Lagos - Traffic Problems

Question 1

congestion

Answer 1

• ove reliance on roads = leads to avg 2hr commute
• 2 mil cars on the road per day
• bottlenecking from people going between islands & the mainland

Question 2

air pollution

Answer 2

• 11,200 premature deaths
• 13 children hospitalised bc of carbides
• idling
• road transports the main source
• lots of vehicles that ae >15yrs = heavy polluting

Question 3

increase in car ownership

Answer 3

• 40% of all new cars registered in nigeria are in lagos
• bc of inadequate public transport
• over 5mil cars in lagos

Question 4

poor transport infrastructure and maintenance

Answer 4

• poor road conditions
• severe flooding
• lack of parking spaces
• few bus terminals

Question 5

encroachments on roads

Answer 5

• street vendors sell products ot p;assing car
• reduces width of carrigeway = capacity to carry traffic
• vehicles have to slow down to safely pass

Question 6

socioeconomic

Answer 6

• affects health and wellbeing
• loss of productivity for the economy