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People doing all kinds of craziness on de roads
(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys grow up hearing all kinda wise talk from dem old people. One that stick strong like guava jam is this: “When rain fall, drive slow, bai. Road does get slippery and danger does multiply.” Simple advice, nothing fancy—just common sense with a lil’ sprinkle of experience.
But leh dem boys tell you something. Common sense look like it done migrate.
Because from what dem boys seeing nowadays, some drivers does treat rain like it is a signal for rally racing. As soon as them first drop hit the windscreen, is like dem foot get heavier on the gas pedal. Instead of easing up, dem pressing down harder.
Rain falling steady, road shining like mirror, visibility low-low… and here come a man overtaking three vehicles at once like he late for he own wedding. Dem boys nearly choke on dem pholourie watching that.
And leh we talk about some hire car drivers nah. Rain or shine, them operating on a different law of physics. When rain falling, you would think dem would cool down. But no—dem accelerating like water is fuel. One sudden brake and everybody inside does perform gymnastics routine free of cost.
Is like some people believe the wetter the road, the faster the car supposed to go—like dem trying to skim across the surface like a flat stone in a trench.
Dem boys even see one fella driving so fast in the rain, he splash water on a pedestrian so clean, the man ain’t even need go home and bathe. Public service, apparently.
But jokes aside, rain ain’t no joke. Wet road does reduce grip, brakes does behave funny, and visibility does drop faster than people New Year resolution. Yet, instead of adjusting, some drivers does turn into stuntmen.
So dem boys asking politely: y’all trying to reach faster, or trying to reach never?
Because at this rate, when rain fall, is not just umbrella people need; it’s prayer.
Slow down, nah man. The road ain’t going anywhere, but you might if you keep driving so.
Talk half. Leff half.
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