I wrote a couple weeks ago about overcrowing on U.S. cities' transit systems.
But let's all take a moment to give thanks that our systems aren't nearly as overtaxed as Japan's. Here's a video of people literally being crammed onto a train -- by the transit officers themselves!
Kinda makes me claustrophobic just watching.
You can watch a whole bunch of videos like this on YouTube, if you have the desire.
Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com 
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