user—friendly so that people could actually use the icons . even when they couldn't read. right, so this is how it works — pretty simple. open up the app on my phone, just hit the qr code scanner, bring it up to the qr code, and in a few seconds up comes a picture of the driver and the car, and you're ready to ride — that's it. transport officials told us that in kinshasa kidnappings are now down from five a week to just five in the last ten months, and nearly a third of the city's 60,000 taxi drivers have signed up. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ ben m boulos.