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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Emmynation(m): 6:49pm On Aug 03, 2023
Stop?? Hell no
I'll hit the gas,the tires would curse but I've got maximum control,I'll get going,it's either an armed rubbery ambush or assassins who knows
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Ofemmanu1: 6:49pm On Aug 03, 2023
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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Larrydollarz(m): 6:53pm On Aug 03, 2023
GanagiBitrus:

Whoever planted those things there expects you to stop & attempt to reverse.
So if you do just that, you've fallen into their trap. cool
your sense is 5G

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by kingthreat(m): 7:08pm On Aug 03, 2023
Whatever you do, act fast. Speed matters.
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Yankee101: 7:12pm On Aug 03, 2023
You miss home and want to visit often, then you see this and remember plenty issues like this
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by abatically(m): 7:19pm On Aug 03, 2023
BoldBrainz:
Reversing might be your biggest mistake in this circumstance. Spikes on the road means you're largely expected to stop once you spot them, and attempt to turn around. Don't!

If the road has shoulders, no matter how slim, use either the left or right shoulder and speed through. Even if the shoulders are covered by high rising shrubs, drive through it.

And except you carry a gun in that vehicle or on your person, the one thing you don't want to do is come down to remove the blockade grin.

I don't think there's a right or wrong answer, just follow ur instincts and hope u are right. It is possible the person that put this expects u to run through it and might be waiting for u about 1-2 kn away when ur tires would have already gone flat. It is also possible that there are more spikes up ahead, in that case u will definitely get immobilized by the other spikes.

Reversing? It is possible the person expects u to stop and reverse, so by the time u are stopped to go into reverse he has already put spikes behind u. So honestly there's no right or wrong answer. Follow ur instincts.

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by BoldBrainz(m): 7:31pm On Aug 03, 2023
abatically:


I don't think there's a right or wrong answer, just follow ur instincts and hope u are right. It is possible the person that put this expects u to run through it and might be waiting for u about 1-2 kn away when ur tires would have already gone flat. It is also possible that there are more spikes up ahead, in that case u will definitely get immobilized by the other spikes.

Reversing? It is possible the person expects u to stop and reverse, so by the time u are stopped to go into reverse he has already put spikes behind u. So honestly there's no right or wrong answer. Follow ur instincts.

Quite right, you are.

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Tolofaith43r: 7:36pm On Aug 03, 2023
Huchdg

Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Born2conquer: 7:52pm On Aug 03, 2023
Mcreloaded:
That's why I pump my tyres with chemicals that seals holes immediately.
Those that drive at night are advised to pump chemicals that seals holes instantly.
It works instantly like kilode
where do we get that
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by raymondinc(m): 7:54pm On Aug 03, 2023
I will take the Bush part as a James Bond.
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by huntax(m): 8:00pm On Aug 03, 2023
JayDaily2:
Solution: Try to avoid long travels that require night driving through lonely areas as much as possible.

Long-distance drivers have seen worse.

Eggs thrown at your windscreen from nowhere.

What about human figures or animals appearing out of nowhere in the middle of the road?

Tree log obstruction?

The worst encountered was Headlights turning off without any technical issues, turned on touch light and it went off too.

I understand this to be spiritual,

Turned off ignition,

Initiated central lock and light up wisdom leaf.
( Story for another day )

That was all it took to divert them off

etc.

Just avoid driving at night as much as possible.

Nah, come back here and finish the story abeg.
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by mabeni(m): 8:01pm On Aug 03, 2023
They are in the bush waiting for you to reverse. You might get shot if you reverse and if you attempt to speed off, they are hiding in the bush ahead. If you have experienced a highway night robbery you will understand me.


The solution is off your engine, Remove your key and quietly enter the bush and take cover.

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by huntax(m): 8:02pm On Aug 03, 2023
southsouthking:
O.P in a situation like this, when you get to the spot, just put off your headlights, throttle the vehicle as if you're zooming off, quietly come down from the car and quickly move away the one that's the main obstacle.
Watch out for either torch light or vehicle light, if you see any torch light, quickly take cover on the bush depending on the direction the light is coming from.
If you see no light, quickly move back to your car, central lock and zoom off.

Easier said than done.
But if your heart is at your back, be rest assured you're free.

Guy, only a cultist would do what you just stated.
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by officialfestus(m): 8:02pm On Aug 03, 2023
Mcreloaded:
That's why I pump my tyres with chemicals that seals holes immediately.
Those that drive at night are advised to pump chemicals that seals holes instantly.
It works instantly like kilode
how?
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by pepericozi: 8:05pm On Aug 03, 2023
Eagle360:
I will run over, those nails cannot puncture my wheel grin

Good. Because you are already on top speed. Run through it and don't wait even if the tyres are flat. Drive to a safety place.

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by iFESTAC680(m): 8:06pm On Aug 03, 2023
GanagiBitrus:

Whoever planted those things there expects you to stop & attempt to reverse.
So if you do just that, you've fallen into their trap. cool

So what do you advice?

Increase your acceleration burst all your tyres and eventually stop exactly where they want you?
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Error401: 8:13pm On Aug 03, 2023
I think a good driver can still manuever the way out
Almiron:
I don’t know the appropriate section to post this, so I decided to drop it here. I saw the image and caption on Twitter.


As a professional driver, what would you do if this was the only way to your destination?

Me: I will reverse asap, go and look for a hotel nearby to pass the night. Life is so precious, what if they pop out from the bush with Ak-47 riffles. A lot can go wrong. The only option for me is to reverse and never look back. Eni ori yo odi le, Ire ooo
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by LincolnOnyeabor: 8:15pm On Aug 03, 2023
JayDaily2:
Solution: Try to avoid long travels that require night driving through lonely areas as much as possible.

Long-distance drivers have seen worse.

Eggs thrown at your windscreen from nowhere.

What about human figures or animals appearing out of nowhere in the middle of the road?

Tree log obstruction?

The worst encountered was Headlights turning off without any technical issues, turned on touch light and it went off too.

I understand this to be spiritual,

Turned off ignition,

Initiated central lock and light up wisdom leaf.
( Story for another day )

That was all it took to divert them off

etc.

Just avoid driving at night as much as possible.

Could you share more please
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Nairas2dollars: 8:19pm On Aug 03, 2023
Mcreloaded:
That's why I pump my tyres with chemicals that seals holes immediately.
Those that drive at night are advised to pump chemicals that seals holes instantly.
It works instantly like kilode

Please tell me more about this...I drive a Toyota matrix car
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by chatinent: 8:24pm On Aug 03, 2023
I'll have to use the bush sides then but it's ever forward! BTW, I can perfectly cross those things without punctures. But I aren't reversing...cos if it's a trap, reversing is part of the gimmick.

This road looks like Otupka road.
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by okoroemeka(m): 8:28pm On Aug 03, 2023
Bar1941:
Turn back and take another route even if your destination is 4 houses away.
you think the boys that planted such elaborate trap will let you turn back or reverse as if you are in a Sunday picnic party,they are behind you and in front,the idea is for you to stop but if you see such floor it ,crash over the obstacle and park far away when your tyres might have deflected and hide inside the bush till daybreak, never travel at night no matter what.

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by mariahAngel(f): 8:29pm On Aug 03, 2023
workchopNG:
🚖🚖

Na so!
Wetin that jakajaka suppose mean? undecided
So, wetin you dey try tell us be say you fit maneuver that way?
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by tymicjay77: 8:31pm On Aug 03, 2023
First thing you must be use to the route,if the route is a common route I ply always, definitely I would have made my calculations of the next possible safer stop. With that in my mind then I can make two decisions either to climb the nail and run with flat tire to the next possible safer stop or I will reverse and move with reverse to the next possible safer stop from where I m coming from.
All vehicles rim can actually design to carry a vehicle for some kilometers before the vehicle will loose stability and balancing. So with the flat tire still on the rim you can actually drive some kilometers before the vehicle will loose balance.

Safety precautions:
If you taking the decision to reverse you must be an expert in reversing to be able to escape any danger that might come from behind, because the person that did that blockage will definitely expect you to reverse.so you must be an expert in reversing actually not every driver do reverse with great speed cos is actually not common to be on reverse with speed .
2. If you climbing the nails, then you must be mindful of alot because climbing the nails means your front tire will definitely be flat. So if you are skillful driver you can actually use only one front tire to Carry the nails while the rest tire will be intact but that depend on how you can swing your steering in drifting. It actually safer if only one front tire get flat,the remaining 3 can actually plunge you to excape with speed than if more than 1 get flat
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by PROPHETmichael: 8:31pm On Aug 03, 2023
Almiron:
I don’t know the appropriate section to post this, so I decided to drop it here. I saw the image and caption on Twitter.


As a professional driver, what would you do if this was the only way to your destination?

Me: I will reverse asap, go and look for a hotel nearby to pass the night. Life is so precious, what if they pop out from the bush with Ak-47 riffles. A lot can go wrong. The only option for me is to reverse and never look back. Eni ori yo odi le, Ire ooo

This is why to be among presidential pilot or top VIP escorts, you must pass the two wheels stunt.


https://youtube.com/shorts/K7TUU_YSsPk?feature=share

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by grandstar(m): 8:35pm On Aug 03, 2023
Almiron:
I don’t know the appropriate section to post this, so I decided to drop it here. I saw the image and caption on Twitter.


As a professional driver, what would you do if this was the only way to your destination?

Me: I will reverse asap, go and look for a hotel nearby to pass the night. Life is so precious, what if they pop out from the bush with Ak-47 riffles. A lot can go wrong. The only option for me is to reverse and never look back. Eni ori yo odi le, Ire ooo

Something similar happened to us in the 1990s when coming from Ondo.

Around Ijebu Ode, our car went over tomatoes and peppers along the road.

One of our tyres got punctured and we were compelled to park and change it. Where we parked, there were 3 other cars too whose tyres were being changed. A man from one of those cars came to meet us. This man was shaking faster than a ceiling fan and he pleaded us to act as one.

However, once his tyre was fixed, he zoomed off. Another car soon zoomed off. It was now left us and another car, a Vboot that was behind us. Once we changed our tyre, my dad had this fantastic idea. Guess what it was?

He said we should help the vboot family behind us. So, we reversed a bit and we started helping them. Suddenly, we saw boys with machetes coming out from the other side of the road with a frightening war cry. They did not carry guns.

My dad instantly fled into the bush. The owner of the vboot did likewise, leaving his wife and sister. I was left with my aunt (my dad's older sister) and the driver.

When the robbers got to us, they started attacking the driver, trying to pry the keys of the Mercedes Benz 230 (na 1980s model, I no use am pose) but he refused to let go. My aunty who had laid on the backseat to hide some valuables was pulled out and slammed to the ground. I have to be honest, I'm not sure if they took any money or valuables.

Meanwhile, where was I? I just stupidly stood there saying to myself "Since I have no money, they won't be interested in me." With detached eyes, I watched everything. Funny thing is that they did not bother me.

As for the vboot ladies, the robbers harassed them and stole some valuables. One was a clothing material that I had never heard off at that time.

The robbers disappeared as soon as they came. Once gone, my aunt started wailing, "abuo mi, abuo mi, abuo mi!" as my dad was taken long to come out from the bush. This literally translates as "my younger brother, my younger brother." (In the Ondo dialect, there is no R). My dad was like the pillar of the family. All her children at one time or the other passed through our house.

My mom had even seen a letter her daughter had written to my dad stating if my dad hadn't married, he would have been able to help her. My mom was livid but never voiced it. This was when they were a struggling couple in England in my dad uni days.

Anyways, my dad eventually came out from the bush and the vboot owner as well. We went to the police station to file a report. The sister of the vboot owner was very bitter over her stolen Hollandis and she blamed her sister in law for it. She didn't seem grateful that her life had been spared and with no injuries sustained.

We left the police station and restarted our journey to Lagos together. However, they increased their speed and vanished. Our Mercedes could not catch up with a Vboot.

Bunch of ingrates. People who we sacrificed our lives for.

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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by ibinaboonline: 8:47pm On Aug 03, 2023
Reversing is exactly what they want you to do. They also expect you to slow down. What they're not expecting is that you plowed into the bush on either side without slowing down much.
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by ibinaboonline: 8:53pm On Aug 03, 2023
Both funny and interesting. A handful of life lessons there.
grandstar:


Something similar happened to us in the 1990s when coming from Ondo.

Around Ijebu Ode, our car went over tomatoes and peppers along the road.

One of our tyres got punctured and we were compelled to park and change it. Where we parked, there were 3 other cars too whose typres were being changed. A man from one of those cars came to meet. This man was shaking faster than a ceiling fan and he begged us to act as one

However, once his tyre was fixed, he zoomed off. Another car soon zoomed off. It was now left us and another car, a Vboot that was behind us. Once we changed our tyre, my dad had this fantastic idea. Guess what it was?

He said we should help the vboot family behind us. So, we reversed a bit and we started helping them. Suddenly, we saw boys with machetes coming out from the other side of the road with a frightening war cry.

My dad instantly fled into the bush. The owner of the vboot did likewise, leaving his wife and sister. I was left with my aunt (my dad's older sister) and the driver.

When the robbers got to us, they started attacking the driver, trying to pry the keys of the Mercedes Benz 230 (na 1980s model, I no use am pose) but he refused to let go. My aunty who had laid on the backseat to hide some valuables was pulled out and slammed on the floor. I have to be honest, I'm not sure if they took some money or valuables.

Meanwhile, where was I? I just stupidly stood there saying to myself "Since I have no money, they won't be interested in me." With detached eyes, I watched everything. Funny thing is that they did not bother me.

As for the vboot ladies, the robbers harassed them and stole some valuables. One was a clothing material that I had never heard off at that time.

The robbers disappeared as soon as they came. Once gone, my aunt started wailing, "abuo mi, abuo mi, abuo mi!" As my dad was taken long to come out from the bush. This literally translates as "my younger brother, my younger brother." (In the Ondo dialect, there is no R). My dad was like the pillar of the family. All her children at one time or the other went through our house.

My mom had even seen a letter her daughter wrote to my dad stating if my dad hadn't married, he would have been able to help her. My mom was livid but never voiced it out. This was when they were a struggling couple in England in my dad uni days.

Anyways, my dad eventually came out from the bush and the vboot owner as well. We went to the police station to file a report. The sister of the vboot owner was expressing her rage over her stolen Hollandis and she blamed her sister in law for it. She didn't seem grateful that her life had been spared and with no injuries sustained.

We left the police station and restarted our journey to Lagos together. However, they increased their speed and vanished. Our Mercedez could not catchup with a Vboot.

Bunch of ingrates. People who we sacrificed our lives for.
Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by BestTrades: 9:03pm On Aug 03, 2023


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Re: As A Driver If You Find Yourself In This Situation What Will You Do? by Mcreloaded(m): 9:12pm On Aug 03, 2023
Born2conquer:
where do we get that

Here in Benin.
I will contact the person first to ask if I put up his phone number.

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