15 Things That Are Too Real For Anyone Who Has Ever Had To Deal With Lagos Traffic

1. When it still manages to surprise you at the beginning of every week.

https://twitter.com/Erisean_Logic/status/615781671401426944

2. How Lagos traffic looks at you, when you try to make plans.

Me: Oga no vex. I go soon reach there. I'll be there in less than 15 minutes

Lagos Traffic: pic.twitter.com/sJTw8Yic36
— ATL™️ (@atl_dunni) December 3, 2015

3. The never-ending war:

In Lagos, driving a car is war. And in war, you don't tell your enemy your next move. That's why most people don't use indicators.
— Ken Ken (@theonlyfbk) February 2, 2015

4. When you try, against your better judgement, to be nice.

When you allow a driver cut in front of you in traffic, and they suddenly start sharing space like Santa Claus pic.twitter.com/TA6AXuSM70
— Daniel Orubo (@NerdEfiko) January 21, 2015

5. This scary but true prediction:

https://twitter.com/BeardedCoquet/status/645883266566893568

6. When you form sharp guy and switch lanes.

How Lagos traffic works: you switch lanes and the lane you leave suddenly begins to move. You get a chance to switch back voila! Red light
— Ash. (@hey_ashiwel) April 8, 2014

7. When you realize the traffic has actually taught you something.

https://twitter.com/iamsupervillain/status/650276286057811969

8. This surefire guide to avoiding it:

How to avoid traffic in Lagos:
1) Drive only between 11pm and 4am
2) Buy helicopter
3) Become governor
4) Be a witch
5) Don't come to Lagos.
— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) July 25, 2014

9. That pain you feel when you see bikes just gliding through.

Lagos traffic will make somebody that is inside big Jeep to be admiring somebody on bike 😂
— Olayiwola Adeyemi (@MichaelBlaq) December 1, 2015

10. The Lagos traffic starter pack:

https://twitter.com/frankdonga_/status/542703211501862913

11. This incredibly apt tweet:

https://twitter.com/SageSeid/status/655076734828728320

12. The way traffic stops you on your way back from work.

After a hard day at work in Lagos you trynna go home to your family but the traffic be like…. pic.twitter.com/lmZvv5Sc8c
— my name is my name (@mhagayr) October 7, 2015

13. When you try to follow a shortcut.

"@Sir_Fin: When the traffic in your alternative route turns out to be even worse." pic.twitter.com/pciXkA2mPb
— Peace, god. (@TheManya) December 8, 2014

14. The side-effects:

You get home from Lagos traffic and your body aches as if someone really beat you…
— Shekere The Little (@Reclvse) September 18, 2015

15. When you finally find out what was actually causing the traffic.

https://twitter.com/iamsupervillain/status/650020557203881984