'Impatient' Drivers Worry Police

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Despite the emergence of more campaigns to raise awareness about drivers’ impatience on the road, police say the majority of motorists still lack patience while driving. This, they say, results in unnecessarily high road accidents.

Drivers’ impatience on the road is believed to have become almost endemic. Police have raised concern that reckless driving fuelled by drivers’ impatience on the road has cost lives over the years and continues to claim more lives.

The acting Officer Commanding (OC) Paul Oketsang told The Monitor that it is easy to spot a reckless driver while on the road. He said ‘impatient’ drivers are likely to change lanes frequently, over-speed without due care; something that worries them as the police.

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