Growing up in Ile-Ife during the late 1950s and 1960s, our taxi was a Morris Minor. The same was true in most towns and cities across Southwestern Nigeria. Motorcycles were not used as taxis.By the 1970s, Datsun, Toyota, and Peugeot vehicles had become the dominant taxis throughout Yorubaland.Taxi drivers and vehicle owners lived among us as neighbors and family members. The system was simple and effective.Drivers acquired vehicles through hire-purchase agreements, making regular payments until they gained full ownership.Once a ...