ramdris:
So anytime I see truck,make I pack or wetin u b dey try talk sef. If thats the case nobody go dey move for Lagos cos truck plenty pass car sef.

He's tryna tell u not to linger for long driving beside a big truck. It's either u overtake and go or u wait till there's a space to over take before u do.
Simple! Press 1 if u want it in ur local dialect, or press 2 if u understand already!

Trucks gives me shivers,i was once in a ministers convoy and after trying severally to over take a truck with wailing sirens the driver of the truck obviously pissed off waved us to go ahead and overtake him,we did... only to realise too late that there was another truck heading towards us...only God can explain how we came out alive that day

donbenedict:
with which network abeg? Mtn or vmobile?

You are still a kid. Don't worry when you get one (car) you will understand better

Not only drive side by side also keep a reasonable distance between you and a truck from any angle

kuuljay:
Trucks gives me shivers,i was once in a ministers convoy and after trying severally to over take a truck with wailing sirens the driver of the truck obviously pissed off waved us to go ahead and overtake him,we did... only to realise too late that there was another truck heading towards us...only God can explain how we came out alive that day

The truck driver is a vampire ooo, why will it want to lead you to your death. I used it because only an animal can behave like him

Gentle2015:


You are still a kid. Don't worry when you get one (car) you will understand better

was joking naa.. wetin sef.

Nice write-up,

Don't forget this also

Never drive at the back of a long truck conveying long iron rods, if those iron falls mistakenly death is sure

Stay safe

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- Aristotle (15 B.C)

Nice one.....noted....

This is simply a common sense. The summary is don't stay close to a truck for too long when driving.

I hate those things I see them as the devil himself any time I sight them on the road

Goldenheart:
issit me; i hear voices when driving, before i over take a truck.
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voice: oya accelerate
me: what if a car just appear 4rm no where
voice: u c any car, why u dey mumu like this? do fast
me: na true, i no see any car.

then i ovatake.

You are crazy

Good Advice


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ramdris:
So anytime I see truck,make I pack or wetin u b dey try talk sef. If thats the case nobody go dey move for Lagos cos truck plenty pass car sef.

What is wrong in simply acknowledging the moral of the story?

d33types:


these huge trucks have lots of blind spots hence they will hardly see around them, hence we don't treat them like normal car vehicles.
if behind them, overtake asap,
in front of them, speed off asap.

If beside them,be more careful cos in Nigeria, they change lane like devils. Either move fast or slow down but they shouldn't be directly beside you.

.Most of these trucks use the fast lane even when on cruising speed,thus tempting you to overtake from the wrong side

My thoughts exactly!

Concise and nice

ramdris:
So anytime I see truck,make I pack or wetin u b dey try talk sef. If thats the case nobody go dey move for Lagos cos truck plenty pass car sef.

Given Nigerians have a poor understanding of the rules of the road u'll explain as best to you. In the country where I live and many other countries in a multi lane carriageway we have what's called the fast lanes and slow lanes. It is not unusual to see cars sit behind trucks on dual carriageway and then overtake when there is enough space to do so.

The OP forgot to mention cross winds which can blow you right into the trucks path

ebig21:


The truck driver is a vampire ooo, why will it want to lead you to your death. I used it because only an animal can behave like him

my dear some of them are usually on hard drugs

oriflamebaby1:
Has the op ever travelled to ogbomosho? The road are filled with 95% truck driving recklessly. I hate that road with passion! Nigerian government are irresponsible when it comes to road maintainance

I can actually relate to this; During my University of Ilorin days, its always scary to ply the road. There was a day a bus i boarded was almost involved in an head on collission, only for the driver to swerve into the bush. Still grateful we came through.

See the road u use as pix and u expect person not to drive side be side

sureguy02:


I think we should start driving on the trucks

Hahaha

nextstep:


I stay enough far behind trucks unless I'm going to overtake so that I can react to rollback or swerves. Even then, as I'm approaching, I look at the road ahead of them, to see if there are potholes or other obstructions that will make them swerve. Then I honk loudly and pray nothing happens as I go past. I've survived a worn tire thread once (though the tire ate my fender to pieces and scraped off part of my bumper).

For those who like to put head and get close to trucks, I give them extra distance. My best friend, a far better driver than I am, tries to teach me to be more aggressive, but I'm ok going slow and giving distance... I will arrive there 10 minutes later at the worst.

Hahaha. Better safe than sorry.

In normal driving society, trucks are never allowed on the left lane of any highway. They're all restricted to the right lanes only. Secondly, driving rule 101 forbids any sort of over taking on the right hand side. But in Nigeria, anything goes. That's why our pot hole ways ( not highways ) are killing fields.

Where on earth does a truck driver change lane quickly? Maybe in Nigeria though, as for me I just don't stay long on their blind spots, period.