Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Road Rage Revenge

A mini bus taxi driver has ended up in hospital following a road rage attack ( http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,167783,00.html)

Now, while I am not going to advocate violence, I have had the misfortune of driving on South African roads and being subjected to the complete lack of courtesy and the absolute lawlessness exhibited by a large percentage of mini bus taxi drivers - and according to witnesses, this driver was no different.

So, you will have to excuse me for not feeling the least bit sorry for the driver of the taxi - I've seen far to many people die because of the ridiculous behaviour that these individuals exhibit;

  • Tail gating
  • Driving in the emergency lane
  • Driving on verges
  • Driving on the pavement
  • Skipping red lights
  • Indiscriminately stopping
  • Speeding

You name the section in the Road Traffic act and these fools break it.

I am however saddened by the fact that this driver won't take this lesson to heart (or head for that matter).

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