This green Iveco trotro bus passing the Osu SG Bank has an exotic white super roof. These buses are very aged – some have been in service for decades – but are well-maintained and surprisingly do not smoke or jerk or sputter. Ghana may not be manufacturing cars yet but is an expert in auto…
A passenger alights from a blue 1970s Ford Transit trotro bus. Due to narrow aisles, congested doorways and high clearance, it may require some acrobatics to exit a trotro bus. It may be noted that trotro buses are converted vans and were not originally designed for human comfort.
This unusually mellow green 1970s Tata trotro bus stops on the Ring Road West. Buses of this length are typically brightly colored with lost of slogans. Tata is a highly durable transport vehicle because it has an aluminum body and cheap parts. Its slow but in a city with 5 stops per kilometer, speed is…
A Benz bus circles the Kwame Nkrumah interchange. The arch of the left overhead goes to Achimota, the right steel guilders go to Kaneshie. From the driver’s maneuver, he may be going to Achimota, Kanehsie or Neoplan station.