Kenya’s “Boda Girls” are turning a male-dominated industry upside down. Their favored customers are pregnant women needing rides to the hospital.
Tag: Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters
Vietnam’s Drivers, Facing Steep Fines, Are Minding the Rules of the Road
Steep new fines — more than many people make in a month — have made the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi less freewheeling than they used to be.
The Harley Riders With a Taste for Tea and Apple Strudel
The Harley Owners Group in Alice Springs is what’s known as a social motorcycle club, with the emphasis on social.
Confiscated Motorbikes Pile Up as Vietnam Goes After Drunken Driving
Some drivers are abandoning the vehicles, the country’s dominant mode of transportation, because the fines exceed their value.
A Refuge for Russians and Ukrainians, Bali Rethinks Its Open-Door Policy
After multiple accounts of tourists behaving badly, its governor wants Russia and Ukraine to lose access to Indonesia’s visa-on-arrival program.
France Installs Sensors on Streets to Tackle ‘Noise From Hell’
The French authorities are installing “sound radars” in some cities to detect and photograph vehicles making excessive noise, which they say is a public health hazard.
3,500 Women, 6 Continents and a Year of Riding High
Through sleet and monsoons, cities and villages, the Women Riders World Relay has inspired motorcyclists “to show themselves and each other what they are capable of.”
Duterte Is Injured in Motorcycle Accident in Philippines
The fall, which left the president bruised, came amid questions about his health and recent absences from public view.
Thailand’s Roads Are Deadly. Especially if You’re Poor.
The rules of a highly unequal society extend even to the highways, where have-nots are far more likely to be killed than haves.
Ride-Sharing’s Future? It May Sit on Electric Motorbikes
In India, start-ups are opening a new front in the global ride-hailing battles, just as Uber prepares to go public.