The 5 worst drivers on Lagos roads

Driving on the streets of Lagos will have you experiencing different characters.

Lagos is the third most stressful city in the world with people spending 30 hours every week in traffic. No wonder they are quite eccentric in their driving and mannerisms.

If you do not experience any weird characters driving in Lagos, you are most likely the one people hurl insults at and you need to do better.

These are some of the archetypes of worst drivers in Lagos;

1. The king of the road

These Danfo (yellow buses) drivers are the root cause of almost every traffic and can be called ‘the kings of the road.’ They stop whenever they want to, enter whatever lane they feel like and drive their buses like it is an invisible machine.

They can never be seen at a mechanics workshop or a car wash so their vehicles can break down anywhere and anytime.

2. The whip carriers

These ones are angry birds. They might be members of the armed forces or not but one very common thing is they are not afraid of whipping careless drivers who cross them.

3. The ones lost on the phone

It could be an emergency or maybe it is not but an entire lineup of cars are honking behind a particular driver and there they are peacefully making a phone call in their vehicle, the window rolled up without a care in the world.

4. The ones who can’t drive

Another menace to the entire population of Lagos State. To make a turn is a problem, to change lanes is a problem, to reverse their car is a problem. By the time they go home, they have done a good job of bashing everyone else's cars.

5. The ones who do outrageous things on the road

Perhaps Lagosians mistake the road to their homes. I once saw a woman who was shaving her outgrown chin hairs in the middle of the road with cars waiting behind her. Why can’t you just park ma?

Others will begin a full-blown negotiation with hawkers in the middle of traffic and use your horns as some sort of music because they will not move until they have made their purchase.

Ultimately, commuting in Lagos is generally a hellish experience and driving etiquette barely exists.