<font face="georgia,serif">Listers<br><br>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...<br>
<br>Have we become so immune to these manial behaviors until we loose someone close to us? or are victims ourselves?<br><br>Ali Hussein<br><br></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 12:22 PM, James Mbugua <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jgmbugua@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgmbugua@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Listers<br>
<br>
Indeed, it is alarming that so many accidents are occurring on our roads.<br>
<br>
Specifically on the issue of trucks, I believe drivers of smaller<br>
vehicles - personal, matatus etc, - are usually to blame.<br>
<br>
Typically, these trucks are trying to avoid a careless move by a<br>
matatu and end up overturning in the process when they lose control.<br>
<br>
This has happened on Waiyaki Way especially around Waruku and Kangemi<br>
where matatus haphazardly join the highway without considering the<br>
speed of an oncoming truck on the same highway.<br>
<br>
Many of these trucks in trying to avoid ramming into the matatus<br>
swerve onto the dividing grass where they skid, swerve and end belly<br>
up.<br>
<br>
Of course trucks need to be regulated further especially because many<br>
of them are usually on "free" and cannot even engage gears a the speed<br>
with which they hurtle down hill but also drivers of personal vehicles<br>
and matatus need to be sensitized to the potential dangers associated<br>
with such trucks.<br>
<br>
Strict speed limits need to be enforced within Nairobi area to ensure<br>
drivers are able to control their vehicles in case of emergencies.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
JG<br>
<div><div class="h5"><br>
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<br>
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Dennis Kioko <<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Anyone know why we no longer care about road accidents?<br>
><br>
> At the moment, a matatu on Mombasa road has been flattened between a trailer<br>
> and a truck after the trailer rammed into it from behind, flattening it to<br>
> the size of a seat.<br>
><br>
> Yesterday morning, a trailer fell across the Nyayo roundabout in the<br>
> morning.<br>
><br>
> Yesterday in late morning, a truck overturned landing partly on a Toyota<br>
> Harrier along Uhuru Highway.<br>
><br>
> Yesterday evening, at Mlolongo, a truck overturned landing on a saloon car.<br>
><br>
> Has it become normal for trucks to just overturn in this country.<br>
><br>
> Who will issue a quick statement on this and then we are back to life as<br>
> normal?<br>
><br>
> What happened to the punitive Traffic Amendment act that is supposed to be<br>
> punitive especially for drivers that cause death to other road users?<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> with Regards:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://blog.denniskioko.com" target="_blank">blog.denniskioko.com</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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