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Essay About Road Accidents In Namibia

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The Causes of Road Accidents in Namibia and the Strategic Plan Introduction On 3 September 2016 the National Broadcasting Corporation reported that six people were killed in a head-on collision involving a pick-up and a small car that caught fire upon impact on the road between Rehoboth and Kalkrand in the southern part of Namibia (August 2016). Both vehicles had occupied three people each and all were burnt beyond recognition. Still, on the same day, a similar accident took place on the Otjiwarongo-Okahandja road that tragically happened in the same manner. Responding to the accidents on social media, the Namibian nation at large is left in shock and fear. These are, but only a few examples of road crisis' that we as a country are facing. We have experienced numerous road accidents that continue to send shockwaves across the country. We have a very serious problem in Namibia concerning road crashes. We are such a small population and our vehicle percentage level is very low, yet we are known to be one of Africa’s country with the highest death rate. The Namibian Statistics Agency revealed, "road accidents are one of the major causes of death in Namibia. And, in addition to the fatalities, close to 6000 people each year are injured in road accidents (2010-2014)" . This is very sad. The road transportation itself is a …show more content…

They have established the camera speed detectors to maintain the control of speed of our vehicles. We have one in the Capital city of Windhoek on the Western Bypass road, another on our B1 road (from Luderitz to Oshikango) and one more on the B2 road (from Okahandja to Hentis Bay). Hopefully this will help reduce the speeding issue that we have on our roads.

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