Have noticed a curious trait of bicycle and motorcycle
riders. They often ride with one hand resting in the small of their back. Why?
And considering the safety issues on the road – Why????
Motorbikes are, in conjunction with donkeys, the workhorse
of Lahore. They carry up to 7 people on one bike, are used for transporting
beds, wheelbarrows, large plates of glass, anything. In one ten minute trip I
saw: a man sitting as pillion passenger with his arms crossed while a 5 year
old boy rode the motorcycle on a highway; a girl of about 3 or 4 standing up on
the carrier part of the motorcycle waving both hands to everyone while the
driver swerved between the traffic; a motorcycle stuffed with 6 passengers and
a live chicken!
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