10 April 2000
Do you remember the old "CHIPS" TV show, about the California Highway Patrol? Well, now it's the Cambodia Highway Patrol. Maryknoll in Cambodia is the only region in the Maryknoll world that has a policy that all members should wear helmets when traveling because we're constantly riding on motordupes, small motorbikes that carry passengers on the rear. It's basically dangerous because of the hundreds of thousands of motordupes crowding the streets, the few streets that are paved so that all traffic uses them, and the total chaos of Cambodian driving where there are no rules. Here's a shot of most of the MMAFers with their helmets, lined up for morning roll call before hitting the streets to make the world a better place.