Hazard Perception · Topic 4 of 6 · ~1 min read

The Kenyan Hazard Set

Five scenes that every Kenyan driver meets, usually in the same week. The NTSA theory paper asks about them as "what is the developing hazard?", and the road asks about them every day. Each one is worked the same way: the scene, the clues it gives you, what could happen next, and what to do. Learn the method, not just the five answers, because the sixth scene will be one nobody wrote down.

1. 1. The Matatu at the StageIdentify the developing hazards around a matatu stopped at a stage and pass it with enough time and space.
2. 2. The Bodaboda on Your LeftAnticipate a bodaboda filtering up the near side at a junction, and check for it before turning left.
3. 3. The Unfenced SchoolApproach a school with no barrier to the road at a speed and position that allow for a child running out.
4. 4. The Herder at DuskRead a herder or a single animal at the roadside as a warning of a herd you can't yet see, and pass slowly and wide.
5. 5. The Brake-Light RippleRecognise brake lights spreading back through traffic as a developing hazard, and slow early and smoothly before the stop reaches you.