The Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) has served a
lot of commuters in Lagos and for some; it’s
the favourable means of getting around.
With its ability to transport a lot of people at
the same time, it makes it efficient in terms
of reducing traffic in Lagos. In spite of these benefits, some Lagosians still
hale the BRT.


LATENESS..

Time is money and Lagosians know that. For
some, it’s better to use other means of road
transport and pay more than wait patiently on a
long queue and hope the BRT will be around
soon. If there is one thing that annoys
Lagosians, it’s the fact that the queue is likely to be a long wait and it’s not uncommon to see
tempers flaring due to the lateness of the BRT.


OVERCROWDING..

Gone are those days when the BRT would only
take passengers that equal the number of seats
in the vehicle. With the increased number of
commuters, the BRT has become molue 2.0.
Lagosians hate the fact that the number of
passenger standing in the aisle is almost more than those sitting.


BUS STOP..

The BRT has a number of designated bus stops
but unfortunately, they are limited. If you are not
at those bus-stops you’re likely not going to be
able to board the bus. The same also goes for
alighting. If it’s not the designated bus stop,
you’ll likely have to wait till you reach there and that might be a distance from your intended
point of stop.


BREAKDOWN..

The BRT has been around for a while but
unfortunately it has not been adequately
maintained. A visit to the BRT parks in Lagos
reveals a lot of abandoned vehicles. If you’re in a
BRT and the vehicle develops problem,
passengers have to either find another means to continue the journey or wait till another bus is
called. Unlike other transport services where the
driver might give you part of the money to
continue your journey, the case is not the same
with the BRT as the ticket cannot be exchanged
for money.


UNRELIABLE..

With the BRT, you just don’t know whether the
bus service will operate on a particular day at a
particular park at a specific time. It is just
unpredictable and unreliable. If you have a job
appointment, it will take a nerve of steel for one
to decide to wait to use the BRT that day. The uncertainty and unreliability of the BRT has made
a lot of people who are very time conscious to
shy away from it.


Cc: lalasticlala

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I hate that state called Lagos because of Overcrowding.

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