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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/4/2009 Posts: 1,982 Location: matano manne
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RIP Gatheca. I lost a friend last year on this Road under same circumstances. Stalled truck. He died early. Sema gory scene! Very traumatizing.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/23/2009 Posts: 8,083 Location: Enk are Nyirobi
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jaggernaut wrote:mlefu wrote:  to me it looks more like he drove under the said truck..rip Seems like he swung left to avoid the stationary truck but unfortunately got his right side ripped off. Looks like he drove right under the truck. Sadly this is the kind of accident that slices off the torso... ouch. Life is short. Live passionately.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/16/2012 Posts: 808
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/6/2011 Posts: 391 Location: Nairobi
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Njung'e wrote:smano wrote:quicksand wrote:And the owner and driver of the stalled truck? In the west they would be facing a long stint in prison for manslaughter. There are too many fatalities by cars ramming into stalled trucks in Kenya. The Langata road one is still fresh on my mind, drove past it and the bodies were still in the wreck, badly mutilated.
When its not fatalities, they cause ugly and expensive gridlocks when they stall on strategic roads like Mbagathi way or the causeway to Mombasa island!
Time to do something very drastic so that owners of stalled trucks move heaven on earth to chuck them from the road before jail or tens of thousands of fines come calling! AGREED!!!  Is there cause to sue the driver and owner of the truck for manslaughter resulting from negligence? Would set a precedent for all other cases. Shida ni autopsy reveals high alcohol levels etc. But it is a fact that stalled trucks have killed very many people...and will continue to do so... I have been a victim and as late as two Sundays back,i witnessed a similar incidence along Eldoret-Malaba highway.What came to mind then and what happens in some countries,an authority is tasked with clearing those kind of hazards as soon as they happen.This can be done at a cost to the truck/car owner if only to spare lives.Over to you Lee Kinyanjui at NTSA. let's face it ,ntsa will not help ,other than enhancing corruption ,thika road should be well lit ,it should be them promoting safety ,you will never see a stalled truck in kigali due to the stiff penalties . "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" - Stephen Wright
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/21/2012 Posts: 1,739
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innairobi wrote:Not sure which lane this truck was on but on a highway like Thika Road when driving at night, the middle lane usually carries a lower risk of stalled vehicles. So many stalled cars don't place the lifesavers at all or when they do its right next to the vehicle. I'm sure there are plenty of near misses every week if not daily. Very True. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God..
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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Was he married with tois?
may he rip. sijui yeye.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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Speculz wrote:Njung'e wrote:smano wrote:quicksand wrote:And the owner and driver of the stalled truck? In the west they would be facing a long stint in prison for manslaughter. There are too many fatalities by cars ramming into stalled trucks in Kenya. The Langata road one is still fresh on my mind, drove past it and the bodies were still in the wreck, badly mutilated.
When its not fatalities, they cause ugly and expensive gridlocks when they stall on strategic roads like Mbagathi way or the causeway to Mombasa island!
Time to do something very drastic so that owners of stalled trucks move heaven on earth to chuck them from the road before jail or tens of thousands of fines come calling! AGREED!!! Is there cause to sue the driver and owner of the truck for manslaughter resulting from negligence? Would set a precedent for all other cases. Shida ni autopsy reveals high alcohol levels etc. But it is a fact that stalled trucks have killed very many people...and will continue to do so... I have been a victim and as late as two Sundays back,i witnessed a similar incidence along Eldoret-Malaba highway.What came to mind then and what happens in some countries,an authority is tasked with clearing those kind of hazards as soon as they "happen.This can be done at a cost to the truck/car owner if only to spare lives.Over to you Lee Kinyanjui at NTSA. let's face it ,ntsa will not help ,other than enhancing corruption ,thika road should be well lit ,it should be them promoting safety ,you will never see a stalled truck in kigali due to the stiff penalties . Kiash is job hunting. A good lead this one is.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/2/2011 Posts: 4,818 Location: -1.2107, 36.8831
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From my 8-4-4 analysis of the wreckage, the observations are; 1. Front section bonnet, Completely intact 2. Passenger sides, completely intact 3. Rear section (boot), completely intact 4. Driver side, damaged 5. Roof, damaged Scenarios, 1. The car was hit from the side, I.e. murdered 2. The driver swerved so much that the car turned 90 degrees and slid hitting the stationary truck. SPEED 3. The truck was so high that the car went under and the hit something on the driver's side(??????) Conclusion 1. very High speed driving 2. poor visibility of the truck (lighting or intoxication) 3. Negligence on the stalled truck's part (warning signs) 4. Poor road design (hindering visibility)-I highly doubt this 5. CONSPIRANCY Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.” ― Rashi
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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kysse wrote:Was he married with tois?
may he rip. sijui yeye. Dude was only born in 1985, he had a fiancé and was a student at USIU! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/21/2012 Posts: 1,739
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McReggae wrote:kysse wrote:Was he married with tois?
may he rip. sijui yeye. Dude was only born in 1985, he had a fiancé and was a student at USIU! Being born 85 doesn't necessarily mean he does not have gathecalets. There are 85 borns with Kids Nearing High Skool  Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God..
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/3/2008 Posts: 4,057 Location: Gwitu
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The family is from Kandara, Muranga. Kigwe body builders was the preferred auto fabricator in the 1980s. Truth forever on the scaffold
Wrong forever on the throne
(James Russell Rowell)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Am wrote:McReggae wrote:kysse wrote:Was he married with tois?
may he rip. sijui yeye. Dude was only born in 1985, he had a fiancé and was a student at USIU! Being born 85 doesn't necessarily mean he does not have gathecalets. There are 85 borns with Kids Nearing High Skool Agree, just wanted to point out that he was relatively young!!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/17/2007 Posts: 1,345
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I think the guy was my neighbour. We were always fueling together almost daily same time same station...
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2010 Posts: 572
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roll cages are not practical on everyday cars, the problem is that policy in kenya limits most guys to buy 7yr old cars for tax saving purposes and as such majority of guys dont get to enjoy the top tech safety systems that are standard features in todays cars but were options in cars seven years ago, take for instance, this unfortunate gathecha chap might have survived the crash if he was driving a 2012 toyota crown with early warning radar system that warns the driver of an impending crash and even applies the brakes early to avoid the crash, if he was going too fast the early warning system would have alerted him and if he were to swerve then the ESC system would have checked in to stabilize the car. what needs to happen is that KRA needs to review its tax protocols for used cars and KEBS should do away with the eight year rule and introduce a three year rule, this will reduce road accident fatalities significantly 'One headache for famous medieval holy people was that someone might murder you to acquire your body parts for the relics trade'
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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vky wrote:roll cages are not practical on everyday cars, the problem is that policy in kenya limits most guys to buy 7yr old cars for tax saving purposes and as such majority of guys dont get to enjoy the top tech safety systems that are standard features in todays cars but were options in cars seven years ago, take for instance, this unfortunate gathecha chap might have survived the crash if he was driving a 2012 toyota crown with early warning radar system that warns the driver of an impending crash and even applies the brakes early to avoid the crash, if he was going too fast the early warning system would have alerted him and if he were to swerve then the ESC system would have checked in to stabilize the car. what needs to happen is that KRA needs to review its tax protocols for used cars and KEBS should do away with the eight year rule and introduce a three year rule, this will reduce road accident fatalities significantly Ditto ^^. However, even that 7/3-yr rule shouldn't be there! Why can't we have manufacturers making their cars here? Why import? Capital flight! I'd much rather we have Chinese making imitations locally than what we are... a dumping ground. And what happened to the no-trucks/buses-at-night law?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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Mukiri wrote:vky wrote:roll cages are not practical on everyday cars, the problem is that policy in kenya limits most guys to buy 7yr old cars for tax saving purposes and as such majority of guys dont get to enjoy the top tech safety systems that are standard features in todays cars but were options in cars seven years ago, take for instance, this unfortunate gathecha chap might have survived the crash if he was driving a 2012 toyota crown with early warning radar system that warns the driver of an impending crash and even applies the brakes early to avoid the crash, if he was going too fast the early warning system would have alerted him and if he were to swerve then the ESC system would have checked in to stabilize the car. what needs to happen is that KRA needs to review its tax protocols for used cars and KEBS should do away with the eight year rule and introduce a three year rule, this will reduce road accident fatalities significantly Ditto ^^. However, even that 7/3-yr rule shouldn't be there! Why can't we have manufacturers making their cars here? Why import? Capital flight! I'd much rather we have Chinese making imitations locally than what we are... a dumping ground. And what happened to the no-trucks/buses-at-night law? Now we are making excuses...running away from the reality. possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/27/2011 Posts: 123 Location: Nairobi
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This man was drunk & should not have been behind the wheel. RIP.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/8/2010 Posts: 446 Location: london
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Dude was only born in 1985, he had a fiancé and was a student at USIU![/quote]
The Guy had achieved alot for his age. Proper born business man. RIP
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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@D32, how would a roll cage have helped in this situation? The guy drove under a truck and the car was sheared, quite similar to Jules Bianchi in the Japanese Grand Prix who by the way had a roll cage.....Roll cages mitigate what the name suggests, rolls to prevent collapsing roofs. He would probably have had a better chance if he had side airbags. RIP.
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