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Looking at road transport management, one acknowledges that the work the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has to do to keep Kenyans safe on the road is quite a lot. Yet the transition from the Traffic Police Department to NTSA has had little success, to say the least.
On any given day, one witnesses flagrant violation of the Highway Code that endangers both life and limb. An obvious case is that of drivers of trucks and lorries who contemptuously disregard other road users. Other motorists have to drive behind uncovered trucks loaded with huge boulders hanging precariously, loose sand and logs. The loose soil and sand easily get blown into the eyes and nostrils of other road users and therefore, risk causing accidents. It is also not uncommon to come across unroadworthy vehicles. Or doesn’t road safety also involve clamping down on vehicles that slow down traffic and thereby necessitating dangerous over-taking by impatient motorists?
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