There is absolutely no place, save the emergency department, that anyone needs to go on this island at speeds that far above our speed limit. The island is just not that big.

In the same way, we don’t need those bloody big vehicles that so many seem to want because of status, and can’t drive for the most part.

Hint if you’re consistently driving over the centre line, you can’t handle the vehicle. Park it and walk.

Wise up, people, relax, slow down and pay attention.

Dash cams are illegal in Bermuda because they have a video screen that may be seen by the driver. Its the video screen that makes it illegal. Just another part of that poorly thought out plp law to cover use of hand held devices and TV’s in a car. I image though that once the camera is setup, if you covered the screen you might get away with it.

Can’t figure out why the police don’t use dash cams though.

There are sections of road where you could comfortably handle your vehicle at higher speeds but there are unsighted junctions all over the place. The driver entering the main road might have a clear view but if something comes round at 70kph there would be carnage.

As you mention, inattentiveness is rife so even varying speed limits for some of the safer sections would not work.

The speeding is not necessarily the problem. It is the dangerous driving, the inattention, the distraction, the lack of care, the complete lack of courtesy, the me first attitude, when driving at that accepted 50-55 national speed that causes the crashes.

The standard of driving is disgraceful. Imagine what the crash rate would be if we actually DID drive at real speeds!

Thr national speed limit is 35 k.p.h (20 m.p.h.) the average traffic speed is 50-60 k.p.h.(30 -33 m.p.h.) which is the safety speed limit in school zones etc. elsewhere.

Out of habit every time there is an incident we start with the slowdown mantra , not realizing that we are already slow and it is not working.

Why?

It’s because our alow speeds result in a very casual and inattentive driving style. Put that on top of a very inadequate driving exam which one can pass with very little knowledge of how the vehicle functions, and you have multiple lacksadasial drivers who can barely control a vehicle safely travelling around in a slow moving haphazard manner.

The biggest cause of accidents in Bermuda is inattentiveness, followed closely by weak competency to sufficiently and safely control a vehicle.

This is a cultural problem that needs to be stamped out. Look how effective stopping people driving and texting was. An intense period of policing and fines. The same needs to be done with these, so called minor, driving offenses.