Let Us Obey Traffic Lights

Since it is an almost accepted norm that road signs mean nothing to motorists in Botswana, they have decided to go a step further in disobeying traffic lights. They speed through traffic lights when they are on amber. How does a motorist step on the accelerator when he or she sees that the traffic light is amber and will definitely turn red?

Why have we become a nation that has no respect for the rule of law? Why do motorists behave well only when there are police officers nearby? These are questions that arise from what has now become a practice in Botswana, particularly in Gaborone, that one has to step hard on the accelerator just because a traffic light ahead of them has turned amber. What will one lose if they waited for two minutes to let other road users, who have been waiting, to proceed with their journey?