[kictanet] Bringing Sanity Back to our Roads

Mon Feb 7 16:11:26 EAT 2011

Yes, it's impunity at every level, and also precisely the reason why even the prettiest new constitution won't make a blind bit of difference unless enforced - or observed. And plenty of us are probably drivers. 
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Andrea,

It is simply impunity- period.
As long as no action is taken on such rogues, no amount of education will help
them. All we need is law enforcement in every single aspect of our daily lives.
Question is how to make the law enforcers enforce the law.

Gilda
Quoting Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt at ratio-magazine.com>:

> 'Overlapping' happens absolutely everywhere. By matatus, by big buses, by
> taxis, by normal drivers, by people in posh four-wheel drives. A four-wheel
> drive with a diplomatic number plate squeezed past me yesterday whilst the
> driver was on the phone no less.
> 
> I had a four-wheel drive and a matatu literally (and I mean literally) in
> the back of my knees walking my dog to the vet. On the pavement. A policeman
> stood around the corner dreamily staring into a bush.
> 
> I think the name-and-shame approach is a start - because everything else
> looks so hopeless: Part of Nairobi's nightmare traffic could be resolved if
> everyone were either a bit more willing to obey traffic rules and consider
> the life and health of their fellow citizens, or if the traffic police
> enforced rule-abiding behaviour rather than shake everyone down for a bribe
> and then let them do the same thing again.
> 
> In addition, I'd love a public education campaign on the basics of driving.
> E.e. some explanation of what a slip road is (to slip into traffic, not to
> crouch at the beginning, and then fling yourself across several lanes like
> the metaphorical lemming with a death wish), that the use of an indicator is
> ever so helpful for anyone behind you because it actually indicates where
> you're going, ......
> 
> I'd like a matatu/bus lane only to be used by matatus/buses - but they
> mustn't leave it.
> 
> I'd like each matatu to have a number to clearly identify it, and a central
> register where you can report them. Yeah, I know, funny.
> 
> Does anyone have any better ideas?
> 
> 
> On 7 February 2011 14:43, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > With all due respect to the developers/promoters of this, I do not get it.
> >
> > 1 - overlapping - We all know where motorists tend to overlap (Waiyaki Way
> > from Lion place all the way to Old Safaricom house, Lower Kabete Road near
> > Sarit Centre, the deceleration lane after brookside drive, etc) - that
> > remains constant given the fixed nature of roads.   How does this help?
> > 2 - Speeding - this is a variable in the sense that it has nothing to do
> > with location rather the driver and the time of day and traffic
> conditions.
> >  It may happen along the 200 stretch of road outside the Mall/Bus stage -
> or
> > it may happen between kangemi and ABC Place - again, how is this useful?
> > 3 -  How to Report
> >
> >    1. By sending an email toalert at overlap.co.ke
> >    2. By sending a tweet with the hashtag/s*overlapKE*
> >    3. By filling this form <http://www.overlap.co.ke/reports/submit/>
> >
> >
> > I do not think I need to explain - perhaps a passenger can take their eyes
> > off the road to key in this info but a driver SHOULD not - and if its not
> > real time info, then its no good.
> >
> > 4 - Defective/unroadworthy car - I'd rather have real time info on serious
> > accidents (trailer lying across the road from 0900....or road closed for
> > construction/etc etc - that unroadworthy car will move off the road or get
> > towed eventually....
> >
> >
> > As a tax payer, one thing I would not mind seeing is reports of GK
> vehicles
> > being driven after hours or on the weekend (at least for any whistle
> blowing
> > value that may have).   Also car jacking black spots.
> >
> > I also have concerns on how the reporting is moderated - what is to stop
> > someone submitting false information.   I recall pointing out this
> > particular aspect to one of the developers/founders of Ushahidi - esp any
> > affect that may have had on perpetrating PEV and helping the mobs know
> where
> > to avoid or where to go...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7 February 2011 14:17, Norman Boinett <nboinett at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I came across this site  Overlap.co.ke <http://www.overlap.co.ke/> (
> >> #overlapKE ) posted by Bankelele I think it is a great idea and it
> >> definitely  needs our support. it helps rank serial over-lappers it also
> >> points out over-lapping hot-spots.
> >>
> >>
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