[kictanet] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING?

Thu Apr 26 01:34:55 EAT 2012

Pop quiz what is a safe distance to keep behind a car that's in front of
you while driving at 110 kph? If there are three lanes and the maximum
speed is 110 in which lane should I be if am driving at 60 kph?
On 25 Apr 2012 09:20, "Info" <info at amwik.org> wrote:

>
> 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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> peres_were at yahoo.co.uk
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> Subject: Re: [kictanet] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING?
>
> 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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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmbuvi at gmail.com
> Sender: kictanet-bounces+peres_were=yahoo.co.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:28:38
> To: Peres Were<peres_were at yahoo.co.uk>
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> Subject: Re: [kictanet] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING?
>
> 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.
> Sent from my BlackBerryR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Rad!" <conradakunga at gmail.com>
> Sender: kictanet-bounces+dmbuvi=gmail.com at lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Mon,
> 23
> Apr 2012 18:07:55
> To: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi<dmbuvi at gmail.com>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] DEADLY THIKA ROAD - WHO IS LISTENING?
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