In Niamey, we travel by bike, even if the pipe here is anarchic. At a crossroads, we can see lights that work, and others who do not work. If walking is not sure they are very well respected, unless there are police officers themselves, are highly respected. Still, they must remember that the normal rules of traffic and make this much simpler rule: the bigger is right, the truck outweighs the car, which prevails on the bike, which outweighs the pedestrian. The police and the military outweigh throughout the world. Point of rules that complicate life as the priority right: the car on the street who has the biggest priority, it is left to the discretion of the drivers. Of course, this can cause confusion in case of difference of opinion, but if something goes wrong, I mean, if two cars at the same time undertake the intersection, the solution is simple: you honk.
course, there are accidents, sometimes due to the complete absence of mirrors on the car. Never mind, it carries the wounded and left the vehicle just the location of the accident so the police can make the findings. The rate of arrival of the police depends on many things, but there is one main reason is gasoline. The first thing to do once you get the police called it, is to find gas to put in the tank so they move to the scene. It can lead to comical situations: a truck accident in the middle of a very dangerous intersection (lights not working) has paradoxically secure traffic. The truck did not leave the passage for a car, so that everyone slowed, and ourselves, bike, could move, whistling. Then the policy is over, she removed the truck, and the junction is again dangerous as before.
The night is even more complicated because the lighting is a bit faulty: sometimes it works, sometimes not. In addition, the same cars that have no mirrors may not have either of headlights. And the same goes for motorcycles (I do not even mention bikes). In addition, there are many people out, and obviously can cross the road. I have never driven at night here, but one of my friends summed up the situation thus: "You find yourself with just your headlights to enlighten you, and there are people everywhere. "It's a bit stressful if you do not like killing people with your car.
face the danger of driving at night, I took strong resolutions. I got sent by my father of lights that work with magnets. You set the lamp on the frame, the magnets on the spokes of the wheel, and it blinks when you ride without you needing to set of batteries. It's quite expensive (around fifty Euros), but safety is at stake. I stared Sunday on the bike of Mary and guardian of the house, curious, came to observe the system. He asked if it was expensive. I almost give him the price, but changed my mind, noting that the price of the lamps was almost equal to his salary, even though it is normally paid. I was still a little ashamed.
We could now move at night by bike, it is visible. Too bad this is no longer possible because of the beards.
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