To all Lagos Residents and it suburb , traffic jam (go slow, hold up) is part of everyday life . you have to plan ur day in accordance with it . Many have been wondering what's are the major causes of these GRIDLOCKS and during these festive period it will surely be elevated
Here are my major causes
1. location of businesses : Many major companies are located in Lagos and it environ . thereby there's huge influx of people trying to get to their work places from their abodes early in the morning and and vice versa in the evening .Those that works in the island , or stays in sango can attest to that.
2 . state of the roads: Most of the roads are in bad conditions and not properly manage . a very good example is at ile -epo along oshodi -sango road. that road is beyond spoilt .if rain should fall , you are in for it..
3. Church programs and Political activities : these two are kinda inter related. when churches like RCCG and Winners hold their annual conventions. the gridlock is extremely bad. when our politicians decides to pay Lagos a visit , the citizenry knows they are in for it.
4. lack of proper town planning: this is another issue ,several buildings , Churches , markets are located in awkward places .thereby resulting in traffic Gridlock
5. Attitudes of pedestrians : some of lagosians are hard heads . some will be crossing highways with impunity even if overhead bridges are available , oncoming vehicles will have to slow down thus causing gridlocks. a typical example can be found in Oshodi,where KAI is arresting offenders.but that's not deterring some people.
6.Roadside stores: some people hawks their wares on the highways and you will c drivers and passengers haggling over the prices of goods right in the middles of the road!.
7.Drivers attitudes: most of us have being in traffic jams and we kept wondering what is the cause only for us to c two motorist battling it out right in the middle of the road.sometimes we can c a woman in suit trying earnestly to eat some food. we may even witness two drivers trying to fit into the same space. a very good example occurred at lekki toll gate right in front of oriental hotel where two drivers got stuck will trying to pass through the gate at the same time!
8. location of law enforcement agents: This usually get me angry. you will c law enforcement agent lurking at the end of the road, portholes, curves to catch offenders. the most recent one I witnessed occurred along yaba road where a motorist was told to reverse back on the BRT lane with at least 20 vehicles behind him when they could have Stayed at beginning to avert it all.
Feel free to add yours
Cc:
Dominique

one bottle of origin for u OP for this tantalising thread

Definitely not an end time.... It has to be fixed

Lagos traffic is world class....

Travelled to Lagos last two weeks thursday(a day before R.C.C.G convention) and the traffic gridlock on that Lagos-Ibadan expressway was scary.

Someone in the bus said," Some of the people coming for the convention won't witness it.They will spend so much time in traffic that by the time they get to their destination,the convention would've ended". I was dumbfounded.

I usually only come here to read comments, but its unbelievable dat I commented today, hit front page and 5th to comment. Seun I need to send my account number to u ooo. U should pay me for making dis huge success . Back to post, Neva been to Lasgidi. #Abujaonpoint.

End time signs

End time traffic

That Moment when you try to escape with a stolen car and ended up in lagos traffic, you turned back to face crowd of aggressive thief hunters!......

Audu for kogi state

Volks own is spiritual,cos u won't see the cause. Meaning its caused by ogbanje spirit.

confirm I will add mine later

i think Governor Ambode deserves kudos for his listening ears. Traffic is one major challenge of cities but effective managememt can go a long way in ameliorating it

You over make sense with this post

9. Water board breaking roads to fix pipes.
10. Lack of active LASTMA officials in the road
11. Mentally deranged bus drivers
12. An incompetent state governor (The Economist)
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Yesterdays traffic was epic... The problem is too many cars and all dis trading and double parking along the road... I see no solution for dis Lagos traffic atall

Lack of alternative modes of transport apart from the Road is the NUMBER 1 reason.

All others are either secondary or offshoots of that point.

lasisi69:
Definitely not an end time.... It has to be fixed

I concur oga mii

too much population and lots of mad drivers.

Lagos is a small city full of too many people



End time traffic

I think we need flyover everywhere

Commercial buses picking passengers on the road. These buses don't like using their designated bustops and the worst of it is that u see traffic wardens right there with them only collecting bribe.

Nice one

Am body is working

Eko o ni Baje o!!!
d traffic is truly epical and mythical... I swear
.was once hooked in a 8hrs traffic.... I almost collapse

1.NO PROPER URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING. 2. BREAKING DOWN OF CAR, BUS, TRAILER AT D MIDU OF D ROAD. 3. NO ENOUGH TRAFFIC OFFICERS IN SOME MAJOR LOCATION... E.T.C

Ok