Just as the U.S. deals with the likes of Uber and Lyft, taxis in Tamale now have stiff competition with locals hailing the new model tricycle called Mahama Camboo or yellow yellow (they come in other colors too). Open on the sides, it will be interesting to see how these vehicles do in the rainy season. The driver sits in the middle front which allows a passenger on both his right and left. The back seat technically holds three, but on the ride I took yesterday, there were three women plus three children in the back, then a teenage boy carrying a load of pipes, the driver and another man in the front. A little less expensive than a taxi, though not by much, the Mahamas weave their way in & out of traffic along with all the other cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses and bikes.
