Even though driving is a universal skill and one which all\nmust possess at a certain age, driving in Lagos requires special skills; one\nthat only \u2018Lagosians\u2019 possess. To keep safe while driving in Lagos, there are\nsome unspoken rules\/facts you need to be constantly conscious of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re the only normal\nperson.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your first mistake will be to assume all the other drivers on\nthe road are as sane as you. Yes, they know how to drive as driving is a\nuniversal skill but this is Lagos, Nigeria \u201ceverybody get hin own for body\u201d,\nsome people are really angry and don\u2019t mind projecting their feelings towards\nyou and your car. So for no reason, just be empathetic and cautious while\ndriving. That being said, it\u2019ll be better for you to assume you\u2019re the only\nnormal person driving on the road if you don\u2019t want \u2018wahala\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t do \u201cMtchew\u201d for\nMopol <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is apparently the easiest way to loose your car and dash government money in Lagos. \u201cThe officials are right\u201d know this and know peace. You can be faulted for the most unreasonable things if you keep throwing words at them. Also, always make sure to be with your vehicle papers. Arguing with road officials while you\u2019re in a hurry and angry will only make you say the wrong things and get everybody riled up and if by chance you you\u2019re carrying around expired papers, go to carpaddy.com<\/a> and renew your papers. You sha know as e dey go for this side (you\u2019re not new to this). If you argue too much and they decide to sit on your case, na station o. Get your car papers renew and up-to-date<\/a> and follow traffic rules abeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make way for the\n\u2018Kings\u2019 of the Road<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n They say many are mad but few are roaming the streets. I\u2019m\nsure the people that came up with that saying came to Lagos for the first time\nand saw danfo drivers because (tears emoji). Well, I don\u2019t think a lot needs to\nbe said here just do well to stay away from the yellow buses while driving it\u2019s\nfor your own good. If they bash you, they will still argue and threaten you on\ntop of the matter. Some will be polite and beg, but \u2018las las\u2019 you\u2019re the one\nthat will fix your car because theirs is pure metal and a few knocks with the\nhammer is all they need after a bash. To straighten their buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Okada Riders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These ones definitely have extra lives at home. They seem to all have a pact with suicide, but they\u2019re a necessary evil as they\u2019re the only options sometimes when you need to get somewhere on time and Lagos traffic is doing the most. Whatever you do, if you know death is not in your own pouch like Fela (see what I did there? \ud83d\ude09) avoid these lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hide everything, apart\nfrom yourself!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, merchants sell any and everything in Lagos traffic but\nsome are out to steal your stuff. This is a common scenario, you put your\nphones carelessly on your car seat right beside you and your glasses is wound\ndown, a thief distracts you by engaging you on the drivers side and the other\npicks your phone from the other side of the car. Heck, some even break car\nglasses to steal stuff, right inside traffic. Simple, keep any shiny stuff on\nthe car floor, under your seat or safely in a bag! Don\u2019t say we didn\u2019t tell\nyou, make e no shock you o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t get too close and\ndon\u2019t be too far<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Lagos, anything can happen. It can be calm as morning one\nminute and crazy as storm the next minute. It is important to leave enough\nspace between your vehicle and the one before you in case the inevitable happens\nand the only option is to japa. \u201cWon ni kawa mo corner o\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fear Trailers\/Tankers <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You should always be particularly conscious of these ones. There should always be distance between you and the big trucks. The drivers could get a bit too confident and begin to feel a little more superior to the other vehicles and even sometimes take ownership of the roads because of the size of their vehicles. If you\u2019re overtaking, do so and move far away immediately especially on curved roads. Too many accidents have been caused by these big trucks and tankers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even though driving is a universal skill and one which all must possess at a certain age, driving in Lagos requires special skills; one that only \u2018Lagosians\u2019 possess. To keep safe while driving in Lagos, there are some unspoken rules\/facts you need to be constantly conscious of. You\u2019re the only normal person. 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You can get these documents on carpaddy.com<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n