Watch Your Side-mirror

Watch your side mirror.

If you're moving with your new Toyota Land-cruiser Prado 2016 'killer' car  (bought with all your savings,) and you enter a traffic lock down, where everyone is required to keep swerving their steering left and right till they burst out of the traffic hell to traffic heaven - here, all drivers are equal; be ye oga, boss, learner, or danfo driver; with each time your Land-cruiser keeps encroaching  on that danfo drivers side mirror, with each fold his anger level increases against your beautiful baby for no just cause. But because you have a Land cruiser, he dares try nothing, else his beloved danfo will pay the price.

Oya! forget all that epistle, and imagine you used your life's savings to buy that tiny Honda Accord 2016, because you like them tiny - SMH on your behalf. You then enter the centre of gravity where all drivers are now equal. And that danfo driver you insulted by overtaking him with your tear-rubber at the last bus stop finally catches up to you, and maneuvers where you cannot, because you're afraid for your baby's safety (not to get scratched). In the course of trying to 'shuke' head, it happens - your baby has been injured. You're not yet sure, but you can't ignore it. You don't want to come down yet, but all that keeps playing in your head is Tony Tetuila's, you don hit my car). You finally come down, and see the extent of the injury. You start ranting but no one is listening to you because you're shouting like an ajebutter and everyone is trying to make traffic-heaven.

I weep on your behalf.

Have respect when moving on the road with your various babies. The same way you value your Prado and Accord, is the same way that danfo rider value his 'beasts of no nation'.

Dry safely, drive carefully.

- Talius Dike

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