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Is anyone going out for a jog in Lagos?

When is the next running event organized?
What are popular running routes?

Lagos (base camp), Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan, Maiduguri, Asaba/Onitsha, Benin City...

I liked most Abuja and Kaduna, nice and quiet but somehow, for some reason... despite the traffic, LASTMA, smoke, noise... just Lagos feels like home.

I regret that most of the time I traveled for work and I didn't have enough time to really visit more in these cities... hope I will change that. Hope to get to Jos soon, Heard is really nice... What is to be seen there? Where can you lodge in Jos?

It seems to be true that for some reason the regular drivers do not really care about bikes on the road. A Hummer 2 has "more" priority than a small car; that leaves the bikes no room on the road on the other side.

From my own experience you're less likely to have an accident with a bike than with a car. Ridding a bike is 100% driving; you cannot be distracted by a cellphone, car stereo, smoking, talking with passengers, or whatever else. However the bike accidents tend to be more deadly than anything else on the road.

And, I think driving in Lagos is much more fun than anywhere in the world. Well, it has its challenges but I really miss it when I travel outside.

But it's a matter of choice.

Motorbikes are more Fun?

Why are motorbikes (by motorbikes I do not mean okada, but serious machines) not more popular around here? Weather is fine all around the year, lots of places to move around, so why there are no motorbike clubs, more people using them for fun and/or mean of transport??

1. Attraction for the rider. Everywhere else where I have been, a motorbike is a point of attraction on the road. A cool bike, nice suit and helmet and you can pick any girl for a ride. Doesn't really matter if the rider himself is ugly or has bad manners.

2. The feeling. The ones that have tried a power bike at least once know what I am talking about. It's 10k times more fun that any car, full of adrenalin.

3. Beat the traffic anytime.

That would be the first 3 things that I can think of; so why not?

Do you, ladies and gentlemen, like 2 wheeled rides?