[kictanet] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING?

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Its very unfortunate that the greed of a few Kenyans is causing the death of
others. Truth be told, there has been signages but people uproot them
especially if they appear metallic and they have even gone ahead to remove
the protective  barriers along some of the road sides. we need to change our
value system otherwise we all perish! 

Drivers also are aware for the last years that these highways are under
contraction and every day or almost, you find changes and it is also the
responsibility of any sane drive to drive carefully. 

However, I think there is a suicidal element in our drivers if you observe
the driving styles not just for matatus but even private motorists and they
bring their egos on the road. Unfortunately, in a crash, it is the driver
who suffers while their fancy vehicles feel nothing. It is time Kenyans took
responsibilities of their action and stop the blame game! 

Jane 
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And there's hardly ever any signage to warn motorists about which sections
of the road will be closed during construction. You drive all the way a
familiar route only to one day find it's blocked! 

Yesterdays traffic chaos on Murang'a Rd/Kipande Rd were caused by this and
had a knock on effect all the way to CBD.

 It would also be a good idea for them  to have a website where they could
upload such information on diversions and closures daily in advance so users
of the road can plan their journeys appropriately.

Peres
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I hope Listers got home safely tonight. 

I happened to travel on some section of Thika road yesterday, and was
appalled by lack of the road signs. Somehow though, they appear to have
convinced matatus to stop on the service roads, rather than on the highway,
without traffic signs, though some argue that tow vans (breakdowns) are
enough of a traffic to deter matatus from picking and dropping passengers on
the highway. This was a big problem last year. 

I am however convinced that the lack of traffic signs and marked roads
contributed to the chaotic traffic we had today, with hundreds still waiting
for matatus by 10:30 pm. 

Roads that lack traffic signs and that are unmarked contributed to the
stalling of tens of vehicles that were stalled along Ngong Road, the CBD and
Mombasa road. 

If the roads were marked to indicate how much distance vehicles should keep
from each other, the tens of motorists that run into the behinds of other
motorists would not have done so.

In fact, the fact that Mombasa Road is marked in white rather than yellow
paint is chiefly the cause of the high speed 4 vehicle pile up that saw the
quartet run each other out of the road. 

Weren't it for the fact that the buses I took home were driven slowly, I
would have arrived here earlier. At 120 kph, the journey would have been
shorter, and our keen drivers would have spotted traffic signs and road
markings. 
I'm sure the speeding motorist who splashed me with a pool of water along
Tom Mboya street wouldn't have done so, if he had seen traffic signs warning
of splashing of water on pedestrians when it rains. After all, they are good
chaps that religiously drive to church every Sunday and pray for the
reduction of accidents on our roads. 

Many accidents of late have been caused by drivers losing control, which can
be easily solved by traffic signs warning motorists that other motorists are
likely to lose control. 

Keep dry this season , especially by avoiding Ksh 6,500 Hush Puppy shoes
which Bata, a Kenyan manufacturer if shoes, imports and sells. The damn
things will have gaping holes in the soles in two months. Bata advices two
months is a reasonably long time to void them of warranty, and you should
grab the golden chance by its horn to employ local cobblers. 

Remember, traffic signs save lives. Take initiative, buy one today. 
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