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Monday Morning Rush Hour by DejiYesufu(m): 10:14am On Jun 08, 2010 |
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? |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Kennyblues(m): 12:40pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
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 |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by davidif: 12:54pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
Boy, Nigeria DESPERATELY NEEDS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by trublu1(f): 1:04pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
davidif: + town planning, where they actually STICK to the plans! |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by DejiYesufu(m): 1:18pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
Kennyblues:To be fair to Akala he's built some roads lately with the President coming to commision them recently. I just wish to know why what happens on monday should not also happen every other weekday. Its not enough to say people are returning to their stations; such people should have left their towns much earlier! Dont you think? |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by otukpo(f): 1:23pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
The same with Lagos. The traffic going to V.I monday mornings na die. Don't know the cause but i think many offices hold meetings on mondays so everybody wants to be in the office on time, or some people come to V.I on mondays, hang around and then go to their home on fridays. Not sure. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by wazobiang: 1:24pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
resign your job and watch the goings on from beside the road, then you can answer the question well well. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Carlosein(m): 1:27pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
DejiYesufu: Why do you doubt the above? Seems reasonable to me |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by skalamanga: 1:33pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
i dont leave in ibadan but i will attempt explaining; 1. Monday mornings have heavier traffick because ibadan recidents that work in lagos leave for lagos on monday mornings having spent the weekend with their families, which is why the traffick is heavy on the ibadan-lagos express way on mondays. 2. Traffick is heavier on friday evenings because these workers are coming back to meet their families to spend the weekend and the reason why general traffick is heavy on the lag-ibadan express way on fridays. these are simple analogies i think might be the reason. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by JeSoul(f): 2:01pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
Actually this trend of monday morning/friday afternoon heavy traffic is not unique to only Naija. I used to commute 42miles (84miles total) to work and traffic on the highway was always worst monday mornings and friday afternoons. I think its because people usually return from the weekend away, or whatever on monday mornings. And likewise, people usually travel/go away for the weekend on fridays afternoons/early evening. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by denony(m): 2:17pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
to recover weekend expenditures |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by kabukabu(m): 3:42pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
wazobia-ng: Nice couldn't have said it better myself, wazobia |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by canuck(m): 4:57pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
@ 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! |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by canuck(m): 5:00pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
denony: Absolutely! |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by eros(m): 5:05pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
wazobia-ng: Well, Akala should pay more attention to expanding the roads in Ibadan and getting town planners to map out a good plan for a new Ibadan and stick to it. I guess that will mean alot of houses being demolished because folks over here have no respect for boundaries. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Agbo2(m): 5:08pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
wazobia-ng: |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Nobody: 6:21pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
Resign ke, even Yaradu'a no gree do that one oh |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by JeSoul(f): 8:24pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
canuck:I agree 1000% friday mornings are definitely the lowest for traffic, but Friday afternoons? terrible. As for Monday mornings being low-congestion . . . hmm interesting, my personal experience was otherwise. Speculations are that most Americans call-in "sick" on Mondays than any other day!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 |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by babaowo: 8:32pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
its because there is no system working in naija mostly everyone goes to work sametime |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by canuck(m): 8:36pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
JeSoul: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 |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by JeSoul(f): 9:19pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
canuck:hehe true true . It's just that friday off sounds so much better. Canuck, you're the same Canuck who's dropped in the Religion section in the past right? why you no dey stop by now? |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Nobody: 9:28pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Sprumbaba: 9:42pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
I think this heavy traffic on Monday mornings and Friday evening is a norm in most major towns and cities. You go help me do Ibadan GPS. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Nobody: 10:21pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by r231(m): 11:09pm On Jun 10, 2010 |
the govt need to start charging CONGESTION it will reduce traffic |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by DejiYesufu(m): 9:28am On Jun 11, 2010 |
chaircover:This is the best analyses far. Thank you so much. wazobia-ng:How will that help? |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by felifeli: 9:30am On Jun 11, 2010 |
The problem is juju . Some people want Akala to be disgraced by force . But . , o yato. Ride on sir. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by 1forall: 11:14am On Jun 11, 2010 |
DejiYesufu: Hey Poster, the answers are in your post, see them in bold |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by DejiYesufu(m): 12:08pm On Jun 11, 2010 |
Thank you 1forall. But I assume you live in a city and have your own experiences; lets have them. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by Nobody: 11:15pm On Jun 11, 2010 |
I hate Mondays. |
Re: Monday Morning Rush Hour by DejiYesufu(m): 1:13pm On Jun 14, 2010 |
It would not be a bad idea to use bikes in Ibadan. The only problem is that with the roads here, all riders may end up in the hospital - UCH! |
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