The average Kenyan driver has either no license, bought one on the black market or never learnt basic driving rules to follow an organized flow of traffic.
Instead of robots, Nairobi prefers roundabouts which invites any style of entering, with the result that most of the time those that are in are not coming out anymore – or have to brutally force their way out - and those which want to go in block the traffic in such a way that it comes to a total standstill. Speed limits are 50 km/h, but only on paper. Any speed goes with a smile. The changing of lanes happens as they please and if they could overtake you underneath or over the top, they would do that as well! A millimeter sometimes decides between continuation of your trip or a total write off. The full day is peak time and you have to be thankful when you reach your destination.
Any SA taxi driver is tame by comparison. The only difference is the Kenyans do it with a smile, with very little aggression, shouting, or giving dirty hand signals. But they use your foreign number plate to challenge your driving ability, nerves and willingness to obtain scratches to go ahead. It was challenging!!!!
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