FancyFace wrote:subzero wrote:These guys are sick in the head and simply not reasoning.
along mombasa road , you cannot board or alight a matatu at kobil(uhuru highway/haile sellasie junction) nyayo stadium, bridge, belle vue, parkside , vision plaza, etc etc.
every morning, they go arresting people along the road.
They wait for passengers DROPPING off at the above point and arrest them and let the matatu go.
from Town(commercial) to cabanas, a distance of like 10km, the only recognised matatu stages are
1. Marshalls
2. Bellevue (but not at the junction)
3. St. James
4.Panari
5.GM
6.Cabanas
everywhere else you get arrested... distances of upto 3km and no legal stage in between.
along ngong road, there's no stage at Posta, so guys are walking all the way to adams to avoid arrest !!!
This is harassment by Kanjo, they should be stopped
Two questions:
1. Do you drive daily along Msa road up until cabanas?
2. Do you see the number of accidents caused either by these same matatus dropping/picking commuters ANYWHERE, the same guys crossing ANYHOW?
IMHO I think it's rather you walk for that 3km than risk lives of pedestrians,drivers,school kids etc ati because of convenience....that road is a death trap...
Long distance matatus one is dropped at a designated stage and walks like 5km with heavy luggage..think about it...#thatisall
@FancyFace
To answer your questions.
1. I do
2. I See the Accidents,
But you seem assume to suggest that accidents on Mombasa road are caused by matatus stopping anywhere, and that kanjo should be supported in their bid to help reduce the accidents on mombasa road.
from my observation, matatus on mombasa road stop on acceleration lanes where there are no designated stages and in my opinion, this has a negligible effect on the number of accidents on the road.
You also seem to suggest that passengers should be dropped off at designated stages then they should cross the road as this will reduce the number of accidents. You also seem to suggest that kanjo should be supported to enforce this.
In my opinion, regardless of wherever the passengers are dropped the pedestrian will still cross a 3 lane road with heavy traffic. there is no where on mombasa road where traffic slows down. so what is the point in forcing the passengers to drop off at particular places.