[kictanet] Road Accidents Everywhere

[Ali Hussein]

Listers

Just an hour ago a 40 foot container truck was hurtling down the road on
Waiyaki Way just after Safaricom like there was some sort of Truck Safari
Rally. It was a very scary sight as it almost hit a matatu full of people
and the way it avoided the matatu, swerved, skidded, righted itself and
continued at the same break neck speed towards town...

Have we become so  immune to these manial behaviors until we loose someone
close to us? or are victims ourselves?

Ali Hussein


On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 12:22 PM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com> wrote:

> Listers
>
> Indeed, it is alarming that so many accidents are occurring on our roads.
>
> Specifically on the issue of trucks, I believe drivers of smaller
> vehicles - personal, matatus etc, - are usually to blame.
>
> Typically, these trucks are trying to avoid a careless move by a
> matatu and end up overturning in the process when they lose control.
>
> This has happened on Waiyaki Way especially around Waruku and Kangemi
> where matatus haphazardly join the highway without considering the
> speed of an oncoming truck on the same highway.
>
> Many of these trucks in trying to avoid ramming into the matatus
> swerve onto the dividing grass where they skid, swerve and end belly
> up.
>
> Of course trucks need to be regulated further especially because many
> of them are usually on "free" and cannot even engage gears a the speed
> with which they hurtle down hill but also drivers of personal vehicles
> and matatus need to be sensitized to the potential dangers associated
> with such trucks.
>
> Strict speed limits need to be enforced within Nairobi area to ensure
> drivers are able to control their vehicles in case of emergencies.
>
> Regards
>
> JG
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Anyone know why we no longer care about road accidents?
> >
> > At the moment, a matatu on Mombasa road has been flattened between a
> trailer
> > and a truck after the trailer rammed into it from behind, flattening it
> to
> > the size of a seat.
> >
> > Yesterday morning, a trailer fell across the Nyayo roundabout in the
> > morning.
> >
> > Yesterday in late morning, a truck overturned landing partly on a Toyota
> > Harrier along Uhuru Highway.
> >
> > Yesterday evening, at Mlolongo, a truck overturned landing on a saloon
> car.
> >
> > Has it become normal for trucks to just overturn in this country.
> >
> > Who will issue a quick statement on this and then we are back to life as
> > normal?
> >
> > What happened to the punitive Traffic Amendment act that is supposed to
> be
> > punitive especially for drivers that cause death to other road users?
> >
> > --
> > with Regards:
> >
> > blog.denniskioko.com
> >
> >
> >
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