The Alternative: Schedules and Overloading

Continuing the video documentary of the various alternatives to so called "white supremacist" concepts of rule following, time observation, etc. We have a river "boat" in DRC.

Imagine if you will that you want to take a Greyhound bus from NY to Alabama. Trip takes about 24 hours. Imagine reaching Port Authority to get in line to get on the bus and the bus arrives at the gate but doesn't leave for 3 days.

Imagine the bus driver comes by a few times while you are sprawled out on the floor to explain that the gas hasn't been delivered for the bus yet. He's stressed out and he's leaving now to go wherever it is he rests his head.

Imagine then that once it's time to board the bus not only is every seat taken but people are packed into the aisles as well. Oh and people are put on the roof.

Imagine now that this 24 hour trip takes 3 days instead.

On other notes. Why is it with all the university educated Congolese that nobody has updated the maps of the river and made them available. I mean boats "regularly" sinking and taking 140 people with them? Ok. Fine. Why not put some kind of homegrown markers where there are issues? Heck tax the boats to pay villagers to do it, since they clearly are willing to take risks most people in the West wouldn't.

If there's anything that stands out fromm these series of videos, it's the constant overloading of vehicles. Seems to me that a lot of problems with transport could be resolved if these vehicles weren't overloaded all the time. Less break downs. Less getting stuck in mud with maxed out suspensions. River boats that can move faster due to having to pull less.