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

[Suraj Shah]

I absolutely agree with Steve here.  We don't even posses simple courtesy
like when approaching a crossroad, to allow the person who has reached the
crossroad junction first to traverse first and then the other and then the
other.  What can we do, as private sector, to instill some civic education
amongst drivers?  Any ideas?

Suraj


On 9/13/11 8:12 AM, "Steve Muchai" <smuchai at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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