CONTRARY to the belief that excessive speed is the principal cause of road crashes, those who are unreasonably slow on the road can provoke an untold plethora of problems in traffic for themselves and others. The road network is such that overtaking a slow moving vehicle is not always possible as there are curves, corners, blind rises and marked by barrier lines, at times for long distances wherein one cannot be able to overtake. That can be extremely frustrating for those in a hurry when one is doing a lazy Sunday drive during peak hour simple because they feel they are not rushing anywhere. The delayed motorists are likely to indulge in an impromptu execution such as overtaking at a blind rise or curve. The consequences of such a dire move would always be blamed on the executor but truth be told, they would have been provoked by the slow mover. It is imperative, therefore, to execute speed appropriate for that space in traffic and as determined by the general flow of traffic so long as the stipulated speed is not violated. These are the kind of drivers who are slow on the road and frustrate the flow of traffic.
The novice slow learner driver
Some drivers delve unto the road with very little or fresh driving experience. They would have just finished their test and embarking on real traffic experience often times without a supervisory eye. They tend to be excessively slow because they adamantly believe that will make them safe from causing accidents. They may not even be mindful of the fact that a queue has already been formed behind them, signifying the frustrations of other motorists, who, given the terrain of the road may not be able to overtake. Such drivers hardly scan the road vicinity, but can only focus on the road ahead. Such an act is laden with the failure to appraise their mirrors and see who is behind. Be that as it may, no driver should be put under pressure to increase speed so as to impress others, but every driver should engage reasonable speed to allow free flow of traffic.
The errant slow driver on the cellphone
Cellphones have a way of influencing speed; simply by said driver focusing on the gadget rather than the car. A driver on the phone would slow down on the most inopportune time and will not pay attention even to motorists who dangerously overtake his car. These are the people who chat, call, answer calls and even surf the net on all the social media platforms on their gadgets. Such drivers are joined by the laisser-faire motorists who embark on the road just to kill time with no destination. They are oblivious to the frustrated driver who may not be able to overtake them under the given circumstances. Some head-on collisions and loss of control are orchestrated by such scenarios, wherein slow drivers fail to appreciate the jam they would have caused.
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