during early morning rush hour in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

In this Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, office workers wait as street food vendors grill their "torta" breakfast sandwiches, one block from Reforma Avenue, a main business district in Mexico City. Millions of Mexicans commute to the capital city during the work week, some leaving their homes as early as 4 a.m. Informal street vendors set up their stands near offices for just a few hours knowing that breakfast gets picked up on the go and eaten at the office. (AP Photo/Anita Baca)

In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo, people sleep on the subway floor during early morning rush hour in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo, a passenger sleeps while holding on to the rail inside the subway during early morning rush hour in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

In this Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, office workers cross Reforma Avenue in the heart of the business district, past the Angel of Independence monument, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Anita Baca)

In this Sept. 17, 2014, commuters cross Reforma Avenue through an underground tunnel decorated with an altar of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

In this Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 photo, commuters exit the Sevilla subway station in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

In this Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 photo, a young couple, unable to find seats together in the metro, hold hands across the aisle at the start of evening rush hour in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

In this Sept. 10, 2014 photo, Irma Ortiz applies makeup while waiting in line at the Western Hemisphere's busiest border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico. An average of 50,000 cars and 25,000 pedestrians cross daily through the San Ysidro Port of Entry - many waiting for hours on their way to jobs, schools and shopping malls in the U.S. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

In this Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, photo, the headlights and taillights of moving cars streak past stationary cars waiting for their turn at an intersection during the evening rush hour in Sydney. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

In this Sept. 9, 2014, photo, a woman smells her bouquet while walking on the Wilshire Boulevard overpass as traffic moves along the 110 Freeway during evening rush hour in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In this Sept. 19, 2014 photo, commuters use a bicycle taxi in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

In this Sept. 19, 2014 photo, a man carries pipes in one hand and steers his bike with the other between cars and pedestrians in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

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In this Sept. 4, 2014, photo, thousands of motor scooters wait at a stoplight during the morning commute in Taipei, Taiwan. There are 15.09 million motorcycles in Taiwan, or 67.6 for every 100 people according to statistics from Taiwan's 2013 official Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS). (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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