Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Bumble Bees on the Road.

I the past small Chinese motorbikes were the main taxi service in Jimeta. I used to joke that they were as thick as a swarm on mosquitoes and I just want to swat them. When Boko Haram started using them for bombs they were outlawed in the larger towns. The Kaka has replaced them. Now the streets are full of bumble bees.

They are slower and have 4 cycle engines. Which make then easier to dodge when crossing the street and are less polluting.  The drivers still drive like they are riding bicycles. They might be going the wrong way on a divided highway to get to the nearest crossing rather than drive with traffic a little ways and make a u-turn at a road crossing. Already we see a lot of them blowing smoke out the back and I noticed most only have one of their rear lights working.
 

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