The
"Pem-Pem" Boys of 19th Street.
Liberians call these bikes Pem Pem, because
that is how their horn sounds as they make
their way around cars, people and things.
Some people think they should be restricted
to the back roads. I think they are essential
to Liberia's transportation problems. With
Monrovia traffic and limited availability
of public transportation, the pem pems are
ideal. They are small, they can get through
heavy traffic jams and many times, will get
you there faster then any car would except
police escort. Most importantly, they will
take you where the taxi doesn't want to go.
These
guys take passengers to and from the main
roads and the inside communities. For a small
fee, they will take you anywhere you need
to go, and in the interior, they are a valuable
source of transportation.
