Friday, June 22, 2007

3 on a 2 wheeler

This pix was snapped from the inside of a taxi in Indonesia. That afternoon was exceptionally hot and humid, and you can imagine the heat and the dust outside the air-conditioned cab. If you zoom in to the bottom left of the pix, you would see a tiny hand of a very young child sandwiched between the rider and the pillion passenger. In other words, there are 3 pax riding on the 2 wheeler. This form of transportation is very common there. The child probably represents a considerable large segment of the population of about 200 million living under such conditions. What's your feeling about this?