DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 16 -- THE inception of motorcycle taxis in Tanzania, popularly known as bodabodas, brought with it relief to commuters as the two-wheeler provided a reliable means of transport by operating where conventional services were uneconomical or physically impossible to maneuver.
This saw the motorcycles increasingly becoming a preferred mode of transportation by people from all walks of life, in both urban and rural areas, resulting in the country experiencing a mushrooming of bodabodas in the last decade.
Though bodabodas, play a crucial role in improving mobility within cities and other areas, and providing livelihood to many unemployed youths, a worrying trend of fatal crashes accompanying this paradigm shift in the trans...