Second day on the Island. I have just taken the ferry back. When I arrived at the ferry terminal there were people disembarking from Dumai on the Sumatra mainland. As you have seen yesterday that the local transports were not really developped, the most common way of travelling as in the rest of Indonesia are the Ojek (motorcycle taxis). They are not licensed (by the Government) and the specificity on this Island is that the helmet is only compulsory for the driver. You never see any passenger wearing any safety devices. Ladies are usually sitting sideways and it is not uncommon to see families of 4 (in addition to the driver) riding a single bike! Of course, if you are not a local and know the standard prices you have to bargain hard before you accept a ride. I only took some in Sulawesi and have always avoided them in crazy cities like Jakarta!
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