▁are ▁un p aved ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁quite ▁rough . ▁This ▁is ▁particularly ▁true ▁in ▁the ▁Mand ara ▁Mountains , ▁where ▁large ▁stones ▁l itter ▁the ▁road way . ▁Motor cy cles ▁are ▁often ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁options ▁for ▁travel ▁to ▁more ▁remote ▁destin ations . ▁These ▁vehicles ▁also ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁tax i ▁service ▁in ▁town . ▁Access ▁to ▁pet rol ▁is ▁another ▁problem , ▁as ▁supplies ▁often ▁run ▁out ▁during ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season . ▁Mer ch ants ▁often ▁hi ke ▁or ▁b icy cle ▁into ▁Niger ia ▁to ▁obtain ▁che aper ▁fuel ▁there ▁for ▁res ale ▁in ▁Cam ero on . ▁A ▁major ▁obst acle ▁to ▁road ▁travel ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁is ▁increased ▁road ▁band it ry . ▁ ▁B uses ▁service ▁the ▁more ▁tra ve led ▁destin ations , ▁especially ▁the ▁road ▁south ▁from ▁Mar ou a ▁to ▁Gar ou a . ▁Sm aller ▁destin ations ▁are ▁reach able ▁by ▁bush ▁tax i ▁or ▁priv ately ▁h ired ▁motor cycle ▁drivers . ▁Motor cycle ▁tax is ▁are ▁the ▁primary ▁means ▁of ▁trav elling ▁about ▁in ▁the ▁large ▁towns . ▁Tra vel ▁on ▁the ▁open ▁road ▁has ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁been ▁cur ta iled ▁by ▁increases ▁in ▁road ▁band it ry . ▁These ▁out la ws ▁often ▁amb ush ▁bus es ▁or ▁bush ▁tax is ▁and ▁rob ▁all ▁passengers . ▁Air ▁travel ▁is ▁another ▁possibility ▁within ▁the ▁Far ▁North , ▁and ▁a irst ri ps ▁operate ▁in ▁Ko za , ▁M éri , ▁W aza , ▁Y ag