The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) on Tuesday issued a statement showing Nairobi's most dangerous roads for pedestrians and their respective blackspots.
The report dubbed Northern Corridor and Nairobi County Route Hazard Mapping identifies Thika Road, Outer Ring Road, and Mombasa Road as the deadliest for pedestrians.
For instance, NTSA identified 16 spots along Thika Super Highway including Guru Nanak, Kwa Kirima Footbridge, Muthaiga Footbridge, Monetary Studies bump, GSU Drift, Roysambu, Caster Mill, River Kamiti, Clayworks Kenya and Gwa Kairo.
[caption caption="A section of Thika Super Highway"]
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The statement signed by NTSA Director General Francis Meja, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet, KURA's Silas Kinoti and KeNHA's Peter Mundinia notes that road traffic crashes are spread throughout the week, during the day and night and in both dry and wet seasons.
Other blackspots include Juja Road, Eastleigh 1st Avenue, Kariokor Market Bump, Ring Road Ngara, Jogoo Road Flyover, and Landhies (Muthurwa) Road.
"Road traffic crashes remain a tragic reality in our Country and the Northern Corridor contributes to 42.6% of the total number of the accidents," the NTSA Director-General noted.
The Authority noted that unsafe road user behaviour, inadequate infrastructure for non- motorized transport and absence of road signage were among the major hazards noted in the study.
Besides, the report identifies lack of bumps, footbridges and designated crossing areas as another reason behind the many accidents witnessed along the blackspots.
The report further makes recommendations to correct the human, environmental and engineering causes of crashes, and effect remedial work to eliminate hazards.
[caption caption="A car involved in a horrible crash in the past"]
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"I am certain that with adequate road user education, safe roads, safe vehicles and strong multi-sectoral collaboration, we will be able to address road safety challenges together," Meja concluded.
