一到尼日利亚就发现行路难。国家政府收纳了人民的税务,却连公共交通设施都不提供。这个首都城市最常见的交通工具就是"奥卡达",意思是"摩托计程车"。奥卡达在大街小巷游串,招手即停,迅速贼快,生死由天。司机不戴头盔,顾客当然就更不戴了。阿布贾城市特色为多弯,坡大,石头遍地。(这是个出产各种昂贵石料的国家,一堆击碎的铺路石,也是花岗岩)一部奥卡达从坡上冲刺下来,遇急弯滑翔而过,灵巧如耍马戏。我从来统计不出每天奥卡达的交通事故率,因为媒体放眼大事,民间对生命似乎也看得很开,乘奥卡达丧生的危险和虐疾、爱滋、上层社会的压榨、警察的"误杀"相比,应该算是最小的。所以奥卡达的危险只对惜命者而言。我出去散步,常看见路口聚着一群人,一打听,都是拦截奥卡达的。奥卡达就稀少了,假如要搭乘它去教堂或回寺,大概会在上帝和真主那里常做不守时,不守纪律的人。
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