Posted Thursday, August 29 2013 at 22:54
In Summary
But this madness can be stopped. Human factors
such as carelessness, and lack of safeguards that have led to the dire
situations are matters that are within our control as a people.
It is with profound sadness that the nation
received news that 13 people travelling in a minibus got killed when
their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck. Gruesome deaths such as
these add to a narrative that is becoming common on our roads. In recent
years, road accidents have contributed significantly to the country’s
overall mortality, competing with well-known killers such as Aids,
malaria and tuberculosis.
With the challenges that have been facing the
transport sector in the past few years, it is no wonder that recent
surveys have suggested that the country is currently losing lives
through road carnage at a rate higher than that of population growth.
But this madness can be stopped. Human factors
such as carelessness, and lack of safeguards that have led to the dire
situations are matters that are within our control as a people.
We fail to understand, for instance, why when
trucks develop mechanical problems, the driver leaves them right there
instead of having them towed away immediately.
If we are to save the millions of lives that are
in constant danger of imminent deaths on our roads, we have to sanitise
the transport sector. Our drivers must be punished for their
carelessness, corrupt traffic officers must be sent home and the
conditions of our roads must be improved.
source : The citizen
source : The citizen
