The Trans-Africa Highway from Mombasa needs to be a dual-carriageway. Every driver using the road is likely to be forced onto the hard shoulder at least once or several times, to make way for an oncoming truck (or something else) overtaking a nose-to-tail line of lumbering monsters. In the meantime, what should we (drivers) do about it? Srinath.
First and above anything else, do give way – probably by simply slowing down, moving onto the hard shoulder as soon as possible (even further left if necessary), and staying off the traffic lane until the problem is over.