, ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Cot on ou ▁has ▁no ▁public ▁transport ation ▁system ; ▁many ▁Ben inese ▁people ▁rely ▁on ▁b icy cles , ▁m op eds , ▁motor b ikes , ▁and ▁z ém id j ans ▁( m oped ▁tax is ). ▁B uses ▁and ▁bush ▁tax is ▁offer ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁interior . ▁ ▁Gas oline ▁sm ugg led ▁from ▁Niger ia ▁is ▁widely ▁available ▁in ▁glass ▁bott les ▁and ▁jug s ▁at ▁inform al ▁road side ▁stands ▁throughout ▁Cot on ou ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁This ▁gas oline ▁is ▁of ▁un re li able ▁quality , ▁often ▁containing ▁water ▁or ▁other ▁cont amin ants ▁that ▁can ▁damage ▁or ▁disable ▁vehicles . ▁There ▁are ▁periodic ▁gas ▁short ages , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁particularly ▁ac ute ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁few ▁service ▁stations . ▁ ▁Po or ly ▁maintained ▁and ▁over loaded ▁transport ▁and ▁cargo ▁vehicles ▁frequently ▁break ▁down ▁and ▁cause ▁acc idents . ▁D ri vers ▁often ▁place ▁branches ▁or ▁leaves ▁in ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁indicate ▁a ▁broken ▁down ▁vehicle ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁road way . ▁Und is cipl ined ▁drivers ▁move ▁un predict ably ▁through ▁traffic . ▁Const ruction ▁work ▁is ▁often ▁poor ly ▁indicated . ▁Speed ▁b umps , ▁commonly ▁used ▁on ▁p aved ▁roads ▁in ▁and ▁near ▁villages , ▁are ▁s eld om ▁indicated . ▁D ri vers ▁must ▁be ▁on ▁guard ▁against ▁people ▁and ▁liv est ock ▁wand ering ▁into ▁or ▁across ▁the ▁roads . ▁Night