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EXCLUSIVE PARKING

The city is designating the lanes in front of bus stops as exclusive parking for them.

EXCLUSIVE PARKING

Navigating in the streets of Addis Abeba is not an easy task for any motorist but it must be quite a nightmare for the city bus drivers. The capital's agressive drivers notorious for not even an ambulance get ahead of them, are hardly accomodating for the big buses to drop off and pick up commuters. But help is coming! The city is designating the lanes in front of bus stops as exclusive parking for them.

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