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Rank: Member Joined: 1/9/2009 Posts: 169 Location: Syokimau
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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
Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/22/2008 Posts: 2,723
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The Lord was calling 'And1589!!,Andy!!,Andy!!....................then He was interupted by some other business. Thank God you survive for now. The good thing is after being called like this and failing to show up your file is usually put under the pile. So you have some more time bro/sis. Put your life in order so that next time He calls,for He surely will at His own appointed time,you will be ready.
Weusi wa nywele za mshtakiwa zaonyesha ujinga alio nao
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/9/2009 Posts: 169 Location: Syokimau
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@kusadikika,
I am alive,na mimi ni Member!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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Rank: Member Joined: 12/4/2008 Posts: 341 Location: Nairobi
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Hey Andy,you might want to consider your own driving...they say it takes two to tango...
Patience Pays in Guaranteed Checks Patience Pays In Guaranteed Checks.
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/9/2009 Posts: 169 Location: Syokimau
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@Mr.Tea,
Next time you are driving please do me a favour. if a vehicle is overtaking on the opposite side and flashes lights on you to give way,please flash back and wait to see what happens.sawa.
In the meantime let me continue with my offroad defensive driving coz am not gonna kill myself being run over with big machines in my small one.sijatosheka na rationing ya stima na maji bana!
Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one
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Rank: Member Joined: 8/11/2009 Posts: 302
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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.
We tenda wema kisha wende zako. Usinipe macho ya kutarajia shukrani!!!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/6/2007 Posts: 1,177 Location: Nairobi - Kenya
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@ spend.thrift
na ukijaribu with the nguruwe kubwa,what will happen?
i dont want to keep guessing... tell me...
you've heard me.. When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/23/2007 Posts: 441
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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!
bY aNy MeAns NecEsSaRy.....
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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@jaribu. Moral of your story - buy a 10 CD changer,the one that goes in the boot.
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