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Tro tro

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Tro Tro
bus-based transport system
CountryGhana Edit

For Ghana den ein neighboring countries insyd tro tros be minibus share taxis wey be private people dema own wey dey travel routes wey be fixed wey dey leave if dem fill to capacity.[1] While tro tro stations dey, dem fit board dis vehicles for hire anywhere for de route top.[2]

Driver wey dey operate am den conductor (person wey dey collect money, dey shout out de destination, dem sa dey am "mate"), dem dey decorate chao plus slogans den sayings, often religious. Small tro tros dey operate Sundays.

Dem dey believe say de term comot from Ga tro, "threepence", de conductors usually dey ask for tro tro "three three pence" na ebe de standard fare around 1940s during de British West African pound den Ghanaian pound dema era.

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  1. https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2010/09/29/report-from-the-field-the-tro-tro-an-essential-mode-of-transport-in-accra-ghana/
  2. https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2010/09/29/report-from-the-field-the-tro-tro-an-essential-mode-of-transport-in-accra-ghana/