A terrible tragedy occurred on Saturday morning when a taxi accident claimed the lives of five people on the outskirts of Grahamstown. We don’t know the exact cause of the accident, but we do know that two injured babies had to be taken to hospital.
A terrible tragedy occurred on Saturday morning when a taxi accident claimed the lives of five people on the outskirts of Grahamstown. We don’t know the exact cause of the accident, but we do know that two injured babies had to be taken to hospital.
This is the worst way to start a festive season that can hardly be festive, knowing hundreds more will lose their lives in the next few weeks. In view of the heartbreaking consequences of these accidents, you would think drivers would be extra careful when taking to the roads. In fairness, many drivers do take necessary precautions to ensure their families’ safety – but it is absolutely terrifying to see how many people still drink and drive.
These morons believe they are better than the rest of us and therefore special rules should apply to them. It is very easy to identify this type of person, because they are normally proud of their irresponsible attitudes, as they proclaim, “I can hold my drink”, or “Four beers is nothing for me”.
Or how about, “I know when I’ve had enough" and "I am fine”. On any trip longer than 100km you will definitely be overtaken on a double white line; you will see someone overtaking on a blind curve; and it is absolutely 100% guaranteed that at least one vehicle will tailgate you through dangerous curves while trying to intimidate you into exceeding the speed limit.
If you avoid long trips, you will not avoid danger. You can be sure that drunken idiots will happily drive around town; some drivers will speed down any street longer than 100 metres and others will use their cellphones while driving.
Every year at about this time we have huge campaigns aimed at reducing the number of accidents and deaths on our roads. These campaigns ultimately fail for a number of reasons, but the common denominator for the overwhelming majority of these accidents has to be attitude.
People think that they are more skilled than everyone else; that they can drink and drive and that accidents only happen to other people. It is interesting to note that campaigns showing the tragic consequences of car accidents do not appear to have much impact, but a more recent campaign showing the type of psychopath you are could meet in jail has had some effect on the driving population.
The pay-off line, “You don’t want to meet these men”, appears to be working.
