The local roads are really terrible. There’s spots and even whole routes that are washed out on both sides so that not even one car fits anymore or some are full of potholes. So whenever one drives here it’s very common to see a car advancing on the wrong side of the road, simply because there’s too many potholes on the correct side.
It’s very much recommended to having a 4WD around here as it’s very likely to having to evade suddenly when busses, lorries or other heavy vehicles cross. For some reason the drivers of the stronger vehicles don’t give a damned about the weaker road users; Darwin’s law rules. So you may find yourself escaping in the ditch once in a while. Bad luck if it’s flooded and you get stuck in there…
Another problem is the risky overtaking manoeuvres who are the order of the day. In combination with the bad state of the vehicles (worn out tyres, ineffective brakes, heavy overload, etc.) this may easily lead to accidents. I had a near death experience during the first few days in Uganda when a lorry at excessive speed overtook another bus and thus was on collision course with the vehicle I was sitting in. When the lorry driver tried to steer back to his side of the rode, his trailer got into skid. I already saw the trailer smashing our car, which luckily did not happen, but it was close…
broke down lorries are very common…
risky overtaking manoeuvre…
the roads are full of potholes
and the rain washes away the ground so that the roads break away. Btw, it’s pretty
dangerous to walk alongside the road and one has to be ready to jump into the bushes
at any time as the cars don’t stop for pedestrians or cyclists…
the sandy roads are even better but very slippery when it rains… but still full of surprises…
cause of the many accidents are driving culture, bad roads and the desolate state of the vehicles
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