We have a new form of transportation. It’s not new to the Ugandan transit system, but only new to us mzungus.
It’s called the boda boda. On many a street corner in Uganda, you see boda boda’s (motorcycles) because they are a popular option for getting from one place to another. All one must do, is simply approach the boda boda man, negotiate a cheap price, ascertain that they really know the destination for where you are going, and hop on (when traveling in groups it is good to make sure that one boda boda does not start off in the opposite direction from the rest of the group - could mean possible kidnapping or impending doom).
How to figure out which Boda Boda is right for you to rent:
- Your driver must not be wearing a helmet (this would imply that he is new at what he does)
- When approaching the boda boda, your driver must not address you as “hey baby”
- When approaching the boda boda, your driver must not blow kisses at you.
- Your driver must be wearing a heavy coat. We are unsure of the reasoning behind this...maybe it’s just a fashionable Ugandan trend or maybe if he doesn’t wear a coat he’s not traveling fast enough to get chilly and it is going to take you 7.3 years to get wherever you are going.
- No neon lights on the boda (party boda)
- Your driver must not giggle when he goes over bumps, this means he is just trying to scare you.
- Driver must not sit on you (sorry Katie)
- Driver’s must not speak fluent English. He would then know when we are talking about him behind his back.
How to figure out which Boda Boda is right for you to buy:
- Must have plenty of basket space for pineapples and orphans
- Must have a bell
- Must have good, working brakes
- Must have a place for streamers
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