Yeah. Cruising down Ikorodu road towards Ikeja in the Beamer - left the 600 Merc with the Misses. The Nat King Cole CD on blast - love that guy's music.

SUDDENLY!! a group of people make a mad dash across the road - able bodied men, people holding children, even some !d!ot carrying a goat across his shoulders (what the heck?).

They all scramble across the road, leaping over the barrier of the BRT lane and putting their lives and the lives of us motorists in danger! All this directly under a pedestrian bridge where others are crossing safely (no car can climb up the bridge to come and hit you) and enjoying the view.

Its like using a screwdiver to clean your ears, while you have cotton buds in front of you.

So the question I have for you is this - Why do some Lagosians choose to run across the road when there is a bridge designed and constructed just for them?

1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IMO cos they are Nigerians and crossing the Road is shorter

Waste of precious time and energy. Sharp, sharps runs na d real thing. Though not the best, just funny.

No try am for cele bus stop... Word of advice..

Beggers and hawkers discomfort u while making use of that.

@Op, not all pedestrian bridges are good. Some av holes in them wide enough to fit a limb. The ones at apapa oshodi express comes to mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRdUMS7CAv0

No time!!

I think you shouldn't conclude because of a scene you witnessed.
On the same Ikorodu road, just yesterday I used the pedestrian bridge. Not just myself alone, along with lots of people.

There is even a part in ketu you can't cross the road on you foot, except you use the pedestrian bridge. LASTman is always there for you

eledalo: Yeah. Cruising down Ikorodu road towards Ikeja in the Beamer - left the 600 Merc with the Misses. The Nat King Cole CD on blast - love that guy's music.

SUDDENLY!! a group of people make a mad dash across the road - able bodied men, people holding children, even some !d!ot carrying a goat across his shoulders (what the heck?).

They all scramble across the road, leaping over the barrier of the BRT lane and putting their lives and the lives of us motorists in danger! All this directly under a pedestrian bridge where others are crossing safely (no car can climb up the bridge to come and hit you) and enjoying the view.

Its like using a screwdiver to clean your ears, while you have cotton buds in front of you.

So the question I have for you is this - Why do Nigerians, most especially Lagosians choose to run across the road when there is a bridge designed and constructed just for them?

It's Lagos for christ sakes and Ikorodu road for that matter not Sunset boulevard, Hollywood CA..

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT Mr. BMW?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu60JoFAN78

Fear of heights perhaps.
If i lived in lagos, i'd rather get caught and pay a fine than use a bridge.

Because they are stupid

Asides the fact that some of the pedestrian bridges might not be in top notch, I believe its cos of the usual lagos man mentality. The mentality of "short cut and hurry hurry"

Even people that have no "destination" are in a hurry in lagos. Lol. Make we hear say dem dey give free gala and coke for ontop pedestrian bridge, you won't see anyone crossing the highways.

Lagosians love rushing, freebies and disorder.

Eko ile, please there should be a traffic light atleast between jakande roundabout and Igbo efon.take note, please.

Hm!
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strangest: No try am for cele bus stop... Word of advice..

says who??
Hundreds cross that road everyday!!

strangest: No try am for cele bus stop... Word of advice..

A good word of advice. Tell them

As for me, most times am just too tired to use the bridge. Its like climbing kilimanjaro.
So I just resort to dashing across the road.
And also, sometimes the bridge is often congested that some people collide into one another.

I tire o! There are two very good pedestrian bridges at Oshodi barely 50m apart, yet lazy people dash across the road every minute. Funny thing is, if there were no bridges, these same people would be cursing the government for not providing them.

The rush-rush life.

naptu2: Hm!
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Hahahahaha. LWKMD
Even animals seem to be more law-abiding.

Do u think its easy 4 dm 2 climb dat step , especially all those fat woman wit faaat asss

Been laughing since, nigeria as a whole is funny!

cos Nigeriand love shortcuts in life.

naptu2: Hm!
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What da...?? ?

Do I need to change my prescription glasses or am I seeing SHEEP using a pedestrian bridge?? ??

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

bright007: every John,Dick and Harry is in a hurry to nowhere in Lagos

NL word censor is something else

Waste of time....climbing moutain everest.....short cut to hell or alausa are preffered.lagos brain, cheapest brain.lagos rush hour.city of aquatic splendour!

Actually I prefer the screw driver to the cotton bud.

Back to your question; everybody is always in a hurry in Lagos.

some-girl:
Fear of heights perhaps.
If i lived in lagos, i'd rather get caught and pay a fine than use a bridge.

Quite agree with you. Imagind a family with kids and when they climb up the bridge their kids start screaming!

that's why the traffic law was designed the way it is, lagosians are so amazing (ironically), #okadaban

ijigbamigb:

Hahahahaha. LWKMD
Even animals seem to be more law-abiding.

naptu2: Hm!
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Now that's hilarious . The people stand at the side of the road while the sheep cross above!