1. Never be outside anywhere after dark, well as much as I can control. So when I'm traveling to and from Kampala and Gulu, I need to make sure to calculate how much time it will take and plan to only be traveling during daylight hours.
2. Don't ride the motorcycles. Uganda has one of the highest rates of vehicle accidents in the world because the driving is really chaotic and the "roads" aren't paved or kept up.
3. Check out the bus/taxi/whatever mode of transportation before getting inside. Landes said that I should walk all around the vehicle to make sure that there aren't any flat tires and if there are, I should tell the driver they need to get it fixed before I'll get in the vehicle. He said to even check how much gas is in the vehicle and if it's not enough to get to the destination, say something and maybe even offer to pay for gas. Often the drivers won't have enough money to drive and then they risk it and run out of gas or barely make it and wait until you pay them to put gas in the vehicle.
4. Don't be embarrassed to be different when it comes to safety. He said that even if no one else is doing it, I should put the seat belt on in the taxi. I should just be smart about different small safety things like that that maybe most people don't take notice of or follow.
5. Be prepared. Before getting on the bus to go to Kampala or something like that, I should pack an extra water bottle and some snacks because you never know how long the ride will end up being. A 5 hour drive may end up being 24 hours if the bus gets a flat tire or you run out of gas or something like that. You may end up being stuck somewhere in the middle of nowhere for who knows how long.
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