Troski 101: The Best Spot.
This post enlightens you on the best spot on any trotro. These hints apply when you have a choice not when you are struggling to catch the last spot when you are late for work on a Monday morning.
After 10 years of being a bonafide troski rider. I can tell you this is the best "apor" you will find anywhere.
1. The best spot on any troski is the last spot by the window on the lane after where the trotromate sits. This is usually the third seat in the row. With most troki's having 5 rows, this also means that you are in the middle. For the the one with 4 rows, you are in the penultimate row.
2. This is the best spot for many reasons. The windows of almost 95% of Trotros from a sample of almost 100 trotros usually open at this side. This is good for fresh air especially in the evenings when the traffic is hot.
3. You get to swerve the spittle from trotro preachers and sellers. The third row is far enough from the first row where these people usually sit. I have been surprised on certain occasions when preachers started bellowing from the back but even with that you are good because once again, you are in the middle.
4. In the event that envelopes are being shared, you get the drift early enough to refuse taking it if you do not want to give.
5. At this spot too, you don't have to get down for anyone to alight. This applies to all corner positions though so nothing advantageous there.
6. You get to avoid the passenger load under the last seat when you are on this row.
7. The worst spot of course is the lane the mate sits. When you sit here especially next to the mate, apart from dealing with the stench from the mate on most occasions, you run the risk of being very uncomfortable if the mate decides to overload because you would surely be the victim of "mepakyew pushi kakra".
8. However, if it starts raining rather suddenly and the window does not close. Na waa oooo
9. Avoid the front seat by all means when it's sunny. It is like being fried in a skillet. Terrible!
10. And finally avoid the third seat on any row by all means if you can. With this seat, you usually find your buttocks hanging between the last seat and your assigned seat itself. This is because people do not want to push or are not in a position to push any longer because they carry extra load. You know what i mean abi.
My next blog post would feature how to grab a spot on a troski in the midst of plenty. Adios for now.
Source of photo: http://ghana.uoregon.edu/2012/08/24/tro-playlist/
After 10 years of being a bonafide troski rider. I can tell you this is the best "apor" you will find anywhere.
1. The best spot on any troski is the last spot by the window on the lane after where the trotromate sits. This is usually the third seat in the row. With most troki's having 5 rows, this also means that you are in the middle. For the the one with 4 rows, you are in the penultimate row.
2. This is the best spot for many reasons. The windows of almost 95% of Trotros from a sample of almost 100 trotros usually open at this side. This is good for fresh air especially in the evenings when the traffic is hot.
3. You get to swerve the spittle from trotro preachers and sellers. The third row is far enough from the first row where these people usually sit. I have been surprised on certain occasions when preachers started bellowing from the back but even with that you are good because once again, you are in the middle.
4. In the event that envelopes are being shared, you get the drift early enough to refuse taking it if you do not want to give.
5. At this spot too, you don't have to get down for anyone to alight. This applies to all corner positions though so nothing advantageous there.
6. You get to avoid the passenger load under the last seat when you are on this row.
7. The worst spot of course is the lane the mate sits. When you sit here especially next to the mate, apart from dealing with the stench from the mate on most occasions, you run the risk of being very uncomfortable if the mate decides to overload because you would surely be the victim of "mepakyew pushi kakra".
8. However, if it starts raining rather suddenly and the window does not close. Na waa oooo
9. Avoid the front seat by all means when it's sunny. It is like being fried in a skillet. Terrible!
10. And finally avoid the third seat on any row by all means if you can. With this seat, you usually find your buttocks hanging between the last seat and your assigned seat itself. This is because people do not want to push or are not in a position to push any longer because they carry extra load. You know what i mean abi.
My next blog post would feature how to grab a spot on a troski in the midst of plenty. Adios for now.
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