Many men using motorbikes to get home after a day at work through the city of Lagos, Nigeria, on a warm sunny evening
Lagos has suburban trains and has some ferry services. Highways are congested, due in part to the geography of the city, as well as to its explosive population growth. Local roads in Lagos vary in quality from well-maintained to pothole-ridden. Most freeways are currently in working shape. The city is teeming with transit buses known to locals as Danfos and Molues, as well as taxi motorcycles known as Okadas. Both means of transport are a vital part of Lagos's transport network. Okada refers to commercial motorcycles in Nigeria, where motorcycle riders carry passengers for hire. It is one of the chief modes of transport in Nigeria and, by far, the most common form of informal transport system in that country. The popularity and widespread acceptance of okada has rapidly risen in recent years. Unfortunately, the rise of okada has been accompanied by increased levels of high-risk behavior and accidents on Nigerian roads; as a result they have come under heavy flak culminating in legislations restricting or prohibiting their operations in some Nigerian cities.
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Location: Lekki, Lagos, State, Nigeria, Africa
Photo credit: © John Hopkins / Alamy / Afripics
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