Saved by firewood!
A heap of firewood by a sloppy sharp curve leading to Lake Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region saved some revellers on Easter Monday from plunging downhill while on their way to the lakeside.
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Numbering about eight in a tricycle, popularly called aboboyaa in the Ashanti Region, the young men were almost tipped from the hilltop into the ditch when the tricycle veered off course but its descent was stopped by the heap of firewood.
The steep hill with sharp curves has become a death trap in recent times, as it lacks railings to serve as a protective cover, a situation which often keeps the fainthearted away.
Last Monday’s attendance defied that assertion as people from all walks of life, mostly the youth, thronged the site to have fun.
The aboboyaa is very popular in the transport business in the Ashanti Region and it is mostly patronised by market women to convey their goods.
Despite it being declared illegal, the high demand for it has ironically legitimise its use.
Road Traffic Regulations 2012(LI 2180) section 128, under the heading ‘Prohibition of Use of Motorcycle or Tricycle for Commercial Purpose,’ states that “the licensing authority shall not register a motor cycle or tricycle to carry a fare paying passenger.”
Also, a person shall not register a motor cycle or tricycle over which he exercises control to be used for commercial purposes except for courier and delivery services.
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It further states that a person shall not ride on a motor cycle as a fare paying passenger.