Travel, Wander About, Roam

Men IV (2):
Road Transport
by Phil Bartle
Travel, Wander About, Roam

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Following the path of least resistance makes all rivers -- and some men -- crooked.
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View of Busy Accra Street from a Flyover (an Overpass)
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Accidents
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Fuel in Remote Areas.

I never had much trouble getting petrol (gasoline) in the remote areas where I needed to travel for my research.  One time, however, my oil was low in my motorcycle and none was available.  I bought some palm oil, and it worked well, although my engine smelled like supper.

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Roadside Vulcanizer (Tire Repairs)

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Road Repair
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I have heard that roads are much better these days. In the seventies that was not the case.

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Bridges
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During the colonial era, 1901 - 1957, the British built many bridges.  With cheap labour, and before the ubiquitous Bailey Bridge became popular, bridges were built of stone, and were very sturdy.
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Inspecting a Stone Bridge


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The shortest distance is not always a straight line
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See: Gender
Women I; Food
Women II;  Farming
Women III: Cooking; 2
Women IV: Marketing
Women V; Clay
Men I; Wood
Men II; Weaving
Men III; Hunting
Men IV; Transport
Oil Palm
Palm Farming
Palmwine Tapping
Palmwine Selling
Other Palm Products
Cocoa
Gender Comensality
Modern Skills
People
Kids
Gender, Introduction
Food
Farmer. Farming
Cooking Marketing Clay  
Wood
Weaving Transport Introduction: Oil Palm Tree Farming the oil palm Tapping: Collecting the palm sap
Marketing: Palm wine seller Other Palm Products Cocoa Industry Modern Skills
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Transport
Rail
Roads
The Afram
The Bartles in Ghana
Housing Technology
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