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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/25/2007 Posts: 1,574
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freiks wrote:mlefu wrote:Sagana Bridge..why on earth would anyone want to overtake at that bridge...its not like anyone would save hours...most of the times I love having my wife as the passenger..it keeps me sane!!!! just passed there around 10.30pm and was shocked that it happened in the middle of the bridge and the guys were saying the matatu was overtaking......surely in a bridge. That is the worst driving i wonder which driving schools these burgers go to Glory Glory Glory! Glory Driving School! Only Ksh5500! Hurry Now! Come One Come All! Set out to correct the world's wrongs and you will most certainly wind up adding to them.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/23/2008 Posts: 3,966
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Sometime back I was driving along Langata Road near Rafikiz. Some pedestrians were about to cross the road. I slowed down to allow them pass but they had seen this VX behind me speeding. The driver, Of Indian or Arabic descent, hooted at me so much as he veered to the other lane. My mama asked me why I had slowed down, had I not seen the VX behind? I asked her, had I not seen the pedestrians ahead at a zebra crossing? I told her, if memory serves me right, the new traffic laws say if you kill a pedestrian at a zebra crossing, life imprisonment pap! Ama I was wrong? Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/25/2007 Posts: 1,574
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There should be an Aptitude Test before a DL is issued. It seems at this rate, for everyone to be safe on the road, driving should be restricted to intelligent people ONLY. "I was on the Thika superhighway on Christmas day. It showed me that there are three reasons why we are dying on the roads. The first is that we can’t drive. We are either untrained or the trainers are generally a bunch of ignoramuses who have nothing much in their heads to pass on."READ THIS: Kenyans can’t drive, which is why they are so busy killing themselvesSet out to correct the world's wrongs and you will most certainly wind up adding to them.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/3/2012 Posts: 1,317
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Our Driver Licencing system has no tracking of traffic offenses.
Most of these drivers who kill have had many brushes with the law before.
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Rank: Chief Joined: 5/9/2007 Posts: 13,095
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Jus Blazin wrote:Sometime back I was driving along Langata Road near Rafikiz. Some pedestrians were about to cross the road. I slowed down to allow them pass but they had seen this VX behind me speeding. The driver, Of Indian or Arabic descent, hooted at me so much as he veered to the other lane. My mama asked me why I had slowed down, had I not seen the VX behind? I asked her, had I not seen the pedestrians ahead at a zebra crossing? I told her, if memory serves me right, the new traffic laws say if you kill a pedestrian at a zebra crossing, life imprisonment pap! Ama I was wrong? Coincidentally, this is the exact place that case I was talking of earlier happened...Kwanza matatus are so notorious at hooting at you if you stop there. Maybe they assume the person who painted that section was just idle and had had so much white paint to smear the road...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,504 Location: Uganda
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20 students and teachers killed in kisii . drivers wacheni UJINGA. most accidents happen due to speed.i doubt you could lose control if not speeding.haraka ya nini. traffic law enforcers dead asleep just as their boss kimaiyo. punda amecheka
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/27/2012 Posts: 169
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98% of accidents are caused by drunkards and ujuaji on the road. 20 school kids and teachers??????????? sickening.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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jguru wrote:freiks wrote:mlefu wrote:Sagana Bridge..why on earth would anyone want to overtake at that bridge...its not like anyone would save hours...most of the times I love having my wife as the passenger..it keeps me sane!!!! just passed there around 10.30pm and was shocked that it happened in the middle of the bridge and the guys were saying the matatu was overtaking......surely in a bridge. That is the worst driving i wonder which driving schools these burgers go to Glory Glory Glory! Glory Driving School! Only Ksh5500! Hurry Now! Come One Come All! it was Glory Glory Glory... Glory driving school and now glory computer college... Driving in Kenya is stress everyday you return home safe you thank God... countries with double or triple our car no.s have lesser/fewer deadly accidents...Kimayo all talk no action...and action isnt waking up one morning and mounting an operation it should be a daily event... possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/28/2013 Posts: 182
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How do you expect Kenyans to know how to drive yet in road tests one either reverses or drives ahead for around 20 meters? I failed my road test once in Canada despite having the Kenyan DL. This opened my eyes and mind and I understood why we have those accidents. I thank God I'm still alive and wiser. Man must live!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/20/2009 Posts: 1,402
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newfarer wrote:20 students and teachers killed in kisii . drivers wacheni UJINGA.
most accidents happen due to speed.i doubt you could lose control if not speeding.haraka ya nini.
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law enforcers dead asleep just as their boss kimaiyo.
Painfully Very Sad
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/9/2009 Posts: 2,003
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My work involves lots of travel and it saddens me to witness how the maniacs on our roads drive. It's like everyone has a death wish.
As regular road users, what do we do?
And please when your car/lorry breaks, if you cant (do your best) push it off the road!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/11/2010 Posts: 918
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Just yesterday I watched a car roll near Tigoni right in front of my cab. Speeding it was, although in mitigation the driver said he was ferrying a patient to hospital. My advice: Know the limits of your car, your road and yourself. Learn first to treat your time as you would your money, then treat your money as you do your time.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/8/2013 Posts: 4,068 Location: At Large.
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jguru wrote:freiks wrote:mlefu wrote:Sagana Bridge..why on earth would anyone want to overtake at that bridge...its not like anyone would save hours...most of the times I love having my wife as the passenger..it keeps me sane!!!! just passed there around 10.30pm and was shocked that it happened in the middle of the bridge and the guys were saying the matatu was overtaking......surely in a bridge. That is the worst driving i wonder which driving schools these burgers go to Glory Glory Glory! Glory Driving School! Only Ksh5500! Hurry Now! Come One Come All! Glory might be a better. Majority of Matatu drivers in Shags areas go to those open fields in their areas using a neighbours Old car.A datsun KJS 288..A lap is 200/=. Once he has knows how to switch on (connecting wires) and switch off he is ripe for the road.Add abit of Fortified wine in his system and you see disaster. To get a licence he goes through Glory who are connected at the traffic police and in 2 days he has a licence. Sad story of our roads. Love is beautiful and so are those who share it.With Love, Marriage is an amazing event in ones life time, the foundation of joy, happiness and success.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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seppuku wrote:Just yesterday I watched a car roll near Tigoni right in front of my cab. Speeding it was, although in mitigation the driver said he was ferrying a patient to hospital. My advice: Know the limits of your car, your road and yourself. How is the patient?  Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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radio wrote:My work involves lots of travel and it saddens me to witness how the maniacs on our roads drive. It's like everyone has a death wish.
As regular road users, what do we do?
And please when your car/lorry breaks, if you cant (do your best) push it off the road! what to do?just do normal speeds if you have a deadline /timeline to reach somewhere leave early enough that way you wont have pressure to do 140 plus Kph...many timez av heard guys brag how they took x no. of hours to reach some destination disregarding the fact that it might have been their last drive...I rarely go past 80kph,100 @ times gives me room to react if anything goes wrong... Avoid distractions as much as possible,dont pick calls while driving very bad habit... possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/26/2009 Posts: 1,793
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a scary accident along mai mahiu - naivasha road involving 5 lorries. Happened just now.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/21/2009 Posts: 292
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kenmac wrote:a scary accident along mai mahiu - naivasha road involving 5 lorries. Happened just now. Got to Naivasha a shortwhile ago using the highway. Visibility was extremely poor. I must say the matatu drivers were well behaved - maybe they had no option but there were a few personal car drivers speeding and overtaking like mad men.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/21/2009 Posts: 292
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maka wrote:radio wrote:My work involves lots of travel and it saddens me to witness how the maniacs on our roads drive. It's like everyone has a death wish.
As regular road users, what do we do?
And please when your car/lorry breaks, if you cant (do your best) push it off the road! what to do?just do normal speeds if you have a deadline /timeline to reach somewhere leave early enough that way you wont have pressure to do 140 plus Kph...many timez av heard guys brag how they took x no. of hours to reach some destination disregarding the fact that it might have been their last drive...I rarely go past 80kph,100 @ times gives me room to react if anything goes wrong... Avoid distractions as much as possible,dont pick calls while driving very bad habit... Well said. I left Nairobi at 6.30 am this morning for a meeting in Naivasha. Barely went past 80KPH and was in Naivasha by 8.00 in good time for my meeting.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/26/2009 Posts: 1,793
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Ondiek wrote:kenmac wrote:a scary accident along mai mahiu - naivasha road involving 5 lorries. Happened just now. Got to Naivasha a shortwhile ago using the highway. Visibility was extremely poor. I must say the matatu drivers were well behaved - maybe they had no option but there were a few personal car drivers speeding and overtaking like mad men. the accident is a few kilometers from naivasha, towards MAI MAHIU. Not the fly over route.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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