Traffic Jam in Lagos State, Nigeria - 1434 Words

TRAFFIC JAM IN LAGOS STATE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS INTRODUCTION Traffic Jam is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times and increased vehicular queuing. There are all sorts of things that give Lagos a bad name. If it’s not the heaps of rubbish on the roads or the unwelcome attention you get from area boys and armed robbers, then it’s the epileptic power supply. But these arent really a problem if youre rich enough to buy a car with heavily tinted windows, live in a relatively crime free area and get a generator. The one thing that you cant get away from (unless you are drawing megawatts of power from the political grid and can get your own siren to blast your way†¦show more content†¦5. Rush hour: When motorists are caught up on some particular roads during rush-hour, it causes more traffic. This is often between 6am to 9am and 4pm to 11pm. 6. The Police Checkpoint Traffic Jam: It wouldn’t be so bad if they chose to set up their checkpoints near a pothole, but no? It’s usually the straightest, smoothest, driest roads they choose to snarl up with their toll booths? Sorry, checkpoints. 7. The Fuel Queue Traffic Jam: This type of jam is usually found near petrol stations when there is a fuel shortage, and is caused by vehicles queuing for fuel and taking up whole lanes of traffic as a result. That’s bad enough, but the tension created by a large number of drivers desperate to get hold of fuel from the small amount available at the station means that this type of jam easily spawns lots of children Vehicle Accident and Undisciplined Driver Traffic Jams. 8. The High Human Density Traffic Jam. I know that the road is for vehicles and the pavements (or what pass for pavements in Lagos) are for pedestrians and other non-road users. But there are places (like Idumota and Oshodi) where there is such a density of human beings that the mass of non-road users oozes into the road and gums up the traffic. It’s often so bad that you even have pedestrian traffic jams alongside the vehicular jams. Economic effects of Traffic Jam on the Society and Environment Traffic jam affects the society in the following ways: 1. It creates mental stress in motorists 2.Show MoreRelatedChurch Proliferation in Nigeria Society4318 Words   |  18 Pages– October 2011] ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CHURCH PROLIFERATION: THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD AS A CASE STUDY IBIYINKA OLUSOLA ADESANYA, PhD DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION UNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE NIGERIA Abstract The environmental effects of proliferation of churches continued to be a major concern to all and particularly those in the mainstream of environmental protection. 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