Police Release Accident Statistics
Pedestrians account for half the number of deaths recorded on Kenyan roads. This is according to the latest report released by the traffic ...
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People may sometimes have a hard time pinpointing why they got into an accident. The most common reasons are that you may have been carelessly driving, or the other driver may have been carelessly driving. Another common reason is drunk driving, or driving under the influence of alcohol. Still another is the excuse that the other car "came out of nowhere"! Many have been known to blame car accidents on lousy weather conditions.
Could these all just be excuses, or is there really some truth to them? What about geography, and the place that you live? Will that somehow affect how you drive, and the chances of getting into an accident? Well, you may have been already prepared to say no, but you're in for the surprise of your life, because studies say yes!
...Lalin's Column: Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) - Make the killers pay (1)
Deaths due to RTAs (around 2,200 annually) give rapes, murders and suicide in SL a very close run. Only a few of those responsible pay any price to society. While much of the violence is in traditional character, it is exacerbated due to the rampant and virulent breakdown of fear of the law.
No fear of the law. Only about 50% of the RTA prosecutions end in convictions. Thus over a thousand deaths go unpunished every year. People register shock and grief but protest little except occasionally when children are killed. Repetitive, stale statistics are rolled out by the police, politicians, media and relevant government agencies every time deaths occur. This is the solitary relief offered. The roads meanwhile remain a super highway to eternity for thousands of innocent people.
Existing remedies. Little has dented the RTA juggernaut. Police efforts to turn the tide have been many. They have increased physical and electronic surveillance day and night on the roads resulting in increasing detections. Their visibility, while giving a measure of confidence to the law abiding, (such as they still exist), acts as a deterrent of sorts. Inadequate Police resources limit their response which compels them to follow known routines (location, frequency, timings, and tactics).However it is political patronage given to the biggest offenders, the bus and lorry mafia, that tips the balance. An apathetic public and an ineffective judicial system hasten innocents to their doom.
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