(a) For decoration. Well, I’m afraid many of Bamako’s 1,000s of motorcyclists would, in fact, opt for any of the above answers but (b). Have a look: Yes, a significant proportion of motos in the city will have their mirrors pushed up together like this, rendering them useless as rear-view mirrors and thereby jeopardizing their road-safety. I asked why this was the case and someone told me it was because men consider mirrors to be a ‘girly’ accessory and so any ‘macho man’ would not want to be seen looking in one whilst riding his motorbike! Whatever the reason, I am sure that lives could be saved and injuries avoided if folk started to use these mirrors for their designed intention!
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H. on May 24th, 2010 at 2:32 pm #
here in Morocco, people do the same thing, but it’s in order to be able to navigate the narrow streets of the medinas 🙂 |