Speeding Kills
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 09:53AM Yesterday Wilson Naitoi went on 'off' so I went with Ranger Maritim on an anti-animal harassment patrol in Cheetah I. It was a very enjoyable drive and it was great to see all of the drivers sticking to the park rules and to see that the number of tyre tracks that stray from the roads is now minimal.
Really the drivers are doing a great job and the Mara Triangle now looks so much better than it did in previous years -without the scars of a persistant off-roader.
When six-thirty came however and it was time to be back to the lodges, suddenly there was this race between the drivers to get back first -they were even over-taking each other on corners. I was really surprised and we tried to keep up to stop a few, we were going at 55 - 60 when the speed limit is 50, but we were still unable to catch up.
I'm not sure why suddenly when drivers have been sticking to park rules up until this point, that at the very end when the sun is setting and visibility is poor, the drivers decide to speed up.
This hyrax was hit by a car this morning inside the Serena compound.
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Reader Comments (2)
good work in general concerning Mara conservancy.
maybe there is something can be done regarding the rule of all vehicles and people must be out of the reserve in time like when the time is near have some one to patrol these safari guides/tourists/vehicles. sort of like ringing a dinner bell by calling you have half an hour before the place is shut!