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Moving from one place to another in Lagos is now like "akara Ogun traveling to Igbo Irunmole )"

I remember last Thursday. I left my office in Victorial Island at around 4:12pm and I got home (Ikeja) at 9:10pm. This is like traveling from Lagos to Benin. Traveling inside Lagos. And despite the hardship of sitting in one position for hours, armed robbers come knocking too.

Is it the heat as a result of combustion in the car engine (If you can not burn your fuel on car AC for 5 hours), Is it the burning fume? Body odors, fart if you in a commercial transport. Lagos can be hell.

I believe for every problem, there is a solution. Its now depends on acceptability and weighing options i.e weighing the benefits of the solution against cost.

Here are my thoughts/approaches.

1. Introduction of Toll gate fee of like #1,000 on ThirdMainland Bridge entrance: Chill..relax..I know you guys will be apprehensive. What is he saying? . Thats way expensive! You want to cause another hardship..blahblah...

The effect of the hardship of toll gate fee can be reduced through the introduction of "Car pooling". How does car pooling works?

First, Nigerians/Lagosian will have to change their mentality. And these are:

- You dont have to drive to work everyday or actually you dont have to drive when going anyway.
- Its true you are a big man, you have your own driver, however, you should be able to park your car once in a while and follow other people to work. This African-big-man-pride mentality is also adding to the issue. This has to stop. I saw English Prime Minister David Cameron boarding a public train. So nothing dey happen.

So on to car pooling. You will have to reach an agreement with your fellow car owners who are living in your neighborhood and your workplaces fall in the same direction. E.g. If you have some of your neighbors working in CMS axis, you can all reach an agreement to schedule a roaster. One person drives in a week. Mr. A drives on Monday and ensure he drops off Mr. B C and D in a popular bus stop in CMS so they can find their way to their offices. Sames goes for Mr B C and D for the remaining days of the week.

When Mr. A drives, he pays the #1,000 toll fee.

Security Concerns attributed to this can be address by ensuring you know your neighbors well. Visit his/her family, request for their national IDs. Just be sure you know them well before forming any alliance.

Also, a social Web Service can be launched for car owners to hookup using geolocation service.

It can work for people who don't have cars. You can always join car owners who are willing to help. Like myself, I do stop and pick people up on my way to work especially at Iyana Oworo. (I dont collect money oooo ). And I dont pick up ladies alone. You know what I mean

2. Alternative Bridge Fourth Mainland Bridge: This is a tall order, but realistic. Another Bridge can connect VI to Ikorodu and Ikeja. There is no harm in having multiple over-lapping bridges. See Dubai and Florida.

3. Investing in Water Transportation: This is one area no one is interested in. The few boats operating on Lagos waters can't even be trusted.

4. Cable car: I saw an initiation post at Obalende. It seems Ambode is interested in it. Lets see what he can come up with.

5. Electonic bicycles: This is becoming popular in Chinese and European cities. You can park your car and rent these automated machines.

6. Lets start rearing horses and Camel

Feel free to add yours.

proxillin:
Moving from one place to another in Lagos is now like "akara Ogun traveling to Igbo Irunmole )"

I remember last Thursday. I left my office in Victorial Island at around 4:12pm and I got home (Ikeja) at 9:10pm. This is like traveling from Lagos to Benin. Traveling inside Lagos. And despite the hardship of sitting in one position for hours, armed robbers come knocking too.

Is it the heat as a result of combustion in the car engine (If you can not burn your fuel on car AC for 5 hours), Is it the burning fume? Body odors, fart if you in a commercial transport. Lagos can be hell.

I believe for every problem, there is a solution. Its now depends on acceptability and weighing options i.e weighing the benefits of the solution against cost.

Here are my thoughts/approaches.

1. Introduction of Toll gate fee of like #1,000 on ThirdMainland Bridge entrance: Chill..relax..I know you guys will be apprehensive. What is he saying? . Thats way expensive! You want to cause another hardship..blahblah...

The effect of the hardship of toll gate fee can be reduced through the introduction of "Car pooling". How does car pooling works?

First, Nigerians/Lagosian will have to change their mentality. And these are:

- You dont have to drive to work everyday or actually you dont have to drive when going anyway.
- Its true you are a big man, you have your own driver, however, you should be able to park your car once in a while and follow other people to work. This African-big-man-pride mentality is also adding to the issue. This has to stop. I saw English Prime Minister David Cameron boarding a public train. So nothing dey happen.

So on to car pooling. You will have to reach an agreement with your fellow car owners who are living in your neighborhood and your workplaces fall in the same direction. E.g. If you have some of your neighbors working in CMS axis, you can all reach an agreement to schedule a roaster. One person drives in a week. Mr. A drives on Monday and ensure he drops off Mr. B C and D in a popular bus stop in CMS so they can find their way to their offices. Sames goes for Mr B C and D for the remaining days of the week.

When Mr. A drives, he pays the #1,000 toll fee.

Security Concerns attributed to this can be address by ensuring you know your neighbors well. Visit his/her family, request for their national IDs. Just be sure you know them well before forming any alliance.

Also, a social Web Service can be launched for car owners to hookup using geolocation service.

It can work for people who don't have cars. You can always join car owners who are willing to help. Like myself, I do stop and pick people up on my way to work especially at Iyana Oworo. (I dont collect money oooo ). And I dont pick up ladies alone. You know what I mean

2. Alternative Bridge Fourth Mainland Bridge: This is a tall order, but realistic. Another Bridge can connect VI to Ikorodu and Ikeja. There is no harm in having multiple over-lapping bridges. See Dubai and Florida.

3. Investing in Water Transportation: This is one area no one is interested in. The few boats operating on Lagos waters can't even be trusted.

4. Cable car: I saw an initiation post at Obalende. It seems Ambode is interested in it. Lets see what he can come up with.

5. Electonic bicycles: This is becoming popular in Chinese and European cities. You can park your car and rent these automated machines.

6. Lets start rearing horses and Camel

Feel free to add yours.

Toll gate on thirdmainland? Haaaaa... Do you realize that bridge is a bottle neck on its own ?

Beside...this post should be in politics section.

hotwax:
Toll gate on thirdmainland? Haaaaa... Do you realize that bridge is a bottle neck on its own ?

Beside...this post should be in politics section.

The idea is to discourage people from driving out. That 1,000 naira is like a tax.

I concur...Both wait oooh....Abuja traffic was reduced by building bridges

The only solution is to deport all Igbos to Biafra.

I think Nigeria should adopt singapore model

bettercreature:
I think Nigeria should adopt singapore model

How does that work?

Fixe potholes

hotwax:
How does that work?

You must have 2 number plates,one to drive at night one to drive during the day
You must be at home by 7pm if you are using day time number plate else you will pay fine
the same apply to night time number plate
I think that is the best way to reduce traffic in lagos
Though i'm not sure how it works,i was told by a taxi driver

bettercreature:
You must have 2 number plates,one to drive at night one to drive during the day
You must be at home by 7pm if you are using day time plate number else you will pay fine
the same apply to night time plate number
I think that is the best way to reduce traffic in lagos
Though i'm not sure how it works,i was told by a taxi driver

That works in an organized society unlike Lagos

hotwax:
That works in an organized society unlike Lagos

With adoption of heavy fine and impounding cars,it will sure works

After the 4th Mainland bridge, dia will be demand for the 5th Mainland also.

Eko no dey spoil.

U235weapongrade:
After the 4th Mainland bridge, dia will be demand for the 5th Mainland also.

Eko no dey spoil.

Abi na

ejibaba:
I concur...Both wait oooh....Abuja traffic was reduced by building bridges

Abuja is the current FCT...Lagos is a forgotten FCT.

bettercreature:
You must have 2 number plates,one to drive at night one to drive during the day
You must be at home by 7pm if you are using day time number plate else you will pay fine
the same apply to night time number plate
I think that is the best way to reduce traffic in lagos
Though i'm not sure how it works,i was told by a taxi driver

Well Nigeria is another ball game