Dar Roads!Accidents everywhere!

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In the photo, this commuter bus rammed into this saloon car with regestration No. T254 BAG, this was caused by reckless driving.

Driving Upcountry8-Kurya Ngoma.

As I was driving along in one of the villages in Mara region I met a group of wananchi doing the Kurya dance, it was something me and my colleague enjoyed very much after a long drive fatigue. It refreshed our minds and hence we had a safe drive.

Sorry, whoever did the recording was not a professional, so the camera twisted here and there,yet u can get the sweet taste of the 'ngoma'.

Street Literature!

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"Taifa Huru" simply means "A free Nation".

Dar es salaam Roads-So Strange!

As I was driving along Morogoro Road, the car infront of me with registration number T297 ACS Toyota mark II I saw something so strange. As you can see in the photo, adjacent to the white Mark II is a pickup.On that material day, the passanger of the pickup threw a bottle of mineral water on the road(as usual), to my surprise the driver of Mark II T297 ACS picked the bottle and handed it over to the passanger of that pickup. I've never seen someone so environmental concious, that is something others should emulate.

(Jamani, niliona kitu cha kushangaza kidogo nikaona nishee nanyi. Nikiwa Morogoro road karibu na shule ya jangwani, abiria wa pick alitupa chupa ya maji barabarani baada ya kumaliza kunywa maji. ghafla dereva wa gari mark II iliyopo mbele yangu alitoka katika gari,akaokota hiyo chupa na kumrudishia jamaa aliyeitupa kwamba anachafua mazingira. Ni kitu kigeni kwa Tanzania. Lakini ni mfano wa kuigwa kuona tuna watu wanajali mazingira kiasi hicho. Pichani inaonekana hiyo Mark II yenye namba T297ACS na pickup inaonekana kulia kwake mbele kidogo.

Tuk tuk(Motorcycle) Special 6!-Weekend.

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This happened on saturday.Tuk tuk injuries.

Breaking News!-8 Dead, 22 Injured!

More deaths More injuries! Accoring to Radio One Stereo,Sumry Bus going to Dar es salaam collided with a lorry leaving 8 dead and 22 people injured.

Tuk Tuk (Motorcycle)Special-6!NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED!

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Police Officers collects the burnt body of the guy wrongly accused of stealing a motorcycle by mob justice
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The burning body of a guy accused of stealing a motorcycle

In my posts I have been showing the impact of tuk tuk(motorcycle) accidents in the society but today's post is a bit different. It is a story I will never forget in my entire life.

It was around 9.00am I was heading to work then I saw a mob at Kimara staring at something burning. I had to slow down my car and parked somewhere so that I could see what was happening. I could not believe my eyes, i saw a guy being set ablaze as he was accused of stealing a tuktuk! But further follow-ups revealed that, the guy was not a thief, he was given a tuk tuk by the mechanic whom was repairing his!

This guy was wrongly accused by mob justice to be a thief! I will never forget what I saw. Really, seeing a human being burning, it is not for the faint-hearted.

What If.............

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................An accident like this happens while you are a passanger of a commuter bus/daladala like this?

Manyoni Dusty Road(Driving Upcountry)

This is a stretch of dusty road in Manyoni,singida region. I was told it is a stretch of about 60km on the Dodoma-Singida Road. Look at how the vehicles are negotiating their way and in a very high speed especially the buses. Really, it is not easy to avoid accidents in a situation like this. Hopefully, this stretch of dusty and bumpy road has been completed.

Tuk Tuk (Motorcycle)Special-5!

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These guys on a tuk tuk just fell off in front of my vehicle! It was getting dark (6.55pm)Thank God i wasn't driving fast otherwise it could have been another story.
Ha! mwendesha tuk tuk na abiria wake walianguka mbele ya gari yangu baada ya kuwa wanaendesha kwa mbwembwe na mwendokasi. ilikuwa bahati sikuwa naendesha mwendokasi,vinginevyo ingekuwa habari nyingine.

Dar es salaam Roads!Another Life Lost!

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Above, a middle aged man found in a pool of blood after being knocked by a fast moving car. The man died on the spot(RIP).

Kijana mwenye umri wa makamo akiwa katika dimbwi la damu baada ya kugongwa na gari lililokuwa likienda kwa kasi katika eneo la urafiki 'Big Brother'.

This is How Others Started This Year!(wenzetu walivyoanza mwaka)

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It is Scary not for the the faint-hearted!

As we celebrate New Year 2011, some of us have started this year with tragedies. Reckless driving, as usual, left some in hospital beds and others 'gone forever' (RIP).

In the photo above a victim of reckless driving of a tuk tuk(motorcycle) ending up with a badly injured arm. The photo has been taken at the Muhimbili Orthopaedic institute casualty. Please let us drive safely.

Let us wish them a quick recovery.

Jamani, tukiuanza mwaka mpya baadhi ya wenzetu wameishia hospitalini au hata kupoteza maisha kwa ajili ya uendeshaji wa uzembe. Tunawatakia ahueni ya haraka wale wote waliouanza mwaka kwa kupata ajali kama hii pichani.

Happy new Year! (Heri ya Mwaka Mpya!)Plz Safe Drive!

Kwa wadau wote wa Blog hii nawatakia heri ya Mwaka Mpya 2011, Tusisahau kuendesha kwa umakini na kuzingatia sheria za usalama barabarani.

Readers of this Blog, i wish you Happy New Year 2011,please dont forget, Drive safely and stick to road safety rules.

-Mr. Bobos-