{"id":955,"date":"2012-11-27T14:52:51","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T14:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fortuneofafrica.com\/ug\/means-of-transport-on-uganda-road-system\/"},"modified":"2012-11-27T14:52:51","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T14:52:51","slug":"means-of-transport-on-uganda-road-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrifacto.com\/ug\/means-of-transport-on-uganda-road-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Means of Road Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Available means of transport\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Taxis matatus<\/strong><\/span>
\nThese are 14-seater minibuses which are readily available all over the country. They are quite known for overloading and not observing traffic rules.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Hire vehicles: <\/strong><\/span>
\nSpecial hire are privately owned vehicles which you can be hire to take you to specific destinations and they are mainly found in urban areas. There are both branded and none-branded special hire vehicles which are readily available at strategic locations in public places.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Boda\u00a0 Boda cycles: <\/strong><\/span>
\nThese can be either bicycles or motorbikes and are common means of transport all over the country. They can reach places where vehicles cannot go because of bad roads. They are commonly known for reckless riding and not observing safety rules of wearing helmets and carrying one passenger.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Public buses: <\/strong><\/span>
\nThere are both domestic and regional buses\u00a0 routes. The regional buses provide means of transport to neighboring countries. The domestic buses transport people to most urban areas of Uganda.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pick-up trucks: <\/strong><\/span>
\nThese mainly transport goods like charcoal, sand, stones, firewood, bananas, fruits and vegetables among other things. They are also means of transport for people in rural areas\u00a0 of Uganda where formal public transport is not readily available.<\/span><\/p>\n

Container trucks and Lorries: <\/strong><\/span>
\nThese lorries or trucks\u00a0 that transport goods within the country and beyond the national borders. The type of lorry to hire depends on tonnage of goods to be transported and the place of destination.<\/span><\/p>\n

Animal-drawn vehicles: <\/strong><\/span>
\nTwo-wheeled carts drawn by oxen or donkeys are used commonly for farm produce transport in some\u00a0 rural areas. They are also used to ferry water.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pedestrians:<\/strong><\/span>
\nPedestrians pushing wheelbarrows loaded with goods or carrying goods on their heads can be used in areas where other means of transport can work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda Post Bus:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Post Buses which distribute letters and parcels to various post offices across the country also transport people. They park at the main post office on\u00a0 Kampala Road\u00a0 and most of them leave for upcountry destinations at 8am every day<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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