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    "content": "as the test on one’s ability to see. That is why when you go to get a driving licence, one of the things you are tested on is your ability to read certain letters from afar. That is to determine what your vision ability is. Quite often, people do not know their ability to see. I remember that when I was practising driving, the person giving me the practice asked me to read a road sign ahead of me, which I could not. Before then, I had not realised that my sight was that bad. So, this requirement should be retained, because it is extremely important for drivers. One thing which is missing in this Bill is the penalty that should be levied on people who drive trailers which are overweight. I do not know whether such provision exists in any other law or the Traffic Control Bill, but it is very important to preserve our roads. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should also punish traffic police officers who check the weight of PSVs but let overweight trucks pass. This is what ruins our roads, particularly the road from Mombasa to Busia. You can see ripples in certain places, because overweight vehicles have been let loose on that road. The weight vehicles are allowed to carry on our roads is something which should receive much more attention in the traffic rules than it is receiving at the moment. At the moment, drivers of overweight trucks go scot-free. They just pay-off police officers and continue spoiling our roads. Both the drivers and the police officers they pay-off should really be visited harsh penalties. So, if appropriate penalties are not in the traffic rules at the moment, they should be included. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to refer the House to---"
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