Motorists in Nakuru has urged traffic department to stop erecting crashed vehicles at the roundabout in their anti speed campaigns.
They cited that the vehicles often ended up traumatising some drivers.
“Every time I look at the vehicles I end up thinking about the person who was behind the wheel. I wonder if he survived or died and where his family is. This not only gives me nightmares but distracts me for the next few minutes which might be fatal for me,” said Emily Kimani.
Kimani says that vehicles skeletons are not a good tool to campaign against speed.
“There are better ways to do this. They should use leaflets or anti speed messages on TV. Using crashed cars is not wise at all,” observes Kimani.
Peter Njoroge hit out at the insurance companies that allowed their clients vehicles to be used. “It is inhumane. Why would they give permits for such vehicles to be paraded to other drivers?” wonders Njoroge.
Kinyanjui Kimani cited that the families who could recognise the vehicles ends up traumatised too.
“Imagine a child who passes there daily being told his father died because of carelessness or over speeding. This is mental and emotional torture to the children,” notes Kimani.