The problem with Kenyan drivers is that everyone thinks his more experienced on the road than the other drivers...it has nothing to do with the kind of car you drive. You'll hear most of them bragging how stable "my Car" is on the road but you forget that it doesn't have an "auto-pilot". My main issue is with drivers who overtake dangerously on the Nairobi-Nakuru rd, like i said earlier you'll find two idiots trying to Overtake each other at 150 kph.

@ TAZ, the other big problem on our roads is the standpoint that others bear more responsibility than you. Unless you own a speedgun and usually stand by the road side to take readings from other cars, I pretty much believe that the 150kph reading was on your OWN speedometer. Why do you think that you can speed while others should not? Bure wewe.

On Christams Eve, I saw a woman driving on Uhuru Highway. Mistake number 1. A child of around five years was seated at the front passenger seat (we all know that the seat belt can not hold that size of a child well in the event of accient or hard braking). Kids from 0-6 years belong in specially designed car seats and at the back seat. That's why child locks are only found on the rear doors.

Mistake No. 2. I was driving on her nearside and noticed the door was NOT locked. (in police language, ni kama mtoto aliwekelea mlango tuu na mama akatoa gari). I hooted at her, trying tried to point at the door but she seemingly was too dumb to figure out why a stranger was doing that. Luckily at the Haille Sellasie junction, I managed to communicate my warning her. Even if you dumb enough to believe in your 5 year old's door closing ability, I thought the dashboard is one of those things you always look at before you engage your drive gear. Unfortunately things like these are common in Nairobi. Just give your self an assignment of counting the number of cars being driven with one or more doors half closed or worse the bonnets unsecured.

i thot i'd also do the same the other day but, someone told me if both of you put full lights none of you will see the way and that will result to a head on collision. i guess the only thing you can do is slow down and let the fool pass.

I have heard tales of ladies driving with Hand brake still engaged.... this is not a strange phenomenon

I purposed that I will never be in a rush, no matter the urgency. There's no point of rushing only to never reach my destination. Highway? My speed limit is 100kph, which is also relatively fast. If I have passengers, I have to moderate my speed. It starts with me. Besides the country side is so beautiful, why not enjoy the view.

If you are ever in a rush, why not use a plane. Like I've said in an earlier post, its our experience, and subsequently, confidence that kills.