There are days when thousands of cars, trucks, tankers, tuk tuks, motorcycles and even bicycles were caught in traffic jam in Kampala City, people travel from the Northern end to the southern tip of maximum City took hours due to the heave traffic jam some times traffic police found it difficult to maintain order.
The majority of people travel to and from work by cars only about 20% of adults use min-bus(taxi)on regular basis most of these being retired people, another 30%use the Motorcycles and bicycles as their mean of transport due to traffic jam on roads.
This reliance on the car in traffic jam leads to several problems, firstly there is a problem of air pollution caused by exhaust fumes secondly there are frequent traffic jam especially during peak period, finally it is often difficult to find places to park in the city center.
We would like to urge traffic officers not to stop vehicles like on Ben Kiwanuka for long period of time. This would reduce pollution caused by exhaust fumes. Secondly there are frequent traffic jam.
In addition, I think the local authority should encourage the road users to respect one another and also KCCA to construct more feeder roads, creating more cycle lanes and walkways.
Finally, the bus service should be improved by increasing the frequency of buses and adding new routes to those already in place. The best way to avoid contribution to traffic congestion is to take mass transit. When traveling around town, jump on bus or train instead of in your car.
Taking mass transit faster, cheaper and more relaxing it also helps minimize environmental damage caused by excessive car use
Pull over quickly and completely if you have a problem, if your car begins to break down, move to the slow lane if you can slow down and pull over as soon as it’s safe to do so instead of causing jam to others
Avoid the temptation of talking on phone or read a news paper even if traffic is moving very slowly. Texting or reading or doing other things that require your attention other than minding the steering wheel is being inconsiderate to other drivers who must then either honk to wake you up to the rest of the world or wait until you wake up on your own.
This idea is to remain alert enough to keep traffic flow moving as best it can, remember in most jurisdictions it is now illegal to talk text on your phone or even fiddle with GPS unit while in traffic.