Day 21
Thursday, 18th March, 2010Traffic at Calabar is not particularly good and people say its worse in Lagos. Although there seems to be multiple agencies and many traffic personnel doing a good job, but the traffic still makes me scared.
Not that this is something completely new to me as traffic in India can also get chaotic. But crossing the busy roads is difficult. Greg and myself attempt the feat everyday at lunchtime while we cross a busy crossing on our way to Macbite. Our ride to and from Office is also usually adventurous.
We also noticed many at times there are traffic personnel holding a wooden plank with large nails protruding out of it and they are ready to throw the wood at any coming vehicle to make it tyre flat. Although, this does not look like the most efficient way but somehow still manages to scare the drivers. I have been trying to take a picture or two of this flat-tyre-tool but my attempt to it was only successful today. Posting a couple of pictures of the same.
Another photo where a car and a bike is trying to cross the divider after the road was blocked to clear a fallen tree.
We were told that earlier there were bikes on the road used commercially to carry people. And the drivers were really erratic. Thus it was banned and replaced with taxis with financing and support from State Govt.
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