More Driving in Nigeria…

I have seen more accidents this trip than ever before. In fact I had never seen an accident here. Well that has changed, I’ve seen a couple. Last week I watched as one chabba driver swerved onto the roadway right into another chabba. The swerver and his passenger were up-ended. Fortunately, I don’t think anyone was hurt. The other chabba was unaffected and kept on driving. What amazed me is that the swerving driver began crying out in Hausa, so I don’t know exactly what he was saying, but it was clear that he thought the other driver was at fault…???

And then Monday, a rainy morning as Danjumma was driving me to JETS all of a sudden there was a thud… so chabba driver didn’t see us braking for traffic in front and drove right into the back of our car. No damage to the car and as a passenger I heard much more than I felt so it was no big deal. Yet on the other hand it was a poignant reminder of what driving is really like here in Nigeria.