Thanks for the link to my post! Traffic pretty much defined my experience there in Lagos, I was spending 4-5 hours a day in a car just to go to meetings at two places in the city. My whole concept of traffic changed after this, and this is from someone who once sat in a 17 hour traffic jam to see the band Phish.

I wanted to give you a heads up on the link to my post. The URL on your site appears to be broken. The current URL is http://themorningsidepost.com/2009/01/nigeria-blog-entry-1-slave-to-the-traffic-jam/

I would love to find a study on what the economic cost is to Lagos as a result of the traffic, particularly in terms of opportunity cost. But then there is also the issue of the pollution and the toll on the human spirit. Or, maybe in some twisted way, it makes people there stronger–because Lagosians definitely have a strength about them as a result to all they’ve overcome over the years.

Thanks!
–Ben