Personal Safety and Security While Driving
Introduction
Your personal safety and security while you are driving in Kenya today is something that should occupy your mind at all times in all situations. Being alert and fully aware of all aspects of your environment, your full control of your vehicle and awareness of other road users is paramount to your safety and security.
Many people assume once their vehicle is moving, they are safe. Unfortunately that is not the case. Drivers in Kenya are vulnerable to a host of threats. One must be sure the machine they are driving is safe and secure, other road users are safe to keep company of, machines driven by other people are safe for you, the weather is favourable, road conditions are favourable among many other things.
One fact of security when you are driving is that you cannot control all the threat factors involved. The reassuring thing is that you can control factors associated with yourself and guard against the threat factors you cannot control.
Although you have no guarantee that you can fully protect yourself and your passengers from criminal attacks or accidents you can greatly minimize the chances of becoming a victim of security incidents while driving by following the guidelines below.
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