If you are in Burkina Faso and biking in a city, be careful because as a Nasaro (foreigner), you may get stopped by the police. The police target us because they think we have more money than others. You should have two lights on at night at all times- one in front and one in back or your bike will get confiscated and you will have to pay 6000 CFA. Now sure you may be biking next to host country nationals who are biking without any lights or brakes, but the police stop you. During our first month here, a trainee was stopped on her way back from the cyber café; at that point our French was pretty weak and we were nervous about being in a new place- so it was a terrifying experience.
Now we just know we have to abide by their rules:
-Have your ID on you at all times
-Have your bike certificate with you
-Obey all traffic laws, stop at yellow if you really want to avoid trouble
-Wear two lights at night
Hopefully I wont have to deal with them while here.
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