Nigerian Traffic Rules

Good day chaps.
I had an issue yesterday.
I would like to get your views concerning traffic rules and regulations.

"Is it a traffic offence to move when the traffic light turns from GREEN-to-YELLOW, and not RED yet?"

Please send your comments based on the NIgerian context.

Thanks.

@ poster

That is why it is good to go to driving school, then you wouldn't be asking such questions

Yeah, go ahead and make jest of your country, you guys are so good at it!

 Bad news, your  criticism aint worth a dime! 

Babycool . .Don't mind them . . .and these are the set of people that would be saying all shit!!  

some needs to be corrected and you are referring shit about your OWN FATHERLAND . .

I honestly don't think its about making jest or making fun at our great and illustrious country. But after seventy years of unabated corruption, even on the smallest municipal projects, then I think the poster is the one UNINTENTIONALLY making fun of his country. Besides Nigerians especially the poor don't want traffic lights because it bad for the local now booming OKADA and Danfo business. More stops means less money, less money means increase in buss fares a cost that the average Nigerian commuter will have to absolve. It would be nice to see operational traffic lights once again in Nigeria.

Amber does not mean stop. Red light means stop.

If you beat an amber light, it's not a traffic offence but if you beat a red light then it is.

Nimshi! in which country do you leave where red changes thru amber then to green?!
mr man/woman, red changes directly to green!


People, Amber does NOT equal stop! RED does!
however, you have to be cautious,  if the light changes to amber and your distance is the length of one or two vehicles from the light,  you prolly oughta move so the guy behind doesnt kiss your ass,  at regulated speeds, from that distance you would pass the light before it turns red.

@ poster
the lastma wey catch u, if that was the case,  simply ENFORCED strict rules for egunje,  or how you take settle am last last?!

You can go on yellow if there is no way you are able to stop.On the other hand if U can stop,Go ahead and stop!!

the best answer is the one given by SeanT21. this is the real driving rule
but if you're clear, no danger of accident or obstruction, then, you MUST STOP at amber (yellow), otherwise, it is a traffic offence.
if you know that you did not attend a real driving school, please do not make any contribution because, i can see that most people are giving answers according to what they think, not according to what they were taught in driving school.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!

roodest: na wah o!

Here, from a source that's quite reliable:

"In most countries, the sequence is green (go), amber (prepare to stop), and red (stop). In some systems, however, just before red changes to green, both red and amber are lit. It is customary for drivers to select neutral and/or use the handbrake at red lights; the additional phase is intended to give the driver time to select first gear or release the handbrake before the light turns green, but in practice is treated as an invitation to go before the green light is showing. Austrian, Israeli, and Mexican traffic lights use a flashing green 'prepare to stop' prior to the amber 'stop if safe' signal.

In the UK[2], New Zealand[3] and Canada[4], amber officially means 'stop (unless it would cause an accident to do so)' but in practice, is treated as 'prepare to stop'. In Russia, Serbia, Austria, Israel, and parts of Canada and Mexico, the green light flashes for a few seconds before the amber light comes on. The single flashing amber signal is used in the UK, Ireland and Australia at Pelican crossings. It is used in Serbia and the United States to mark places where greater attention is needed (dangerous crossings, sharp curves etc.). In Canada, a flashing amber light means "drive with caution" and is frequently combined with a flashing red light (meaning "stop") at four-way intersections. In many S.E, Asian countries (e.g. Thailand) a flashing amber light indicates a driver may proceed cautiously across a junction where signals only operate at busy periods."

If you've driven on Nigerian roads where the traffic lights're functional, it should be easy to figure which applies to the good/wonderful Nigerian roads.
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Roodest,

You know every.
I wanted to buy a TV that day, but I got quite late to the shop and their doors were locked.
I had the 'egbele' with me,
So last last. I get to act like sharp man.
Nothing do me.

Not even driving school but common sense. I never went to driving school but I understand and obey the traffic rules. What the poster lacks is common sense

No system walks in nigeria, so i dont blame any body that does not stop when the yellow appears, though the yellow stands for amber,u are suppose to stop when u see a yellow light