The case studies below will show some of the effects of transport and communications on everyday life. A trip from the capital to the mountains can take three days. This has serious consequences. For the 2,000 students in the University of Sierra Leone, there is one public phone box. In December '95, it had been out of order for 6 months.
Faxes cost a fortune and E-mail is nowhere to be seen.
Buses and trams are frequent, quick, ultra-safe and heavily subsidized for young people. They enjoy their own lanes and routes to discourage people from using their own cars. They're almost all electric, preventing choking inner-city fumes and smells. Public Transport 1. Your Roads 1.