Comments on: Slideshow: Vehicle Lands On Side After Collision

By: andre

andre — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:52:45 +0000

You are wrong!

By: bang bang

bang bang — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:15:08 +0000

Dont worry i didt drop my spliff. Last time I look away to ash

By: Cookieman007

Cookieman007 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:15:47 +0000

Sweet Brown, I was practically on the floor..LOL….I’m done!!!

By: Fix It

Fix It — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:08:21 +0000

Could it be oil rising to the surface when it rains? I think government should put that rough surface red stuff (sorry not sure what the proper name is for it)that is at a lot of cross walks around that whole round about. Spread it on to each road and hill about 12 feet before the round about. That shuld make the area a lot safer. The same stuff could be put in a lot of other known dangerous/frequent accident spots as well.

By: The Ombudsman makes a statement and

The Ombudsman makes a statement and — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:54:24 +0000

There needs to be a commission structured to deal with these poles and walls attacking people..night time and in broad daylight this is getting out of hand

By: Big Picture

Big Picture — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:43:47 +0000

Why are there so many accidents at/near Barkers Hill?

http://bernews.com/?s=Barkers+Hill

By: Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:41:11 +0000

My point is towards your comment, “Bermudians just can’t drive.” then stating “Not once in all of that time did I see any dangerous driving or excessive speed.” alluding that you think American drivers are safer drivers than Bermudians. At least now you are admitting, “yes, there are idiots on the highway there too busily texting away at 70mph.” There’s no way you can prove this true unless stats were given that have the amount of accidents on island that involved Bermudians compared to non-Bermudians. I can’t state that any nationality drives better than another without my statement being a fallacy & neither can you. Secondly you are comparing different driving environments where most narrow roads are wider than the widest roads in Bermuda. I’m not trying to justify the accident in this article as it’s most likely the result of poor driving but it doesn’t prove that it was a Bermudian driver or that ALL Bermudians are poor drivers.

My name calling is a result of reading some of your other recent post on other topics where you generalize Bermudians & my weariness of reading this. I try not to name call unless directly insulted but I take generalizing of Bermudians as not only taking a shot at me but also my family & friends that are Bermudian as well.

By: SoMuchMore

SoMuchMore — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:49:54 +0000

Lol

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:49:24 +0000

To all those who are looking for an excuse to justify this particular crash, yes MAYBE so. A heart attack or similar is understandable of course. The thing is, such reasons for crashes are rare. The reason for the crash, & it is a crash not an accident, more often than not are completely the responsibility of the driver.

Tommy Chong, no need to reduce yourself to name calling. I used to think better of you. No doubt there is a fatality daily in Texas. It is a huge state. Speed limits outside of towns on secondary roads are 70mph, some sections of interstate it has been upped to 80mph, millions of miles are driven everyday, yes, there are idiots on the highway there too busily texting away at 70mph. Your point is???

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:33:39 +0000

You miss the point completely. In Bermuda the speed is low, road conditions are good, crashes are caused by driver stupidity, distraction, & error. How far can you drive in Bermuda without seeing somebody doing something dumb?

It is possible to be crash free in Bermuda. 40 years, a lifetime of jobs involving driving, no crashes, no insurance claims.

By: CANBEANYWHERE

CANBEANYWHERE — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:25:04 +0000

hill/round a bout…pardon.

By: CANBEANYWHERE

CANBEANYWHERE — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:24:31 +0000

The jeeps do not help the situation…they DO have a history of a certain brand flipping (Swift? can’t remember). Add a curb, wet roads and likely a bit too much speed = accident.

I have nudged a curb before and am thankful I have a low centre of gravity car.

There is very little room for error in Bermuda. Canada and the States have wider roads, bigger curbs and many things that prevent these types of issues.

Put some speed bumps down before or on the round a bout – please before this hill kills someone ..else.

By: Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:57:49 +0000

These types of vehicles are poorly designed. Like poster David says, “Not a SUV, it is a SUV wannabe.” They are not stable & anyone driving one needs to take extra caution making turns with them.

By: Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:38:59 +0000

How do you know it was a bermudian that was driving you prejudice dingbat. Last year there was a news report about Texas having a road fatality daily so you need to get off your high horse partner.

By: Jury

Jury — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:49:19 +0000

LMAO @Sweet Brown because I definitely ‘Aint got time for dat” LOL LOL.

By: Sweet Brown

Sweet Brown — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:18:29 +0000

So i went to the store to get me a cold pop, and i was a driving & i said oh lord jesus its a round-a-bout. so i swerved for my life i didn’t use no brakes or nothing jesus. than i looked up, there’s a pole. Aint nobody got time for that!

By: David

David — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:03:25 +0000

Not a SUV, it is a SUV wannabe. Also look at the rear tyres, tread runs one way on top tyre and the opposite on the bottom tyre???? And with 4 X 4′s ALL tyres should be the same in diameter and tread thickness.

By: more noticeable

more noticeable — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:52:53 +0000

I think it may, in part, be a matter seeing it more often because, being a small island, there is a strong chance you see the same bad driver/rider multiple times in a period of say a month. Additionally, the fact that the island is so small you would drive see the majority of the islands drivers in a short period of time dues to the piopulation and small scale of the island. Additionally, due to less junctions being on a highway and being mostly straight with multiple lanes if people are going to overtake it is in a lane without oncoming traffic.

However, I do agree that Bermuda does have, probably, an above average portion of bad drivers. Although, I too, could be mistaken due to the facts in the first paragrapgh possibly exaggerating the number.

By: john

john — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:18:01 +0000

Yes! That’s what it is!

By: interesting

interesting — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:17:50 +0000

Hey Triangle Drifter, was only a week ago you posted this:

“My my, there sure are alot of perfect people who never make mistakes on this thread! Plenty who have no clue of the challenges of night boating too.”

Surely motorists are just as imperfect as boaters?

By: $hits&Giggles

$hits&Giggles — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:44:01 +0000

This is the third jeep to flip in a year. Something about these cars. Taking a corner to sharp or whatever. Hope the driver is ok.

By: filobedo21

filobedo21 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:42:24 +0000

@Terri.. Yeah Right!! But it was a wet road, and one is supposed to temper ones driving accordingly. Very happy no one was seriously hurt! i

By: Um Um Like

Um Um Like — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:22:39 +0000

I hope the pole is OK and makes a full recovery.

Poor Dr. Pepper wasn’t wearing a seat belt. Tsk tsk

By: Cleancut

Cleancut — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:46:25 +0000

SUV?

By: Family Man

Family Man — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:16:48 +0000

Before you all rush to judgement – there’s always two sides. I’m sure it was the utility pole’s fault, not the driver. That utility pole was probably drunk. I’ve seen that pole hanging around that area at all hours of the night, lit up like Rudolph too! Someone should do something about those poles before people get hurt.

By: Elizabeth Von Trumparani

Elizabeth Von Trumparani — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:16:06 +0000

I drive by here everyday – sometimes twice – never managed to hit a pole or tree – nuthin! A completely clear area with no interrupted view in any direction. You’d have to really try to crash here.

By: Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:43:33 +0000

Great pics…

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:04:58 +0000

Firstly, I hope noone was seriously injured. Secondly, don’t be so quick to judge. The driver may have succumed to a medical emergency (seizure, heart attack, stroke) which resulted in this accident. Um jus sayin.

By: Funny

Funny — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:31:41 +0000

If you knew who was in the car, you’d understand….

By: Pickup

Pickup — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:56:21 +0000

If people drive so well in Amarillo, where did these stats come from:

http://www.city-data.com/accidents/acc-Amarillo-Texas.html

By: Pickup

Pickup — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:53:43 +0000

I don’t know what happened here, but I have had a dog chasing a cat run thru the trees and out in front of me causing me to swerve and hit a wall. Sometimes and accident, is just an accident. Cars can be replaced Glad to see that all appear to be okay.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:33:59 +0000

If this were not so sad for a place where the speed limit is supposedly 20mph it would be extremely funny. Bermudians just can’t drive.

This morning I left Amarillo, TX. 4 hours driving later arrived in a little town in northeast NM. Not once in all of that time did I see any dangerous driving or excessive speed. Only saw a couple cops along the way so it is not like people need to be afraid of being caught.

Not in Bermuda. You can’t drive half a mile & not have somebody tailgating, pulling out from a side road without looking, speeding etc.etc. all on a little rock 20 miles long. Crazy.

By: Watching

Watching — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:00:51 +0000

Ah, bernews, you need to do a better job of covering number. I can make it out.

I hope everyone is ok

By: Wtf

Wtf — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:52:00 +0000

Wow they manage to hit the only pole on that round-a-bout.

By: Nuffin but da Truth

Nuffin but da Truth — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:10:26 +0000

at the required speed limit in Bermuda there is NO way this should happen!