davidif:

Boy, Nigeria DESPERATELY NEEDS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS.

Kennyblues:

tell Alao Akala to divert the N8.5B road project into building more roads so that you don't the morning rush hour or betterstill he borroes a clue from Fashola

DejiYesufu:

I live at Akobo, Ibadan. Due to poor planning a single lane road leads from Akobo to inner city Ibadan where most people work. Akobo, being a new site, has many residents now living there and the number of people there is increasing daily. Now, what baffles me the most is why the traffic is so heavy on monday but begins to petter out as the weekdays go by. Then on Friday eveing there is 'go slow' again, this time as we return home. Someone explained that the 'weekenders' from Lagos are returning but I doubt this line of argument.
What is do you think? Is it the same in your city?

wazobia-ng:

resign your job and watch the goings on from beside the road, then you can answer the question well well.

denony:

to recover weekend expenditures

wazobia-ng:

resign your job and watch the goings on from beside the road, then you can answer the question well well.

wazobia-ng:

resign your job and watch the goings on from beside the road, then you can answer the question well well.

canuck:

@ OP

In Nigeria (at least in the South West), I know that there's a certain devotion to (and probably a superstitious belief about) Mondays - As in what you do on that day will determine the rest of your week. So, most people just get up and go!

To add a different perspective, Mondays (and Fridays) are low-congestion mornings in the US! (According to Inrix, who supply data to in-car satellite navigation systems)

Speculations are that most Americans call-in "sick" on Mondays than any other day!

JeSoul:

Lol. I would argue friday over monday, so they can have a nice long weekend. Infact I'm thinking of exercising that option for tomorrow

I agree with your line of thought - Come to think of it, taking Friday or Monday off equals the same long weekend, no be so? One is @ the start of the weekend, while the other is @ the end

canuck:

I agree with your line of thought - Come to think of it, taking Friday or Monday off equals the same long weekend, no be so? One is @ the start of the weekend, while the other is @ the end

I think this heavy traffic on Monday mornings and Friday evening is a norm in most major towns and cities.

IMO the Akobo problem is due to the following;

1. Its a single lane road

2. The rail way track crosses the road and because the track does not seamlessly blend into the road, cars slow down to cross the track

3. There are several cement dealers at the area where the rail track crosses the road and a lot of the time there are trailers off loading bags and bags of cement early on Monday morning

4. There is always one clever cloggs parked on the road. Remember that it is a single lane road, so cars coming behind have to wait behind the parked car until there is a gap in the traffic

5. The area is a relatively new area and lots of new middle to upper class people are now moving to the area, many of who own their own cars.

6. We all know the taxi Ibadan "old baba drivers" with their Datsun 120Y taxis always stopping and starting.

7. There is also an amala joint at the oju irin which is also very busy and with cars parked all around it Cheesy

chaircover:

I think this heavy traffic on Monday mornings and Friday evening is a norm in most major towns and cities.

IMO the Akobo problem is due to the following;

1. Its a single lane road

2. The rail way track crosses the road and because the track does not seamlessly blend into the road, cars slow down to cross the track

3. There are several cement dealers at the area where the rail track crosses the road and a lot of the time there are trailers off loading bags and bags of cement early on Monday morning

4. There is always one clever cloggs parked on the road. Remember that it is a single lane road, so cars coming behind have to wait behind the parked car until there is a gap in the traffic

5. The area is a relatively new area and lots of new middle to upper class people are now moving to the area, many of who own their own cars.

6. We all know the taxi Ibadan "old baba drivers" with their Datsun 120Y taxis always stopping and starting.

7. There is also an amala joint at the oju irin which is also very busy and with cars parked all around it

wazobia-ng:

resign your job and watch the goings on from beside the road, then you can answer the question well well.