I have always wondered why vehicles break down on the bridge... And im certain people might have been wondering the same thing.

1) Is it diabolical?
2) Is it the traffic?
3) Is it the radiator?
4) Is it something people dont really imagine?

Car experts and owners please shed more light.

Poor vehicle maintenance manifests when you are held up in traffic. So I give the number one position to TRAFFIC!

Thanks amdman. Lots of people do not know why this happens and thats why I wish to get answers here.

What you are asking is ®ε̲αƪƪƔ •̸№t as if Į̸̸̨ƭ happens τ̲̅ȍ everyone or well maintained cars.I have been using that bridge like forever and have never suffered a breakdown. Technically, in Lagos thats like the only good length of road τ̲̅ȍ fire up ur engine uninterupted.So cars that break down there had hidden issues so when fired up τ̲̅ȍ a certain speed comes trouble. just a theory

Lol @ your theory... Talking about firing up your engine... Im guessing you are a business man who ply third mainland bridge at the best of times... Say between 11-4pm.

Those of us who leave our houses early and close like six do not understand what you mean by firing-up... What we understand as regards motion on 3MB is "crawling".

Maybe I should have said when in traffic, why do vehicles break down on 3MB.

Though this may/may not be a vague assumption (as I'm not an auto tech), I think more vehicles are prone to break downs when stuck in heavy traffic (as is usually the case on that bridge for at least 8 hrs out of 24 on d average week day) than when in constant motion.... for a myriad of reasons ranging from:

1) Cars currently in 'push to start' condition whose owners 'mistakenly' turn off the engine maybe due to low fuel or erroneously thinkin the low battery would have been charged up by the (now apparently defective) alternator;

2) Fuel tank empty (dude might have thought he will still be able to 'manage' the car till that filling station in front not knowing that Lagos traffic had other plans for him;

3) 'Overheating' issues which may due to a number of factors (from defective fan/wiring/ defective thermostat e.t.c.) that just require you to stay a tad long on one spot with ur engine running before 'showing face'.lol

4) Some very annoying kick starter issues that only come up when your engine gets really hot and would require you to cool down for your engine to cool down before the car starts again (had that experience a couple of times last year with the family car i used to drive then)

e.t.c. E.t.c. E.t.c.

& OP, diabolical Get serious man.lol

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Though this may/may not be a vague assumption (as I'm not an auto tech), I think more vehicles are prone to break downs when stuck in heavy traffic (as is usually the case on that bridge for at least 8 hrs out of 24 on d average week day) than when in constant motion.... for a myriad of reasons ranging from:

1) Cars currently in 'push to start' condition whose owners 'mistakenly' turn off the engine maybe due to low fuel or erroneously thinkin the low battery would have been charged up by the (now apparently defective) alternator;

2) Fuel tank empty (dude might have thought he will still be able to 'manage' the car till that filling station in front not knowing that Lagos traffic had other plans for him;

3) 'Overheating' issues which may due to a number of factors (from defective fan/wiring/ defective thermostat e.t.c.) that just require you to stay a tad long on one spot with ur engine running before 'showing face'.lol

4) Some very annoying kick starter issues that only come up when your engine gets really hot and would require you to cool down for your engine to cool down before the car starts again (had that experience a couple of times last year with the family car i used to drive then)

e.t.c. E.t.c. E.t.c.

& OP, diabolical Get serious man.lol

You got everything right bro... Yeah you got it right and I agree expressly.

@ diabolic, you know say na Africa we dey... Some people fit start to talk say na one mammy water for 3MB.

LMAO...