Hi guyz,
I used to think Sunday was a polite day to travel but yesterday i was proven wrong. Coming from Kisii in my Toyota just after Mau Summit,i saw a Prado that had rolled a few moments before,luckily the occupants survived with injuries and were getting first aid. Just on the stretch after Salgaa area on the new tarmac and on a hill,i encountered another Prado overtaking at high speed with absolutely no space to sneak into its side,the guy flashed his lights on me and i had to do a mad swing from the road and onto the shoulder of the road,cursing and screeching brakes!! the dude didnt stop. Hardly had my tires been back onto the tarmac than a mololine matatu did the same manouver and i couldnt believe it that i was forced off the road once again and violently at that,and to imagine it was broad daylight about 4pm.These incidents can raise ones blood pressure man! after naivasha a motorcyclist was hit by a hit-and-run car but at least he survived with some serious injuries.

I can tell you SKerians i was shaking all the way to Nairobi coz in addition my brake pads just wore off and i was braking with a lot of metal grinding sounds,i had to do an agonizing 50km/h all the way from limuru.

Please share your experiences to sensitize these road issues.Thanks

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@kusadikika,
I am alive,na mimi ni Member!

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Hey Andy,you might want to consider your own driving...they say it takes two to tango...

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@Andy,I hope you're not a luhya because then your real name is Aunty pronounced as andy.

In another thread I told of how I faced a similar frightening moment on the NKU NBI stretch. Well the Landcuiser was first in a fleet of nine. He flashed and instead of slowing down,I stayed put and flashed back. The guy was coming at very high speed and having no chance to fall back,he veered off the road,almost rolling the 'new' juggernaut. But I kept thinking afterwards that a head-on crash between the LandCruiser and my lancer would have been catastrophic at the very least.

Maybe this is the best way to deal with these intimidating drivers. But if it's an Actross,Eldoret Express ama kama imebeba nguruwe kubwa (yani kama inapeperusha flag),usijaribu.





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It's for the small mercies like that we should be grateful to the one most high. There are many mad drivers on the road and according to transport minister,50 per cent of the drivers on our roads are unqualified! Did you know you can bribe and get a DL in just one day! Don't forget lots of drunk drivers on the road especially at weekend nights. Kiambu road has now been redone smoothly. Unfortunately,crazy drivers are speeding like F1 and sometimes I wish bumps could be erected! Unfortunately unlike before when it had potholes,it's now claiming innocent lives daily.

Early this year,my car rolled along Banana Road near Ruaka shopping centre in broad-daylight. I was speeding while trying to change my CD player but when I looked back on the road,there was a huge gaping hole in an otherwise fine road. I swung and braked trying to avoid the hole but my car veered off the road and rolled into a nearby farm before resting back on it's tyres! I'm sure I could have killed someone if it was on a busy day but thanks God the road was empty and there was no oncoming traffic. Crowds gathered,I got out,was shaken to the core and traumatised and still the car could start and drive!

As I said,thanks for the small mercies!



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@ And1589

Next time when travelling to or from Kisii,use The Narok route. The road is wider and has less traffic than the Nakuru - Kericho one. The Guys constructing it are moving so fast that they have now reached the Sattelite base. Its pure pleasure driving on this road. You even hit 180 without realising.

Kamaa



Obviously when I see the meter at 180 i reduce speed. But what I meant is that you are at peace on most stretches of this road.

@Spend.thrift

True its not wise to drive with worn out drive pads but by the time i was around the area past Naivasha it was getting dark and i can swear that in no way can i stop at any point along the stretch to Nairobi,i would probably in more danger than just being hit from behind by a fast car,...never ever could i have stopped there bro,even with a burst tyre...rims mpaka Westlands!

About the Kisii route via Narok,don't jump to conclusions fast...where I come from I use the Kisii-Chemosit road to Kericho and if I have to use the Narok route,i have to back-track like 100kms to Kaplong then join the Narok route(not a wise move)

My Ka-toyota was in good shape when i set out for the journey,all tune ups were done in order. The brake pads could last me for sometimes. while am not saying they were new,they were not worn out when i left Nai,and i checked them along everything else with my mechanic( by the way i use only Lucas Brake pads),so this issue of saying they wore out after two hard-braking events ishindwe! by the end of a long journey you gotta have braked hundreds of times and so the wearing out is cumulative.



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@ Andy. I get your point.

But then. Kisii was split up into so many districts so that I believe you do not mean you were driving from Kisii per se but from another distrcit where inhabitants predominantly speak the kisii language. Otherwise from the Kibaki Kisii Central,Sotik _Narok is still the better option. I could be wrong


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@Alphdoti
I think we are not on the same page. My driving style is a matter here nor there.N-way for guyz driving behind me i agree they might be judgemental on whether or not i am mis-inconveniencing them,but the main topic of this thread was about guyz who are going in the opposite direction and overtaking without considering the opposing traffic's separation safety.i hope u don't own a Prado and was on that road on Sunday ;)

@wangu.n
Thanks,next time i'll be more prepared any breakdowns.

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