The Adventures Of Oko Ashawo The Uber Driver -62

Have you ever been caught in a road rage?

Road rage is a sudden violent anger provoked in a motorist by the actions of another driver. We all get heated behind the wheels sometimes but some people have taken road rage to an unusual level. 

It's amazing how minor incidents can escalate quickly.


I still don’t know why some drivers start speeding up when you try to overtake them and this happens a lot. There was a time I was travelling and a driver blocked me from overtaking him as he kept on increasing his speed. Eventually, he lost control of his vehicle, rammed into an obstacle and the two front tyres burst.



On my way home recently after work, there was very heavy traffic and drivers were generally unruly and impatient. A particular driver left his lane and came on mine, expecting me to reverse for him to have his way. I simply put off the engine of my car, rolled down my windows and started pressing my phone. The driver tried all he could to persuade me to reverse a little for him but I told him to go back and do the right thing. When he saw that I was not budging, he went back all the way to join the right queue.



I had even forgotten about the incident only for this guy to bring out water from his car and splashed all over me as he drove by my car a few minutes later when the traffic had eased a bit. Hmmmm … Thank God say na ordinary water and not acid or something dangerous.



Another incident was when I refused to give a particular SUV the chance to overtake me. I blocked him each time because I felt his driving was too aggressive and I wanted to teach him a lesson that I am an expert driver. When we got to traffic in front, to my utmost surprise, two guys in Army uniform got down from the tinted SUV, walked up to me and asked me to come down to be dealt with. It took the intervention of some people who begged on my behalf before I was let go.

 Thank God say dem no shoot me.



Whenever I am driving now, I always assume that I am the only rational driver on the roads and this has helped in keeping my sanity. Make dem no go cut short my life abeg. I still dey find wife and I wan enjoy life …

*Oko Ashawo, you need a slap?

If you drive, there is no way you wont be a partaker of this road rage ooooo..Sometimes eh,i curse and curse and often times i refuse to allow some people overtake me...As in where do you think you are running to when i am obeying the rues of driving?

When i see anyone whatsapping and driving, I let them quickly pass cos they can lose control of the car at anytime.....na wah!