A video recorded by a motorist on Thika Road captured a lorry and a bus racing the super-highway.
In the undated video, the bus and lorry are seen to be moving at the same speed for a while before the bus overtakes the lorry.
However, when the lorry tries to overtake the bus, the bus driver swerves from left to right, blocking the lorry driver from overtaking.
He moved from one lane to another without indicating, an offence dubbed as obstruction.
At one point, the lorry driver is forced to slow down after the bus driver intentionally forces him to the edge of the road, next to oncoming vehicles.
The bus conductor and passenger in the back seat are seen throwing hands and exchanging words with the lorry driver.
The incident forced other motorists to slow down. Motorists hooted continuously, stopping the further escalation of the matter.
The lorry registered under plate number KYJ 644, slowed down after the intervention of other motorists.
The video has since been brought to the attention of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
In October 2019, NTSA launched a new training programme for matatu drivers owing to an increase in road accidents.
The Traffic Act also led to the introduction of a new curriculum in 2018. The new curriculum saw the revision of driving categories and the classification of vehicles a license holder can drive.
In the new reforms, a mini-bus driver had to be at least 25 years of age and was limited to carry a maximum of 32 passengers and a minimum of three years experience in driving a van.
Drivers of buses with a capacity of 33 passengers or more were required to be at least 30 years in age and have a minimum of two years of experience driving a minibus.
05:48 @ntsa_kenya @IG_NPS #Ma3Route I captured this yesterday along Thika Rd .The behavior of these drivers caused drama endangering lives. pic.twitter.com/vKAwJTo1X8 via @ndorosm
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) June 3, 2021
