You may find it surprising that our team starts and ends most days with a visit to the "redlight district." Yes, that is correct. From what we understand, there is one traffic light in Liberia. It's on the main road to just about everywhere and the Liberians refer to the area simply as "redlight." Not surprising, the light does not work and probably has not worked for years. It's a massive market area and transportation hub that simply teems with people and motor vehicles. It is perhaps a two mile stretch of road but getting through it in a vehicle can take a while. One night it took us 2 hours ...there is no concept of taking a different route in this area ... it is the only way to get out of Monrovia in this direction ...
Redlight defies description. One can hardly believe that people and vehicles are not constantly colliding ... masses of pedestrians, streetside vendors and their stands or wheelbarrow...motorcycles that serve as taxis as well as traditional yellow cabs, and trucks and wheelbarrows all share a two lane road that constantly morphs into three to five lanes depending on who stops, potholes, mudholes or policemen - who have no apparent function but seem to cause congestion themselves.
It is an amazing experience.
Enjoy the pictures ...
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