[kictanet] FW: allAfrica.com: Kenya: Nairobi Among Cities With Worst Jams

[Steve Muchai]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:52 AM, John Kariuki
<ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Shah,listers.
> Nairobi traffic problems are basically caused by three things.
> 1.Poor road infrastructure( A lot of work is on-going to improve the
> situation)
> 2.Lack of proper public transport hence the extensive use of personal
> vehicles.
> 3.Poor traffic control systems( Often they do not work and when they do
> there is inadequate intelligence in the control system and hence poor
> coordination).

I also humbly submit that even with all these challenges, lack of
courtesy and plain stupid behaviour are another major cause.
Behaviours like: blocking junctions and exits, even when one has no
clear way ahead; using incorrect lanes; improper use of entry lanes
etc.

If for a single day each and every driver would practice courtesy,
we'd see a big difference.
BR
S