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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

By A Mystery Man Writer

Officially known as traffic security officers but universally referred to as traffic ladies, they are chosen for their looks in a society that remains traditionalist in many respects. They must leave the role if they marry, and have a finite shelf-life, with compulsory retirement looming at just 26.

Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies

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