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Hate ‘em, love ‘em – boarding a danfo is akin to taking a ride on the wild side.

Boarding a danfo is always an opportunity to witness some bizarre stuff. It also gives you an opportunity to experience some unusual behaviours from the driver, conductor or co-passengers.

Anyway, here are some awkward things you are sure to notice while taking a danfo ride.

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1.Wires serves as ignition keys

They rarely have ignition key. Instead, to start the danfo, the drivers would have to rub together a number of wires located around the ignition point.

2. The seat-belt is slack, doesn’t grip or has no place to plug it to

The seat-belt is there just to fulfill all righteousness. Most of the seat belts lack the ability to carry out the function that they were designed for. This is because a lot of them have lost their elasticity, they have nowhere to plug or buckle them to, etc. In order to evade arrest by traffic law enforcers, the driver and the front-seat passengers would simply have it hanging loosely over their shoulders.

3. An attached “Ijoko” (wooden stool) or plastic seat make up the front seats

Danfos typically have a space in-between the driver and the front seat passenger’s seat. In a bid to maximize every available space in the danfo, a kitchen stool or a white plastic chair is fitted into that space. This way, an extra passenger can be accommodated. And of course, the driver and his conductor make a little extra buck. It is the least comfortable seat in the bus; however, comfort is the least consideration for commuters in Lagos.

4. Someone always get to smell the conductor’s armpit

A passenger in the bus is always afforded the opportunity to sniff the conductor’s armpit. That happens if you are unfortunate to seat right where the conductor reserve for himself to stand – that is, by the door area. As the conductor bends over to collect fares from the passengers sitting behind you, he effectively puts you in a vantage position to catch a whiff of the smell emerging from his armpit.

5. No matter the threat by the conductor, someone always presents a large bill as fare

Before the trip starts, it is typical for the conductor to demand that only commuters with exact fares should board his danfo. Such demands are accompanied by all manner of threats. Still, this condition is hardly adhered to. There is always at least one passenger that will present a large bill (N500 or N1000) for payment for a fare of about N50 or N100.

6. There is always a whiff of alcohol originating from the driver’s breathe

While sitting on the front row next to the driver, you always get a whiff of alcohol being discharged from the driver’s breathe. You begin to wonder if alcohol consumption is prerequisite for driving a danfo in Lagos.

7. It is a taboo for the conductor to sit

For whatever reason, conductors appear to detest sitting down. Standing, or squatting, inside the bus, or simply hanging outside the bus is the preferred position for danfo conductors.

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8. There is a physics lab at the back of the driver’s seat

That is where the vehicle battery, solvents and some electrical wirings are connected together in series or in parallel. The slightest contact by the passenger siting around that area can effectively bring a danfo in motion to a halt.

9. Rudeness is the default character of the conductors

Perhaps, the consistency of dealing with unruly passengers have configured them to be so. Conductors exhibit absolutely no sense of courtesy in them.

10. There are always instruction for passengers to shift

There is always a passenger that instructs other passengers in a row to shift when it is obvious that there is nowhere to shift to.

11. No item on the dashboard works

Not even the fuel gauge works on the dashboard. If at all anything on the dashboard works, it is the audio system which typically blast songs by popular fuji artistes.

12. Comfort is the least consideration in a danfo

The seats are made up of planks. Some seats do not have backrests. A row sits 5 instead of 4, all manner of body odour persist, etc. Yet, no one complains.

13. The window-side of the front seat is hot cake

Passengers are so eager to sit at the window side of the front seat. A passenger sitting there would typically come down from the danfo to allow another to embark so as for him or her to retain that position.


Source:

https://autojosh.com/13-awkward-things-you-observe-in-a-danfo/

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So true

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Shugarlord213:
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who is this

And when a lepa seats with 3 oroba on a row...




The lepa will now spread herself so they can get equal share of the space.

i don't dull myself for point 13

sitting in front especially during rush hour is like winning Olympic gold medal

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Some conductors can actually make you laugh till you get to your destination... So I don't succumb to that.

OP forgot to add that their back windshield is always used for writing weird stuffs like:
AJERANJE
AL-PACINO
NATIONAL
TUPAC
WASHEYRE..

Buses in Benin have soft comfortable seats, the door is always closed cos the conductor squeezes himself and seats in the attachment so no dust blowing in your eyes. The sound system in the bus is always good, blasting good Niaja jams back to back that you will not even want to come down when you reach your destination.
Lagos danfo buses are the exact opposite. Commuting is hell Here coupled with the everlasting traffic. That's why panadol is always in my bag.

there must be staff in d bus

That number 8.

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You're 100% legit

What about Pasuma/Osupa poster

Your number 12 point is wrong.

Danfo is 4 on a row and not 3.


And yes, conductors now sit (only few don't and in some areas).

You forget to add somethings.

14. Hike in transportation fair; These conductors increases transportation fair at will especially if there are many passengers at the bus stop or if it rain.
E.g kola to Oshodi is 200# but they will increase it to 500#.
I have entered 300# from iyana Ipaja to ikeja instead of 50# or 100#.
Ikeja to Maryland is 50#, they will make it *2.
The more reason government want to scrap the danfo/eti buses soonest.

15. Conductor and driver is always in a haste to drop/pick up passengers. People always alight on motion.

16. All passengers mind their business.

17. If there is hike in t. Fair, passengers will be forming they won't even protest for the price to be dropped.

18. Some conductors behave like criminals. Some will deny they don't owe you change, some will want you to forget your change with them.

19. The conductors always lack change.
Wole pelu change e (enter with your change).

20. Some of the conductors looks rugged.

21. If you want to enter a cheaper bus you have to be patient.

There are still alot.

Great post. However, seat belts are never elastic.

Agbero will be like funmi lowo. Conductor: owo kini?? Agbero: Owo security. I will be like gawd, SECURITY ni bo, for lagos again

anoda tin 2 observe in danfo is dat most of dem dnt hv fuel tank,instead dey use keg as fuel tank.is always at d back of d bus.

Number 4 is ehh...

the writer is a confirmed commuter. A nafdac approved danforian.