One of my favorite things to do when we are stuck in traffic, is to read the poda poda's signs. A poda poda is like a mini van taxi. The nice comfortable seats are taken out of the van, and bench type seats (made out of 4x2 planks of wood) are bolted to the floor of the van-depending upon the size of the can there are 4-5 rows of these benches. So a van in the west that is designed to hold 8 people now can hold 20-25 people.
These taxi's go from place to place and the price is about 1000SL (which is about 25 cents). I have noticed each taxi is decorated with it own sayings...
"A.T." is probably the driver or owners initials...Adama could be their child, boss, or a family member...
This poda travels from Waterloo to Bombay Street...
Sierra Leone is about 60% Muslim in population...
I'll leave this one to your imagination...
I've seen t-shirts that say "Try God" and now poda's that say "Try Islam"...
They also like stickers of "Cobra"...
or "Madonna"...
Or advertising their favorite football/soccer team-this one is Man United (England)...
Finally some will have sayings to advertise a business....
Never a dull time on the roads here!
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