Monday, August 29, 2022

Nigeria has cracked down on motorcycle taxis, the motorcyclists that weave through traffic, and annoy the powers that be. So the govt banned motorcycle taxis as if June 1. Then seized 2000 law breaking motorbikes and crushed them


The reason for the bans is always the same: the government states that criminals like to team up on bikes, reach into cars and grab things like a wallet or phone from motorists stuck in traffic, then use their vehicle for a speedy getaway. The thieves also target pedestrians.

Traffic accidents are another concern. Of the 1,712 accidents recorded in Lagos the first quarter of this year, 45%, were caused by motorcycle taxis, Gbenga Omotosho, the state commissioner for information and strategy, said in a statement.

So the official solution is to ban the bikes from the 6 most lucrative parts of the city for taxi drivers, as of Sept 1st, four more parts of the city will be off limits to motocycle taxis, but not to motorcycle delivery. 

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