₦airaland Forum

datguru:
No wonder a good number of Americans are DUMB

rainmaker12:
Sometimes you feel you need to get there faster...expecially at night... so when the toll barriers are lifted up, u step on the accelerator like never before and the car jumps to the next gear with ultimate response, getting to the 4th gear you found out your stock to 140kmh, stepping out of the pedal for a moment, you hit again, what seems impossible became....... (I reserve my word) giving you the access of up to 7500rpm you feel the power coming out of the exhaust channel as the car jerks to 180kmh getting ready for the next flight of 200kmh....
If I may ask what are the disadvantaged of such high rpm and advantages if any.

colossus2:
On android, I installed Torque.
It managed to scan just once, later the phone (Galaxy Tab) failed to see the device.
Then I installed the different apps on PC from the installation CD, laptop still can't connect with the ELM.

Nb: ELM pairs with both gadgets.

dokilolo:
going wit a mechanic is nt something dat I will recommend. either d mech guy tels u d car is a gud ride 2 buy after he winks to d dealer nd coms bak 2 collecr his 15k cut.or he sees an obviously bad ride nd tels u 2 buy so he cn build a house from your regular visits. he can also tel u dat a perfectly good ride is nt in top shape 2 buy cos he knows d ride will keep u away 4rm him.lets b real, aw many trusted mechanic do we av in naija?
best tin is to follow wat was highlighted above nd mayb include 1 or 2 tinz nd ofcourse PRAYER jst lik gazzuz added.if d ride is bad u cn easily sniff it out once u follow dos steps.

Boss13:
Interesting topic. My response might seem harsh but since we are prescribing naija solutions to naija answer. I would say RUN AWAY and don't look back. If you enter into the police station, you might be charged for manslaughter if you cannot bribe your way out. I had an experience like 4 years ago, I was on Oshodi-Apapa expressway going to the airport and an Okada man and his passenger were on that road (an express road oh) and for christ sake you know how these Okada guys (especially the hausa ones) can be. There was a truck right in front of me and I think the truck suddenly applied brake, I swerved to the right close to the okada rider and controlled myself but because okada do not have enough balance, the okada man also swerved to the right to dodge me, however he lost control and both him and his passenger flew off the bike.

I could not wait and stop. It was an express road but I observed them on my rear-view mirror. Then I saw a commercial bus by my side and the people inside were insulting me. We got to cele busstop (for those who know the place) and there was traffic, this commercial bus blocked me and passengers came out and was shouting that I killed somebody. The look in their eyes showed nothing but my grave and I was confused. Some started hitting my car and trying to open the door. Luckily for me, the traffic moved a little and I zoomed off.

You may say I acted harshly, but I thought the government had banned okada from the express way. Again, I think they may be pretty hurt but they were not dead because I observed them duly. Now guess what those guys would have done to me - Burnt my car, beat me up silly, rob me off my possession and abandon me in pains for an accident I did not create.

So in naija, I will not advise you to wait. If you have the chance zoom off and don't stop. Go park somewhere else and come back on foot to assist.

CityNG:
It's a complex situation.

Folks, Nigeria is not as unique as you folks want to think. Lynching, or severe beating, of drivers after an accident is not unique to Nigeria only and one just happened last week here in Los Angeles. I hate when you guys wants to make Nigeria seems to be a country on Mars. When you deal with emotions with humans then it does not matter what country you're in.

Leaving the scene of an accident is a major crime here in the USA, it's in fact a felony, the highest crime criteria one can commit and up there with murder and manslaughter. Why don't we see more of it in the USA? Because the Police are not only sitting in stations but are out doing vehicular patrols on the street and heavily armed to deter mobs. Mobs also knows that if they mob they would be brought to justice and face severe punishment.

"Neighborhood residents attacked the driver of an ice cream truck after it struck and killed a 7-year-old boy riding a motorized bike in South Los Angeles, authorities said.

The child had been riding alongside the truck on Wednesday when he apparently slipped for an unknown reason and was caught under a rear wheel, police Sgt. Timothy Colson said.

The collision was an accident and the driver, who sustained bruises in the beating, has not been charged, police said. His name was not released.

The driver told police that bricks were thrown at his truck and someone threatened him with a knife. He was taken to a police station for protection. Police were searching for the attackers."

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/boy-killed-collision-la-ice-cream-truck-26394246

My other pet peeve is what someone said which is to not apply Nigerian solution to Nigerian problem. This is wrong and backwards in my opinion.

No matter how you cut it, we are Nigerians and we have a say and stake in what happens.

Now off of my soapbox.

When I drive in Nigeria I drive with the outmost care and concern because of issues like this. I bite my tongue and let folks walk all over me, even the murawa and okada, especially okada riders are my boss on the road. They can win while I am in Nigeria because the system of violence supports them and I will just be a dollar sign in front of them or at least someone to take out their frustration on. I was sitting at a joint when I saw an okada (in this instance he was actual in the right) get hit by a car. Within 5 minutes there were about 50 okadas stopped right there. They slapped the driver a few times before some Army personnel stopped to intervene, if not for the army folks who knows what would have happened.

OP, I don't know the proper answer to your question but all I can do is drive defensively and just expect that the pedestrians are on a death wish I continue to let them be the boss of the road until I am sitting in the departure lounge at Murtala. I know the PC answer some wants to hear which is to stop and render aid but we know that is a death sentence in Nigeria, mostly.

To dual citizens like myself, please make sure that you register at the embassy as soon as you are in Nigeria (also try to use your foreign passport to enter Nigeria so that you can be helped, I know for the USA if you don't enter Nigeria with your USA passport you will have limited protection.

If you're also a dual citizen please know where your embassies are so that you can maybe if you're lucky run there after such an accident.

Good luck to all of us.

coputa:
she went to a regular school,being educated is not about speaking big gsammer but ciarting a proggresive direction..she is more focused and intelligent than most of you so called educated nigerians that mock her.

Toyozzie:
R

jejemanito:
Ma nigga! Repping Nairaland! Nothing do you!

kazon2014:
Activate some of your blackberry apps for just N300 ping mi on 28B9DCE8

CityNG:
Are other Nairalanders into kit cars?

• Lagos awaits FG, WHO approval as 28 health
workers prepare for Sierra Leone
• Atiku commends efforts
SOME form of providence set in yesterday to ensure that Nigeria did not miss being certified Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as the Nigerian, who was quarantined for 48 hours in Spain last week was eventually cleared.
While his ordeal lasted, the authorities back in Nigeria had prayed fervently for the test to come out negative, and it a great relief when it was declared.
Project Director of the Centre for Disease Control in Nigeria, Prof. Abdulsami Nasidi, said at a news conference to announce the nation as Ebola-free: “A Nigerian was stopped in Spain and quarantined, claiming that he was shivering in the plane, and was kept under surveillance for 48 hours, with samples collected.
“Had his samples not come out positive, we would not be celebrating today. But we overcame. His result came out negative. So definitely we have the confidence to face WHO and tell them to come and tell the world.”
And on the heels of the nation’s virus-free certification, no fewer than 28 health workers in Lagos State are set to travel to Sierra Leone to support the ongoing efforts at combating the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
The Lagos State Government yesterday announced plans to give the West African neighbours technical assistance to overcome the deadly EVD, as soon as the Federal Government and WHO so approve.
Lagos has also awarded N50 million to First Consultant Hospital, “as a goodwill gesture to help the business get back on its feet” in the aftermath of EVD. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, at a status update on EVD yesterday, disclosed that 28 trained health workers have expressed interest in the mission to Sierra Leone.
This followed Governor Babatunde Fasola’s statement on Sunday that the West African countries worst hit by the epidemic were in need of support, and that Nigeria would not be completely out of the woods when such neighbours as Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea were still being plagued.
Similarly, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended the successful eradication of EVD in the country, saying it would change the country’s negative external perception.
In a statement by Mr. Paul Ibe of his media office in Abuja yesterday, Atiku said the Federal Government, governments of Lagos and Rivers states should be commended for this remarkable achievement in the face of the grimmest medical crisis the country found itself dealing with at the time.