Wednesday, July 18, 2012
MV Skagit Drowned in Zanzibar
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Tuk Tuk special-8
This is how motorcycles are driven by most of the guys in Dar es salaam. It is not surprising that we see many accidents lately!(All photos copyrighted by River Springs Connexions)
Thursday, April 26, 2012
River Wami accident
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As said earlier, this is one of the areas which are accident-prone. In this accident, no life lost but property damage was so extensive
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Spotlight!
DRIVING + PHONE = DEATH
(Courtesy of Tanzania Police Force, Dar es salaam Rotary Club and Boss Automation )
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Dar es salaam roads-What a sight!
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I was driving along Ocean Road near State house and i came across this wonderful site.
Wami Bridge
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The bridge crosses the famous River Wami on the Chalinze-Segera road. It is known that this area is accident prone due to its physical nature, yet some of the drivers drive recklessly as they pass through the bridge.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Firing Squad Good For Drunk Drivers!
There are different punishments given to people who drink alot of alcohol and drive in different countries in the world.
In Tanzania,those who drink and drive are forced to pay a fine of Tanzanian shillings 30,000 if found guilty. In Australia the names of drunk drivers are published in the newspapers under the caption "He's drunk and in jail".
In Malaysia the driver is jailed, and if married the spouse is also jailed.
In UK, Finland and Sweden there's an automatic jail term of one year for all offenders. in Turkey,drunk drivers are driven 20 miles out of town and are forced to walk back 10 miles on foot.
in El Salvador, they are executed by a firing squad. That way they solve the problem once and for all (The Citizen).
WHAT DO U THINK IS SUITABLE PUNISHMENT FOR DRUNK DRIVERS IN YOUR COUNTRY?
Firing Squad Good For Drunk Drivers!
There are different punishments given to people who drink alot of alcohol and drive in different countries in the world.
In Tanzania,those who drink and drive are forced to pay a fine of Tanzanian shillings 30,000 if found guilty. In Australia the names of drunk drivers are published in the newspapers under the caption "He's drunk and in jail".
In Malaysia the driver is jailed, and if married the spouse is also jailed.
In UK, Finland and Sweden there's an automatic jail term of one year for all offenders. in Turkey,drunk drivers are driven 20 miles out of town and are forced to walk back 10 miles on foot.
in El Salvador, they are executed by a firing squad. That way they solve the problem once and for all (The Citizen).
WHAT DO U THINK IS SUITABLE PUNISHMENT FOR DRUNK DRIVERS IN YOUR COUNTRY?
Sunday, December 4, 2011
With this Driving, Our Life is at Stake!
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8 cars in front of this Abood Bus!There is a corner and a slope in a short distance!
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Overtaking.......
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Goneeee........!
This picture was taken yesterday(3/12/2011) along Dar es salaam-Morogoro road. With this kind of driving, i believe we will be seeing more and more deaths in our highways. whar are your opinions?
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
20th November 2011:World Remembrance Day of Road Crash Victims!
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The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was started by RoadPeace in 1993. Since then it has been observed and promoted worldwide by several NGOs, including the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR) and its associated organizations.
On 26th October 2005, the United Nations endorsed it as a global day to be observed every third Sunday in November each year, making it a major advocacy day for road traffic injury prevention. WHO and the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration encourage governments and NGOs around the world to commemorate this day.
MY TAKE:"This is appropriate day of acknowledgement for victims of road traffic crashes and their families, I hope, the day will be commemorated by giving support to the victims with post-trauma disabilities and their lives are in total mess. Demonstrations, speeches and songs won't help these people.
Likewise, I would be more than happy if the Police force will come up with strategies to curb escalating accident statistics in the country".
Road Humps: Are There Any Standards?
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In the photo you can see a speed hump or commonly known as ''speed bumps''. It has been a common practice for road contractors to fix the bumps as a way of controlling over speeding. But I have been asking myself,'Are these humps erected according to a certain standard?'' I am asking this due to the fact that some of them are so big to make a small car go side ways to avoid damaging some parts under the car.In the picture are small humps but fixed few feet apart,others are just one but so huge. Can anyone help on this please?
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Breaking News: More 300 Feared Dead,A Ship Capsises in Zanzibar
More than 300 people are feared dead following a capsized ship in between Zanzibar and Pemba islands. To this hour, a source in Zanzibar said that about 270 passengers have been saved while about 50 dead bodies have been recovered. The source added that, most of those saved are children including a 7 months old baby.
The accident occurred last night.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
TukTuk (Motorcycle) Injury-7
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This is a motorcycle driver who got injured on the leg
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Driving Upcountry9!
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It wasnt easy for me to believe what i saw, the photo shows a boat full of passangers! my investigation revealed that, no one determines if the boat is full, no life jackets and any other stuff for protection if anything happens along the journey. This is lake Tanganyika, known to have deep waters. I dont know what SUMATRA could tell us about this.
Jamani, nimekuwa na maswali mengi kuhusu hili,tunasubiri ajali itokee ndio wahusika waamke? SUMATRA wako wapi?
Friday, January 28, 2011
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.
Friday, January 21, 2011
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'.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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