This festive season there is a need for motorists to ensure that no life is lost through a road accident along the notorious Salgaa stretch as they travel for Christmas to shags.
The stretch has been a nightmare to many motorists after claiming many lives.
Here are three ways you can ensure that you get home safely:
Observe lane discipline
When driving along the stretch, just observe lane discipline. Lane discipline discourages drivers to straddle another lane.
This is a form of dangerous driving. If the yellow line tells you not to overtake, please adhere to it.
Many of the accidents that have happened at Salgaa occur due to careless overtaking.
Free gear
Driving on free gear (popularly known as freewheeling) especially by trucks is so dangerous. Truck drivers, and any other driver, must reject the temptation to freewheel.
Freewheeling makes it hard for drivers to engage brakes in case of an emergency. Traffic signs along the Salgaa stretch warn against it. Please adhere to this warning.
Sleep-driving
Sleep is dangerous while driving. It makes you lose control of the wheel and by the time you waking up, bhang, life is gone!
Please take a rest and drive while sober. Also, have a decoy driver if you doing long distance.
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