agabaI23:
Were there times you wasted more than 2 hours because you drove against traffic?

agabaI23:
I have been wondering for a long time why certain things happen on our roads. I have long wanted to create this thread out of my experience and observations of what happen on our roads but somehow, I have not been able till today. My questions are

1. How do you really feel when you deliberately drive against traffic knowing very well that you will obstruct traffic flow on the opposite lane?

Have you tried to check the amount of time you gained by breaking traffic laws?

2. Do you really feel stupid or happy when a lot of motorists are kept at a standstill because of your selfish decision? Do you know that apart from gridlocks resulting from bad spots on the road or police's N50 tolls, most gridlocks result from selfish decisions of people like you who are well dressed and are on long ties.

3. Do you know that when you patiently queue in your right lane that the gridlock clears faster than when you try to cut corners? It is possible that you may escape if you are the first to start the madness but those who follow after you will end up closing up the road. You could be among those trapped on a different day.

4. Are you one of those who drive against traffic in a 4 lane road even when your side of the road is devoid of traffic or roadblocking pothole just because you won't bother to drive up to to a U-turn before you turn to get to where you can branch off the road? You end up flashing your headlamp at on-coming vehicles who are not expecting any intruders in your mould? The funny thing is that most times, the time it will take you to do the right thing would be just less than 2 minutes.

Do we just enjoy breaking laws or we prefer to be chased around? Do not come here to tell me that police do the same. Yes they do the same because they are selected from among us. Do you have to do it because others are doing it? What right do you have to criticize the government when you cannot do little required of you?

Always remember that when we do things right on the road, we save more time than when we do the wrong thing. Always remember that the happiness and 'less stress' you feel in developed countries is because majority of the citizens choose to do the right thing.

When we break traffic laws, we impose stress on ourselves and other road users who will have to adjust to accommodate your careless and selfish conduct.

Oya bring it on

Moderators, I will actually like to hear what many Nigerians think when they drive on our roads

kaymighty:



Let me also cull in here, when you see those that put on recommended glasses driving, be advised never to be behind or beside them. Its either they see too much or 'oversee' so to say that their way of driving will provoke different insinuations out of you. Be calm bro.

dearpreye:


Shockingly, this impatience hardly leads to anywhere meaningful. I'm yet to understand from whence we got this bad habit.

Mrtesso:



Lol...wat exactly are u positing; that people like me are the cause of the traffic misfortunes you face along Nigerian roads? Be warned!!! Its a result of mediocre driving skills and asinine driving habits as opined by the OP.

Mrtesso:



Lol...wat exactly are u positing; that people like me are the cause of the traffic misfortunes you face along Nigerian roads? Be warned!!! Its a result of mediocre driving skills and asinine driving habits as opined by the OP.

hahn:


Impatience often grows from a lack of purpose, vision or goal. As a nation, we are yet to define our purpose as a people. Instead of having the us-against-them mentality, we have chosen to adopt the me-against-you, ibo-against-yoruba, ijebu-against-egba, anambra-against-owerri, me-against-my-brother mentality instead.

Until we define our purpose and goals and chose a nationalistic approach to life, we will always be in a hurry to nowhere

dearpreye:


I think the system was designed to achieve exactly what you've described above. However, in our state level, we can still maintain some level of sanity.

I agree with the cause of impatience. I'm hardly in a hurry cos I usually plan my day in advance.

gabicon:
A lot of people really don't care that's where the law should come in, the law is meant to make people care about others. Generally the I don't care attitude is our biggest problem in Africa, once me and my family are fine every other person can go to hell.

agabaI23:
I have been wondering for a long time why certain things happen on our roads. I have long wanted to create this thread out of my experience and observations of what happen on our roads but somehow, I have not been able till today. My questions are

1. How do you really feel when you deliberately drive against traffic knowing very well that you will obstruct traffic flow on the opposite lane?

Have you tried to check the amount of time you gained by breaking traffic laws?

2. Do you really feel stupid or happy when a lot of motorists are kept at a standstill because of your selfish decision? Do you know that apart from gridlocks resulting from bad spots on the road or police's N50 tolls, most gridlocks result from selfish decisions of people like you who are well dressed and are on long ties.

3. Do you know that when you patiently queue in your right lane that the gridlock clears faster than when you try to cut corners? It is possible that you may escape if you are the first to start the madness but those who follow after you will end up closing up the road. You could be among those trapped on a different day.

4. Are you one of those who drive against traffic in a 4 lane road even when your side of the road is devoid of traffic or roadblocking pothole just because you won't bother to drive up to to a U-turn before you turn to get to where you can branch off the road? You end up flashing your headlamp at on-coming vehicles who are not expecting any intruders in your mould? The funny thing is that most times, the time it will take you to do the right thing would be just less than 2 minutes.

Do we just enjoy breaking laws or we prefer to be chased around? Do not come here to tell me that police do the same. Yes they do the same because they are selected from among us. Do you have to do it because others are doing it? What right do you have to criticize the government when you cannot do little required of you?

Always remember that when we do things right on the road, we save more time than when we do the wrong thing. Always remember that the happiness and 'less stress' you feel in developed countries is because majority of the citizens choose to do the right thing.

When we break traffic laws, we impose stress on ourselves and other road users who will have to adjust to accommodate your careless and selfish conduct.

Oya bring it on

Moderators, I will actually like to hear what many Nigerians think when they drive on our roads

best2com:
Drivers*

Not for us, Car owners *prospective*





Ah! FTC, That's really good! So it's this easy sef?

INTROVERT come lemme give you small space to sit

agabaI23:
Every little helps. I hope one person will through this medium rethink. Everybody on the road is the other person for another person.

dickt:


When sb wears a tie, is it the person you find on the tie or it is the tie you find on the person? How could you say sb is ON top of a tie that is actually on his neck?
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That's how people like you say "Men on black" instead of Men in Black even though you knw there's an American movie titled Men in Black.Do Nigerians think Americans are less proficient in English than us?
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It's so annoying when Nigerians turn English upside down.Really shameful.
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2 those of you who'll be offended that I pointed out the error & wish 2 hit back, f**k you!

MabraO:


I like this
Even with this some motorist deliberately drive restlessly just so u bash dem mistakenly.
Nd majority of us didn't go driving sch

Kisses4rmDxtanx:


Boss r u 4getin dat d Traffic light is d artificial intelligence while doz beating traffic r d Animals?

kaymighty:


You must have been really angered recently by someone's bad driving attitude. That's Naija for you. But honestly, soonest things will take shape. Let me also cull in here, when you see those that put on recommended glasses driving, be advised never to be behind or beside them. Its either they see too much or 'oversee' so to say that their way of driving will provoke different insinuations out of you. Be calm bro.

femi4:
not at all. When driving against traffic, the journey is always short like 100meters

MadCow1:


I don't feel a darn thing..

The Governor does it with the help of Mopols. Bullion Vans do it.. Anybody with a mopol does it..So if the Governor can break traffic laws with reckless abandon, why should I obey the law?

Better Drex make I pass before I scratch you Keke napep.





See me see problem o.. If you people were moving, I will not drive one way..

It's not my decision that blocked the road, it's the bad road and the even badder drivers that the FRSC gave licenses to without properly verifying that they understood the rules of the road.

The biggest traffic offenders are:

THE GOVERNORS convoy and all his cabinet including his wife and children.

The Law enforcement agents from Police to Army to NSCDC to any body that can afford to put sirens on their vehicles.

Bank Bullion Vans

Any private citizen rich enough to buy a police officer.

Taxi drivers and Keke Napep


And finally the rest of us.


So OP, take your matter to to governor and police before talking about my driving.



Tell that to the Governor and his crew driving on the other lane against traffic..

Tell that to the Police that is also doing the same thing and breaking the law. Infact, it normally starts with one police car and them the rest of us queue up behind them.



YOLO Biitches.. I make it home 2 minutes earlier than your biitchesass..



Suck my big fat Cow Balls..

The entire society is bleeped.. Driving issues starts from the FRSC..

I got my license in 2 foreign countries and it was a much smoother process. I was tested both on the road and on paper, did eye tests before I got my paper.

Here in Nigeria.. I got my license at age 15 without stepping into any FRSC office. Even this new license sef, I was told to pay 5'k for Driving school certificate. The VIO test was being answered by the VIO people. The process was just made more tidies and not really any better. Untrained drivers still liter our streets.

If you say we shouldn't talk about LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS being the number 1 law breakers, then you shouldn't complain about us living by the example of those who should be our leaders.

I honestly don't drive like a mad fellow all the time, but sometimes I do because I feel like a fool obeying the rules whilst watching the law breakers go past whilst I sit there looking like a fool.


The entire system is bleeped..

Take your complaints to the authorities. This new license was a chance to sanitise the system and it has failed. Maybe they should privatise the licensing procedure.

whizqueen:
I take Weed whenever I hit the road.
We really don't care

dfrost:


:DMy brother where are we rushing to? I almost got carried away by same notion but that day I wanted to know where the driver was rushing to. In less than a minute, he parked by the roadside joint and hailed his friends waiting for him to join them in relaxing after the day's work. I laughed over the folly, honestly. So please don't chase after them unless its a car race...

agabaI23:
I have been wondering for a long time why certain things happen on our roads. I have long wanted to create this thread out of my experience and observations of what happen on our roads but somehow, I have not been able till today. My questions are

1. How do you really feel when you deliberately drive against traffic knowing very well that you will obstruct traffic flow on the opposite lane?

Have you tried to check the amount of time you gained by breaking traffic laws?

2. Do you really feel stupid or happy when a lot of motorists are kept at a standstill because of your selfish decision? Do you know that apart from gridlocks resulting from bad spots on the road or police's N50 tolls, most gridlocks result from selfish decisions of people like you who are well dressed and are on long ties.

3. Do you know that when you patiently queue in your right lane that the gridlock clears faster than when you try to cut corners? It is possible that you may escape if you are the first to start the madness but those who follow after you will end up closing up the road. You could be among those trapped on a different day.

4. Are you one of those who drive against traffic in a 4 lane road even when your side of the road is devoid of traffic or roadblocking pothole just because you won't bother to drive up to to a U-turn before you turn to get to where you can branch off the road? You end up flashing your headlamp at on-coming vehicles who are not expecting any intruders in your mould? The funny thing is that most times, the time it will take you to do the right thing would be just less than 2 minutes.

Do we just enjoy breaking laws or we prefer to be chased around? Do not come here to tell me that police do the same. Yes they do the same because they are selected from among us. Do you have to do it because others are doing it? What right do you have to criticize the government when you cannot do little required of you?

Always remember that when we do things right on the road, we save more time than when we do the wrong thing. Always remember that the happiness and 'less stress' you feel in developed countries is because majority of the citizens choose to do the right thing.

When we break traffic laws, we impose stress on ourselves and other road users who will have to adjust to accommodate your careless and selfish conduct.

Oya bring it on

Moderators, I will actually like to hear what many Nigerians think when they drive on our roads

agabaI23:
We are all animals you know

agabaI23:
You finally developed your plot. Well done

A few words though

The Governors do it and so on. Because the governors were taken from among us. Someone who understands that he is causing more harm than good would not try that. It is about the right orientation.

I agree with you that there is something fundamentally wrong with the system. That thing is our state of mind. We believe that the country if fcked so we can keep fcking it up. This is a very erroneous principle which increases the stress level in the system and attendant consequences.

You love driving in your two countries because majority choose to do the right thing. The majority will not break traffic in the middle of the night where there is no camera and no corps to arrest them. If you can do the right thing there, you can here.