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MUST READ: Why Must You Suspend Your Thinking Faculty In Order To Be Able To Drive In Ghana?

Driving In Ghana (1)
Driving In Ghana

My 5 days trip to Ghana has ended and now that I am back to the UK, I surely have a lot to write about…

A lot has changed for good in Ghana but more for the worse. The few politicians and privileged individuals are living like Queens and Kings, and the masses are wondering around in poverty—-a hallmark of a broken economy and injustice.

Years ago, I used to be a ‘damn’ chief driver in Ghana. There was no corner I could not drive to, except that on one occasion, my BMW got into a huge accident near the Land Commission Offices at Cantonments-Accra. Even then, I was not the one driving, I was just a passenger.

My friend loaned me his car for the 5 days that was in Ghana and since I was with people all the time, there was no need to drive.

But there came a time I had to go for a meeting and my friend who sort of became my ‘chauffeur’ wasn’t around.

So I jumped into the driving seat and after 30 minutes of driving, I begun to sweat even though I had the air-condition on full blaze.

The traffic condition seems not have changed a lot but the driving was the worse I have seen in my years.

At this stage, I asked myself; was I part of this ‘beautiful driving scheme’ where almost everyone seems to be driving without thinking?

Majority of the drivers shown no indicators, they cut in front of you without you giving them permission and anytime you get to a roundabout, you begin to wonder if there are Road Traffic Rules in Ghana.

At one point, the traffic light was RED and I decided to stop. Though no cars were coming from the other side, it was RED and it meant I should stop. However, all the drivers following me kept passing by, jumping the RED light in broad day.

And then this silly taxi driver kept horning, he eventually pulled close to me and shouted in twi ‘Fool, are you driving the car with a TV license or what?’

That was funny and at the same time scary…What if a car from the other side where the GREEN light is on came crashing into all those cars jumping the RED light?

I was petrified beyond measure and had to quickly park the car…

To my friends, I have been a lost soul in the system for a while and that is why everything seem scary to me.

One said ‘you used to drive fine in this, nothing has changed, it is just that you’ve gotten used to the orderly way of driving in London. This is Ghana, we do it everyday with less accidents’.

The night before I left Ghana, I organised a small dinner party with Jackie Appiah, Juliet Ibrahim and some few friends and during our conversation, I brought up this issue….

Everyone laughed, accepting that driving in Ghana is terrible but it is beyond horrible in Nigeria.  I was told, Ghana is even better….REALLY?

My question is; Why Must You Suspend Your Thinking Faculty In Order To Be Able To Drive In Ghana? Can’t we just follow the various road traffic rules and respect other drivers on the road?

And the excessive horning can break your ear drum! Geez…What has been your experience on Ghana roads?

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8 thoughts on “MUST READ: Why Must You Suspend Your Thinking Faculty In Order To Be Able To Drive In Ghana?”

  1. Driving in Ghana is indeed difficult and when you talk about insults from drivers especially trotro and taxi i agreed on that 100% but obedience to traffic and rules has really improved to my point of view.

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  2. I was in Ghana too for three wks and yea driving sucks. We peppered sprayed a taxi driver cos he got close to our car and started banging it. 

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  3. @Chris, why must u bring Nigeria into this? Lagos is just one city in Nigeria, and try jumping the red light in broad day light, u’d be surrounded by several traffic officials. In other Nigerian cities like Abuja, Enugu, Calabar, Uyo, Kaduna, Ibadan etc, traffic is a whole lot better. Nigeria is not a one city,one international airport wonder like Ghana o,. U people should stop using Nigeria to console urselves of Ghana’s inadequacies…Naija is not on your level o.

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    • @Jerry, B*tch if we are not on your level than what are you doing on a Ghanaian blog. and indeed Nigeria i not on Ghana levil, we are not scammers, fraudsters, ritualist and stupid.

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    • @Jerry, are you surprised? None of GC’s posts in the last few weeks has received over 10 comments. He is desperate for traffic and badly needs 100 comments and as is usual with him the only way to get it is to somehow bring in Naija into the article. You have just made his day by commenting and I have myself added the icing; the insults will now flow in full force; it’s their National pastime. Its funny because it is very rare to see any article in Nigeria mention Ghana except it is on a topic directly concerning the country. No worry yourself jare.

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  4. @Chris, why must u bring Nigeria into this? And why generalize? Lagos has over 13 million inhabitats, how many are you in Accra? Besides, Lagos is just one city in Nigeria, but try jumping the red light in broad day light, u’d be surrounded by several traffic officials. In other Nigerian cities like Abuja, Enugu, Calabar, Uyo, Kaduna, Ibadan etc, traffic is a whole lot better. Nigeria is not a one city,one international airport wonder like Ghana o,. U people should stop using Nigeria to console urselves of Ghana’s inadequacies…Naija is not on your level o.

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  5. as for the traffic in Accra, the least said the better. i spend some time in Nkawkaw and Winniba the last time i was in Ghana and i was loved it. it seems the traffic problem is only in Accra. i will advise anyone to stay out of Accra when in Ghana.

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