Manila's car counters help address 'world's worst traffic'

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Perched on a flowerbox at a busy intersection in the Philippine capital, Irna Lapriza's eyes jump from one car to the next, her fingers flying across manual tally counters as she logs each passing vehicle.Rain or shine, through floods and car exhaust pollution, the 41-year-old holds the fort as carmageddon plays out each day in the Southeast Asian metropolis infamous for its terrible gridlock.

"The data our traffic surveyors get from counting cars on Metro Manila roads is very important," said Mar Anthony Santos, head of the MMDA's traffic survey section."It serves as the foundation for our traffic engineering interventions and policies.

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