Comments on: Three Car Accident: 5 People Injured, 1 Arrest

By: dont hate 420

dont hate 420 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:28:33 +0000

if it was “mary jane ” he wuda bin straight way more focused lol

By: this Special island

this Special island — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:09:24 +0000

I agree. Its sad to see – All of the other craziness and nonsense going on with our island home – and this article deserved all this feedback, which not one of the comments were true facts, just speculation. I mean come on, as fast as the pokey people got the damn pictures to send in to the site, someone could have asked what really happend. And yes i have the right to speak because I was there. I am so glad to see some people had common sense to notice the red car had scratched on both sides and note that just because those cars have been parked “for years” does not make it legal. The blue car was not fully on the sidewalk parked, half was in the road. There was also a jeep parked parallel to the blue car stopping to talk, with no indication. Also, if anyone knows that road as well as they can run their mouth, they would know that heading north on frog lane, there is a little hump in the road once you hit devonshire rec gate which doesnt allow you to see if a vehicle is right there until you are right up on it. HENCE THE REASON FOR THE YELLOW LINE. As it was said before, accidents happen, wasnt the first car crash and wont be the last. Thank goodness no one was serious injured. But just because it was a BMW, who cares – do people not realize the police deopt is right up the hill? Plenty times they go speeding down the road with no siren, so it could have been any vehicle that could have hit those cars.

By: MYOB

MYOB — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:43:02 +0000

SAD part is that u know the difference between a BMX & BMW but you don’t know the difference between SAD and SAID…

By: MYOB

MYOB — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:24:07 +0000

62 comments in reference to an accident…wow…get a life

By: MYOB

MYOB — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:23:05 +0000

How do you know it wasn’t his car?…get your facts straight before you publish BS that you know nothing about

By: expensive

expensive — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:35 +0000

if a BMW 1 series is an Arm and a leg, the M3 would cost your whole body…talk to your government about that. The duty is more than the first cost. Only in Bermuda

By: WellSaid

WellSaid — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:22:18 +0000

Yup – they just jump out from nowhere. Ultimately it’s the driver who HITS the other car who is at fault. Mr. BMW did not have adequate control of his car when he went headfirst into the other car. That kind of damage indicates a high rate of speed to have pretty much destroyed the other car.

If Mr. BMW was driving at the speed limit there wouldn’t have been that kind of damage to both cars.

By: WellSaid

WellSaid — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:18:22 +0000

So it has a 1.8L engine – it also has about 140HP and a sub 10 second 0-60. The CR-V has a 2.0L engine and about a 11 second 0-60. In many ways not all that different and way too powerful for our roads.

I don’t at all doubt the build quality, reliability, luxury and other aspects of these cars. It’s just the jokers who drive them like they’re invincible or that nothing else on the road matters except them. Sadly there’s no room for mistakes on some of our narrow roads and talking / texting / drinking / overtaking just doesn’t work.

I guess I just get frustrated when I see accidents like that. It could have cost someone their life due to someone driving a heavy fast car in an irresponsible manner.

By: Say Say Say

Say Say Say — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:23:27 +0000

Why stop there? Stop red bikes – and the colour red entirely!!! Lipstick should be banned too!

By: Riley B King

Riley B King — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:58:08 +0000

Good point. Almost 50% of the cars involved in this accident are red. That has to be statistically significant. Therefore red saloon cars are inherently dangerous. They should stop bringing them in.

By: Say Say Say

Say Say Say — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:19:53 +0000

I meant a BMW driver who has an accident – he is definitely an idiot. Should have worded my sentence more batter.

I didn’t mean all BMW drivers are idiots. That would have to include myself.

By: next?

next? — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:41:48 +0000

Nasty crash and the driver should feel like a prize plum for his skillz.
@All you BMW worshippers- yeah, they are nice enough cars but at $85k for a Beemer 1 series that’s roughly 50k thousand more than you’d pay anywhere else for it.
Show me an M3 and then I’ll be impressed…

By: expensive

expensive — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:14:30 +0000

to each their own Say Say Say…..no need for the name calling.

Post your name. There will come a time when a BMW pulls up to your assistance (hope it’s me), and the “idiot” drives off when you least expect it.

By: top gear

top gear — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:02:07 +0000

Indeed , the rice burner is here . I made an error ,it’s 19 years old and even has metallic paint !

The 120i is here too .. I have driven it on a few occasions .

If BMW doesn’t follow a code of ‘labelling convention ‘ do you think there’s nothing different under the hood of GP1 ( a 735) and the Gov’s 750 ?

Porsche ,BMW and Mercedes are very fussy with the tags they stick on the rear ends of their cars.

And Jeremy Clarkson thinks I’m one of the few Bermudians who’s been around cars and doesn’t talk a lot of sh*t btw .

By: CheapSkate

CheapSkate — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:26:21 +0000

Ya for years police have been lenient about people parking on yellow lines, pedestrians and the like… It ticks me off when I go for my walk on Sunday’s and church goes are parked all on the sidewalks and um got to push the baby in the middle of the street… I’d bet my bottom dollar that the insurance Co will not pay for the blue car if it was illegally parked, nor the BMW if the driver was under the influence…

By: Say Say Say

Say Say Say — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:16:03 +0000

Actually I’ve noticed there are a lot of accidents involving red cars driven by total drugged up fools. Should we ban he red cars or the total drugged up fools?

By: Say Say Say

Say Say Say — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:12:58 +0000

Who cares a crap whether the blue car was parked illegally?? It was standing still and Mr red BMW hit it!!!!!!!! How out of it do you have to be to hit a parked car – just ask yourself. Did it jump out at him perhaps??? Even if it was parked in the middle of the road he shouldn’t have hit it.

In addition, go watch some crash test movies on utube specifically for BMWs – then you’ll get an idea of the speed involved.

Guy was an idiot through and through. Nice car totally trashed. Ten Elephants, a spliff in one hand, texting his ace girl to find out if her husband is out an its all clur for some skank action. BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spur parts fer sale on emoo real soon!!!!

By: Emeka47

Emeka47 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:53:49 +0000

Don’t get this accident…how come the right side of the red car got all those scratches? It looks like the car was travelling north and hit the blue car etc……. on the left. This is not just a cellphone dialing or texting situation , if that was the case it would have been, maybe, a fender bender, or the driver was speeding. My guess, speeding is a factor, inattention and other things that would jack that blue car up in the air like that!

By: Say Say Say

Say Say Say — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:50:12 +0000

The cause of accidents on our roads has nothing to do with the make of car. It is the idiots who drive them. A BMW driver is just an idiot with money to buy a Beemer – thats all!

By: Say Say Say

Say Say Say — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:46:45 +0000

Sorry Top Gear didn’t mean to offend with my obvious ignorance. I hadn’t seen a 120i and didn’t know we had them here. In addition, for your all important showing off its a fact that BMW doesn’t always follow the naming convention you spoke of. Thats another little thing you can brag about when you’re out with your train spotting anorak friends. Google it if you don’t believe me.

Jeremy Clarkson would be proud of you mate! Congrats to your Uncle – is the car in Bermuda?

By: Sad

Sad — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:23:24 +0000

And so true Wendell it was not his car!!!

By: Sad

Sad — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:15:20 +0000

Amen!!!!

By: Just Curious

Just Curious — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:58:58 +0000

do not forget Cellphone!

By: Watching Patiently

Watching Patiently — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:49:30 +0000

type of car doesn’t have anything to do with how many accidents there are. only how protected the driver/passengers are.

By: Watching Patiently

Watching Patiently — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:09:20 +0000

im still very interesting in finding out exactly what happened.. and why the right side of hte bmw is mashed.. and whats the story with this third car?

By: BMW Driver

BMW Driver — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:39:58 +0000

there are accidents all the time and not always saloon cars. They are not dangerous. As a matter of fact these pictures show which are more dangerous when considering the passengers on the inside. It takes a lot more force to wreck a car like a BMW. So when talking about the safety of the passengers in the car a vehicle with a better structure is more suitable.

Any vehicle can become a weapon of destruction. This fellow had some alcohol and look how it turned out. So do NOT try and blame the vehicle because it is who is behind the wheel that matters.

By: Riley B King

Riley B King — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:56:41 +0000

Have you noticed how many saloon cars are involved in accidents? They must be inherently dangerous. They should stop importing those things.

By: Emeka47

Emeka47 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:35:02 +0000

Because the car has been parking there for years DON’T MAKE THE LAW WRONG, it makes them an illegal parker!!! Why do people twist the laws to suit themselves. Yellow Lines – No parking, douuble yellow -no overtaking or parking. White lines- can park and definitely NO PARKING ON SIDEWALKS, that means NO CARS OR BIKES, So yes, ticket all the offenders parked along Frog lane and elsewhere. Roads are already unsafe without ‘I know the laws” offenders like you! It’s the Law ” WEN”

By: Emeka47

Emeka47 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:22:34 +0000

um jus sayng , yer good! Neva heard DWD ( i guess that’s dailing while driving” LOL!!! There is lots of damage, red, blue and the car in front of the blue one, and the wall. Yes it’s a’yellow line there’ but I doubt that those people won’t get any charges against them!

By: Emeka47

Emeka47 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:18:10 +0000

You don’t know that!! Could be anything “High on something for sure! Coke- Pills, MaryJane, or a mixture of all mind altering substances”

By: Am I wrong ?

Am I wrong ? — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:26:52 +0000

I always understood that yellow centre lines meant NO parking or overtaking .

By: Just Sayin

Just Sayin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:24:12 +0000

Said part is, driver probably can’t even afford a BMX so the owner of the BMW loses out all around…damage to his + 2 others not to mention the boundary wall/steps to the house.

By: top gear

top gear — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:20:49 +0000

Next time you’re behind a ’1 series BMW’ and it’s tagged ’120i’ see if you can guess what it means. I’ll give you a little help ,ok ..
116 = 1.6 engine
118 = 1.8 engine

As for Jap paint jobs , my uncle has an 18 yr old Toyota , original paint job and it gleams like new ..

Be careful of blanket statements.

By: ditto

ditto — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:14:25 +0000

So you performed the breathalyzer on him yourself ? ?

By: BMW owner

BMW owner — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:54:40 +0000

Man just look at all of this. Since it is that important to you, wait until the police report comes out with the details.

Other wise that go sleep about the vehicle its not your problem.

However, we all wish the roads were safe, but as long as they exisit they will always come with hazzard.

By: Watching Patiently

Watching Patiently — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:47:05 +0000

there is no true thing as an “accident”. That is why american highway investigators will always call it a “crash”. Accidents are beyond people’s control and happen perhaps 5% of the time, or less. Crashes are cause by lapse in judgement on someone’s part at some time.

By: Watching Patiently

Watching Patiently — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:45:46 +0000

weird… i drive incredibly safe when its not my car.. would have thought others would do the same… suppose with a bmw you do want to go play with it though.

By: Can't Take It Anymore

Can't Take It Anymore — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:26:27 +0000

Just because its been this way for years does not make it right or legal. Regardless if you’ve parked there for years, its a yellow line and a zebra crossing there. That means its not safe to park there for a reason! They should park over by the school like the rest fo the neighbors in that area. The people that live in that area know the law. They just choose to ignore it, so lesson learned for them as the insurance company probably will not pay for the damages because of the vehicles illegal parking habits. Can’t beleive you cited “FOR YEARS it’s been this way”. The exact reason why this country is taking so long to catch the rest of the world in evolution.

By: Say Say Say

Say Say Say — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:14:48 +0000

He never said it was a big car – and it isn’t a big car. In fact its not even an overpowered car. It is a BMW 1 series with either a 1.6 or 1.8 litre engine. A class E at the most. Many other cars are much more powerful – the Honda CRV has a 2 litre engine for example. You can argue that BMW is overstated I guess – but quality comes at a price. I have a 13 year old BMW with the original paint job still intact. Can anyone say that about a Jap car? Doubt it.

Of course my car has never been in an accident either – basically because I pay attention when I’m driving. Feel sorry for the persons in the car that was hit – not the d*ckhead in the Beemer.

By: wen

wen — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:27:04 +0000

What is wrong with you people…you need to learn the law of white and yellow lines, the owner of the blue car has been parking like that for years…so for you to say ticked the blue car your wrong keep…you should be saying thank the Lord no one got serious hurt…Bermudian if you don’t know shout the hell up!!

By: Geza Wolf

Geza Wolf — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:08:45 +0000

Yeah but lets be real, this guy was drunk.

By: expensive

expensive — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:05:39 +0000

Thx, love my “ultimate driving car”…just hope they don’t increase my rates as i have never claimed on my insurance in my 10 years of car ownership.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:03:55 +0000

Ok lets see two new cars, plus another one damaged. Will this fool be responsible for the time that the innocent owner of the other cars might have children to take them to school, elderly to care for, and time to make work, not to mention a life of their own that they once had with a car. Will this person be responsible for all the above. I hope so.

By: Lineage

Lineage — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:58:04 +0000

Any persons coming along Frog Lane know for a fact that this is not just an area for Recreation. It’s a school zone and more importantly it’s a residentional area. People that live in these areas, some of them have to park on the road way, everyone should know this – FOR YEARS it’s been this way, take your time peoples. A Hard lesson learned.

By: SMDH

SMDH — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:18:37 +0000

Wonder what/how the owner of the BMW is sayng/feeling now!!

By: CheapSkate

CheapSkate — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:38:14 +0000

Everybody’s wrong! Damage looks like a phone job. It was a Drifting while dialing numbers (DWD)… lol
By the time they realized they where over the line side swiping oncoming traffic, they pulled a hard left hitting the car of the left that was illegally on a yellow line…
Hope no one was seriously hurt…

By: Mbaya Avunaye

Mbaya Avunaye — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:14:28 +0000

I wonder how the Insurances are going to deal with damaged vehicles that are not legally parked? This is like setting your house and fire and expecting compensation.

By: BMW Driver

BMW Driver — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:10:56 +0000

@expensive- finally someone who know what they are talking about!

When buying a BMW you get what you pay for! and this young fellow will pay the price for his damage. he made his mistake and now he has to face the consequence. Accidents happen. So people need to stop blaming the vehicles and stop complaining about the people who choose to buy a larger or expensive vehicle. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BUY WHAT WE WANT.

By: Harmony

Harmony — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:53:45 +0000

It’s not an accident! It’s an accident! Accidents are classified and by mistake or beyond the persons control! If he was driving drunk it was an incident and not accidental cause he shouldn’t have been driving as we all know happens wayyyy too much!

By: Skiman

Skiman — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:33:21 +0000

What Bernews did not mention is that another car was involved, who was not at fault, which had four kids in it and a female driver. Two of the kids in the car age 10 mo and 4 yrs had to be taken to the hospital as a precaution. Luckily they were fine.