Unbelievable! See what these Nigerians are doing on pedestrian bridge

In Lagos state years ago, the formergovernor Bola Ahmed Tinubu modernised thepedestrian bridges at Ketu, Mile 12, Fadeyi,Oshodi, Mile 2, Ojo cantonment, and a hostof other places, and in the process dislodgednumerous traders and beggars who hadoccupied the

bridges. Now a similarmodernisation is expected in Abuja and itsenvirons.Pedestrian bridges throughout the world areconstructed at strategic points to help peoplecross busy highways without having to risktheir lives dodging speeding vehicles andreckless drivers.Such bridges assist the public, impatientmotorists and agencies in charge of roadsafety to control or reduce deaths resultingfrom road accidents, especially of childrenand old people, as they eliminate theproximity of speeding cars and pedestrians,especially in high density,

well-populatedareas of cities.The impetus for the construction ofpedestrian bridges in the Federal CapitalTerritory was born out of the frequentaccidents recorded on its major expressroads, a high proportion of which involvedpeople who wanted to cross the roads totheir destination.Before the bridges were constructed,
morethan 100 people died from road accidentsyearly, many arising from reckless driving orover-speeding along the city’s majorhighways, according to statistics from theFederal Road Safety Commission.However, recently the original purpose forwhich the pedestrian bridges within Abujaand environs were built seems to have beenlost, as they have become virtual shops fortraders or points where beggars assemble tobeg.