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Thursday 19 March 2015

Photo: Check out how orderly Lagos traffic was in the 60's

...And men riding bicycles to work with ease. I can imagine how life was back then.

178 comments:

Davido's driver said...

When gej wasnt in power. Lindaobserve

Rubylicious said...

We need such orderliness these days which can start from you and I. Discipline yourself so others won't have to.

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Awww wish we can go back to d peaceful old school days.

George Patrick said...

This show that our papas where organized.

Davido's driver said...

When gej wasnt in power. Lindaoberve

Anonymous said...

WOOOOW! IMPATIENCE PPLE DES DAYS WNT MAINTAIN DS OTHER EVN ENFORCED XPECT MILITARY ARE DRE TO OTHER THE TRAFFIC...I WSH DS CAN BE MAINTAINED....TOMJERRYSWIT

Anonymous said...

Before the whole world moved to Lagos

Anonymous said...

So there used to be traffic back then?
that means Lagos has been the home of traffic right from the onset

Unknown said...

D sight of dis mak me want to spit's on d floor. Wht is orderly abt dis pls or is there any difference frm wht we hav now?

Linda ur comparism is out of it. I wil say it's more orderly now compare to those days in d 60's where they were no traffic lights thereof.

Unknown said...

I wish am in there then...life's gonna be pretty cool perhaps

Anonymous said...

no stress!

Anonymous said...

i swear..linda bikonu read your mail...@Geefancy

Unknown said...

You sure say na Nigeria be dis?!!

Unknown said...

Look@people riding bicyles by d express road as if they r in my village. Dis pic is far cry frm a typical city and nothing orderly here.

Unknown said...

yea.... this is when the number of cars can be accounted for...... now cars are unaccountable

AppleofGod'seye said...

Dat is called discpline..no be now,pple behave anyow cos dere is no law or anyone to caution or put dem in deir riteful place.i want CHANGE joor

Unknown said...

Na those ibadan people come spoil everything....joking tho

Bishop Dammy said...

That's the kind of government we are looking out for now. So the ball is your court. Vote wisely... with the help of the Holy spirit. John 14:26. @Bishop_Dammy

Anonymous said...

People in those days were not always in a hurry.. So u wud expect such orderliness.. These generation people are always in a hurry to die..

BONARIO NNAGS said...

The disorderliness came with the growing population.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Jules said...

Nice...

SisiTiti said...

No be today the thing sef start e don tey nawa oo

Unknown said...

Linda life at that time was very simple unlike today

Ocheze said...

Awwwww mgbe elu wu ala osa..now everybody is in a hurry even zebra crossing sign b like decoration for road in d eyes of motorists. Well at least we got it right at some point.

Unknown said...

So fine
Even bicycles was organised
Wish lagos will be like this now

Unknown said...

This kind of pictures bring to mind the phrase 'good old days'.

Unknown said...

Wow, can we go bk 2 dos gud old days? Den, der were gud, sensible n reliable private n commercial drivers nt lyk now dat we v psyches driving wheel rnd d road. Nigeria must n wl surely get better

Unknown said...

Wow, can we go bk 2 dos gud old days? Den, der were gud, sensible n reliable private n commercial drivers nt lyk now dat we v psyches driving wheel rnd d road. Nigeria must n wl surely get better

Unknown said...

Wow, can we go bk 2 dos gud old days? Den, der were gud, sensible n reliable private n commercial drivers nt lyk now dat we v psyches driving wheel rnd d road. Nigeria must n wl surely get better

Anonymous said...

There was no internet.!!!.

No access to awesome things

There was no wifi! There is little wifi now sha...

Gay Life of an Anonymous Writer

Anonymous said...

Nigeria my beloved country you will move into your glory days. The glory that awaits you not past glory but the one in your future and those that gave up on you will regret it. Nigeria will be restored Round the world you will be known and ....

Anonymous said...

And mama piss is calling this lifestyle analogue while her corrupt Jonadaft govt is digital? Digital in stealing money that is. Ewu hippopotamus

Unknown said...

Less stressful unlike now.

talk2frankky said...

This is why we need buhari.
Even bicycles on our road or pavement in an orderly manner and straight line.

Anonymous said...

Am not sure this is true .. Coz the right hand drive but its all good
Sheikh Montana

Anonymous said...

I hate to admt this... BUT the White Colonial Masters are greatly misssed. Its a Jungle in Nigeria since they hannded power to this monkeys

Unknown said...

how nice............



Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....



LuchiDataLady said...

Wow how wonderful

Shola said...

Expand Lekki-Epe Express road. Expand Badagary, and be mindful of any new places that are going to develop. Stop repeating mistakes of the past with all these 2 - 3 lanes road. Make 8 - 10 lanes road for the future generation. There is no other state in Nigeria that will be like Lagos in the next 50 years. Population keep growing and people are abandoning their villages now to become full time Lagosians. A man from Ogun state claiming Lagosian these days is like a man from Anambra claiming Abia. The real owners of Lagos are wearing out to Population. The fact is, you can't destroy further buildings and cause hardship to people all for creating roads -- think out of the box. Ibeju Lekki, Epe, Badagry will be over populated with time and buildings aren't yet much there. It is high time Government move before masses and save out land for roads. 8 - 10 Lanes road is needed at Lekki-Epe express because I can see huge population coming to that area. The new International Airport, The Sea Port, The Free Trade Zone, So many schools, so many industries, so many companies are moving to Ibeju Lekki soonest and by 6 years time, Traffic will be suffocating in that area. The earlier the better 8 - 10 lanes are needed in that area.

Unknown said...

Much cleaner and organised

Unknown said...

It cant happen now. The economy of the country is almost dead. Standard of naira is drastically depreciating. So every one shud be moving faster to make money.

Anonymous said...

lINDA nice one

Unknown said...

Lovely sight, everything was just orderly

Unknown said...

Lovely sight, everything was just orderly

Unknown said...

When we have not discovered oil

Anonymous said...

Life was simple then. Marvelled by the level of orderliness on the busy road with pedestrians on their path,bicycles theirs n vehicles likewise.

ebony said...

Hmmm once upon a time

Unknown said...

It cant happen now. The economy of the country is almost dead. Standard of naira is drastically depreciating. So every one shud be moving faster to make money.

Anonymous said...

Law and order Lagos...unlike today's chaotic Lagos.

Anonymous said...

Thank God for white people. All this monkeys now behind the wheels

Anonymous said...

No stress at all.

barrister said...

And pej will say she does not want this kind of discipline.

Anonymous said...

No stress at all.

Anonymous said...

WOW!!! It is all about ATTITUDE... These values no longer exist. Nigerians now behave like animals...I wish we could go back to those good old days.

Unknown said...

Nna eh, life has really changed & we still thank God for civilization. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Nna eh, life has really changed & we still thank God for civilization. Linda take note!

Anonymous said...

Of course, the the roads were marked then.

Anonymous said...

Of course, the the roads were marked then.

DaGEC said...

Naso life be ooo...

Anonymous said...

How did we get here? All major cities get better cali, NY e.t.c but Lagos just plummeted downhill.

Anonymous said...

Of course, the the roads were marked then.

Anonymous said...

Of course, the the roads were marked then.

Anonymous said...

I guess the military era conceived madness and it affected the nation till date. We now have most citizens as crazed people.

Anonymous said...

Wen we wia Giants of Africa. Wen u see hope.

yawanow said...

wow. The good old days.
Nowadays,You can't see anyone trek a long distance or ride bicycle without bn knocked down by impatient and reckless danfo//keke drivers who wish they could owe the roads to themselves.

JOAN said...

The days of happiness n less wahala

Anonymous said...

I can see my dad in that picture, Hey Pa...

Unknown said...

Lol. Datz nice, wish it wud be so now

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Anonymous said...

The good old days!

Ethel said...

Wow! This is beautiful! I can feel the orderliness in the image. This days its opposite.

ENNY said...

Can you imagine! This kind of sanity can never return to Lagos...

ENNY said...

Can you imagine! This kind of sanity can never return to Lagos...

Anonymous said...

This days Tinubu with his touts will not allow motorist rest

Unknown said...

Wow.... Wen crowds never plenty.....

Anonymous said...

Lagos don spoil yakata now.. wot a shame! Things will definitely turn around for good smday Amen!

Anonymous said...

Jesus Christ! Wow!

Anonymous said...

THAT'S A FALSE PICTURE OR IT IS NOT IN THE 60'S BECAUSE NIGERIA DRIVES ON THE RIGHT HAND IN THE 60'S. THE LEFT HAND SYSTEM WAS CHANGED IN 1973.

fabulous said...

The good old days...........buh nw the orderliness of people has depreciated





#JustSaying

Unknown said...

It was easyy.


OKORO UPGRADED**

Unknown said...

made sense

Toronto Finest said...

That man with beetle must be a rich man in his days lol

Unknown said...

very orderly that is how it should be... cos there will be less of okada, and motor accidents on the road

Unknown said...

The pic is PRICELESS.

Unknown said...

Respect for one another and the laws back then ----C21

Anonymous said...

no danfo back then. LOL

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
.
When things was very gud.....
.
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

Serenity!!!

Anonymous said...

So there has always been heavy Traffic since the 60's ...wow...and Linda what is orderly about it ? There's was more cyclist then..this is what I see in d pic..a lot of Bike riders ..and wot do u expect today?

Unknown said...

Very peaceful...

Unknown said...

Easy life

Unknown said...

Life then and now ain't same Linda.

Unknown said...

This is when there was no crude oil and our grand parent were rich.crude oil brought hardship and trabalism to our beloved country Nigeria.

Anonymous said...

Dis is d kinda naija we are gonna have when buhari emerges victorious....

Seu said...

Even back then, there was mini go slow, but no area boys or kill and go cops, no OPC wielding guns and cutlasses and no street traders obstructing traffic flow.
Whence shall we have our law and order back?

Unknown said...

Chei....when life was so good ..unlike now

Chuma Anumiri said...

Omg! What happened to us ???

Anonymous said...

This wasn't Nigeria. Pls get your facts right

Anonymous said...

This is beautiful. How did we go from this to d place of insanity now. Hmmmm it's really sad to see d madness going on in all aspect of d country now.

Anonymous said...

So no be today this traffic start.... linda u never ever post my comment.. emerem gi gini?

Unknown said...

Wow... wish it culd b like ds,in ds our age.. naija don jaga jaga

Unknown said...

I love this. Linda na me oo

Unknown said...

Exactly How Ghana traffic is, no rushing, no unnecessary overtaking Or bumper 2 bumper stuff.
Which way naija my country?





#Obongawan 1

Unknown said...

I guess life will be so easy then. Touts werent born then or maybe they not as toutish as this present ones.

Anonymous said...

lol... we no longer have civilized lagosians, everyone na agbero

Unknown said...

What happened to your sight, cant u see dose cars re right hand drive. Cute one.

Lepacious Phunmie said...

I love it back den

Anonymous said...

So you can't figure out that this is right hand driving?

Lepacious Phunmie said...

I love it back den

Lepacious Phunmie said...

I live it

Unknown said...

Civilization and over population has jampacked the city

Eagle Eyes Media said...

But that's right hand there. Look well.

Subomi said...

so the traffic thing has been around for a while. Looks peaceful though

shannaro said...

other west african countries too,its just been a downward spiral from then onwards smh

Unknown said...

We can only imagine

Unknown said...

oh dear Linda, those were the good old days!Wish we can have them back again....

Eze said...

Nope its not our papa's.....its bcos we were colonized by the British then...... This show they are always organized, Nigeria turned upside down since they left.......why do ya all think SA is one of the best in Africa, its bcos a great percentage of the white remained.............transfer Nigerian to USA and with a period of 5yrs USA would be like d present Nigeria

Eze said...

Zombie this has nothing to do with GEJ.....Nigeria has been like this , since we gain independence..... How i wish we never gained the so called independence

Eze said...

Royal priest am sorry to say this....but u are an ordained fool.......its obvious u have nevrr been to Lagos........leave that village and go see d world.........

Anonymous said...

I sweat down this photo is photoshopped , the people in the images keeping reappearing , especially the guy with shades on and the military guy on a bike

Anonymous said...

But foolish mother n father was in power....stack fool

Anonymous said...

Right hand cars.. huh

Ab said...

Ode.

Anonymous said...

OMG, can this ever be possible again ?

Kachi said...

it is now jungle justice

Kachi said...

it is now jungle justice

olu said...

SOMEBODY (ANYBODY)!!! PLEASE PUT A MUZZLE ON THIS DOG!!!
Dude... Seriously... Most compassionate advise I can muster up for u is "please... Kill yourself"

Anonymous said...

where in Lagos is this place?

Anonymous said...

Organized indeed...there's something called Increase in population..:what we face today is the result of those supposed organized self-centered papas Not preparing for the yet unborn(future).they are the failures and the unorganized,clueless,selfish Humans....they enjoyed without considering tomorow,drove on good traficks without improving road network,went to school sponsored by the government,learnt without stress,now thinking they are more intelligent and serious than we are.Never ever give them credit.our papas don't deserve it.Nigeria is facing their failure to prepare for the future today.

Anonymous said...

i can only see men, where are the women?

Anonymous said...

i can only see men, where are the women?

Anonymous said...

i can only see men, where are the women?

Anonymous said...

they are all men

Paul Ofou said...

@lwkmd see how u are exhibiting ur foolishness in public with ur fish brain ranting Linda observe. One day u will also blame GEJ for the malaria disturbing ur shallow mind

Unknown said...

Are u Stupid? This Priesthood Dude need to stop thinking like somebody that just found himself in the wrong Century.
Y are u finding it difficult to at least upgrade your mental perception? Or is it that ur phobia 4 learning cannot be cured.
I am getting tired of trying to show u the way and i am tempted to leave u to self destruct U DUMB FUCK!!!!!!
This will be the last time i will correct ur Retarded Cognition. The above pic which is a priceless Masterpiece is an almost perfect example of orderliness.
Hope u get it this time around U unrepentant FOOL.

amaka said...

Wow intestine

amaka said...

Wow intestine

Blank said...

This looks like a movie scene compared to the level of decadence and disorderliness we currently witness. plus most of the men were in white meaning the atmosphere was rid of dirt and dust. Oh, good ol' Lagos,

Anonymous said...

How about you organise yourself and stop blaming GEJ for all your failures. Idiot anu mpama.

Unknown said...

na wa for u o

Unknown said...

why and how come we now have a rowdy and tense society now, think the older generations failed the present generation.

yourstrulyblogposts.blogspot.com said...

Hahahahahahaahahha

Richard said...

See bicycles drivers sef. Hahaha

prettiyz said...

Wow nice

Anonymous said...

Wow..such patience. With the way Lagos traffic is recently, it's hard to believe this is Lagos in the past.
Lagos na wa

ANYA IKENGA said...

B4 those morons chase oyibo away just to loot and be called nationalist.

Anonymous said...

What went wrong ooo

Anonymous said...

Sometimes your comments make me think you have a problem using your brain properly...what is making you spit eh...ode...you can't see how orderly it is and how people are riding their bicycles by the side, no one is trying to overtake or push anyone out of the road

darling_girl said...

Our oldies were more organised

Anonymous said...

oyinbo were still in Nigeria that's why

Unknown said...

looks organized even without ttraffic light.

www.udokajane.blogspot.com

Juleslouis said...

And gej was in power in d 70's and 80's too abi? Dunz. U don't even know d history of Ï…̲̣̥r̲̅ country!

Anonymous said...

#Classic - BUHARI TO BUILD 4 REFINERIES IN 4 YEARS (He built 2 before in 2 years so why should we doubt him?)

#SMH - People keep saying bad eggs from PDP to APC; THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THESE BAD EGGS WILL BE LED BY A GOOD EGG! Nigerians are bad drivers but when they go abroad they become the best of drivers because they are made to be held responsible for driving badly unlike in Nigeria when 500NGN or less can get you out of trouble.

DeeD25 said...

Lol! So the traffic has been in existence since the 60's? Wow!!! Btw, how does Lagos traffic have anything to do with GEJ! hope u hang urself when he wins, y'all take this election thing too seriously!!

Anonymous said...

Taaa jor mk i hear if ds pix dosnt Æ ̴̴͡.̮Æ ̴̴̴͡ luks lyk ₳ foreign land.

Anonymous said...

Abi? That is why we need change next week. Kai, I remember when Buhari and idiagbon were in power in the 80s too, nigerians were disciplined. People queued to enter bus and there was no thuggery! Life was much organized and easier. People respected each other....we can get the good old days back again. We need someone like Buhari! Take 5 people to the polls next week, take pdp dash Ankara and cash, BUT VOTE CHANGE! Time to try something tested! Think about your children's future. We need a respectable leader and a First Lady that doesn't not disgrace us.

Anonymous said...

What is organised in a traffic congestion?the roads of yesterday are still the roads of today (at the best a lane is Added) one and the same,long and short we need 8-10 lanes as earlier quoted by Shola

Anonymous said...

U are very stupid! When ur useless father hadn't given birth to a nonentity like u. Mumu goat

Unknown said...

@royalpriesthood, whoever sent u to school (thats if u did go to school) wasted their hard earned money. Pls read a post to understand and not just to be quick to reply. U type a lot of nonsense aswear. Isi azu.

Amaka said...

No tokunbo cars then.

Anonymous said...

Be careful what you wish for young one

Ebenezer Ajidahun said...

This was when a brand new car with full accessories cost less than N2500; okada N200, bicycle N30! Yet there was orderliness. You needed not more than N5000 to complete your house project then. Nigeria, we hailed thee then.

Ebenezer Ajidahun said...

This was when a brand new car with full accessories cost less than N2500; okada N200, bicycle N30! Yet there was orderliness. You needed not more than N5000 to complete your house project then. Nigeria, we hailed thee then.

Chidubem Nwume said...

THE POPULATION HAS INCREASED DRASTICALLY.

Anonymous said...

Mumu see always think bbe4 you talk....what has jonathan have to do with this idiot



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Anonymous said...

Be humble lol...see how u made fool of yourself trying to prove you know something.pay more attention to observation next time

Anonymous said...

When danfos and corrupt Nigerians didnt exist!

Anonymous said...

Who is this guy? Your comments do no justice to your avatar. Other than jump on political posts you seem to have no other use for your faculties...

umoh Linda said...

Can dis eva happen again? Hmmmm

udezeobumneme@gmail.com said...

Colourful.

Anonymous said...

He is a nuisance on here... Jeezzz!! Linda pls block this block head called Royal piece of shit from craping all over here on a per min basis.

Anonymous said...

How do we even know it's lagos. Linda don wash us

Anonymous said...

We have to rely on gettyimages, a foreign third-party for such vital national historic info ...

Unknown said...

So easy and smooth

Anonymous said...

Clean air. Little pollution.

Anonymous said...

this is Carter Bridge that leads to Idumota

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 4:07 u dont have sense at all. Think of what you just wrote. Does it make sense. So Gej caused disorderliness in Nigeria abi.. U have been brainwashed. So its apc dat doesnt have thugs and touts abi. Lie that u have never jumped queue b4. Mtcheew harrant nonsense

Unknown said...

Word....I can see some people reappearing in different places. Lagos my ass.

Unknown said...

I rode from Ikoyi to Ikeja Airport and back in 1968 and the traffic was NOT this orderly! It took two hours each way, the streets crammed with autos, lorries, bicycles, pedestrians, bread sellers, and more.

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