The mean streets of Burma?s crumbling former capital make residents? daily commute a constant source of trepidation... "?I take my life into my own hands every time I get behind the wheel,? said Tin Sein, a bus driver whose regular route takes him from South Dagon Township on the eastern outskirts of Rangoon to Lanmadaw Street in the downtown core of Burma?s largest city. ?But this is how I make my living, so all I can do is pray to Buddha that I make it through another day.? Even as a 25-year veteran of Rangoon?s decrepit public transit system, Tin Sein still dreads the nasty surprises that the city?s roads routinely throw at him. Besides the potholes that lurk everywhere, he also has to contend with vehicles perpetually teetering on the brink of their next breakdown. It is not uncommon, he said, to see a wheel fly off a car or for brakes to suddenly fail when they?re needed most..."