DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 29 -- EVERYDAY our roads seem to host a circus, and the clowns ride Bajaj and bodaboda. We all deserve to use the roads and consider also others with respect and dignity, but with engines buzzing and elbows flying, these riders zigzag like caffeinated bees, turning commutes into obstacle courses.

Side mirrors vanish in a blink, overtakes arrive from left right and centre and a symphony of insults follows. Other road users grip steering wheels, pray briefly and wonder who thought this was acceptable transport behaviour. Humour aside, the problem is serious.

These riders flout rules, ignore lanes and treat traffic lights as suggestions. They overtake trucks from blind spots, squeeze between bumpers and explode into rag...