How does a chicken cross the road in N'Zerekore?

In most places in the world, walking down the middle of the road is not smart. In some places, it's suicidal. But, after much experimentation, I think I've discovered that the only generally safe place to walk on the roads in N'Zerekore is straight down the middle.

The roads here are about 85% dirt and 5% leftover pavement from sometime before the dinosaurs. With the shrinking number of NGOs/UN agencies here, the roads are now dominated by the only form of transport that locals can afford: moto-taxis... motorcycle drivers who pick up people along the sides of roads for a ride across town.

Motorcycles look for the smoothest space they can find to drive across, which does not include ridges of antiquated pavement... so basically, they drive in the dirt ditches along the sides of the road... which leaves the middle clear for walking. Makes sense, huh? :)

And of course, tomorrow walking down the middle of the road, I'm going to get mowed down by a car... yup... that'd be about right.