Comments on: Officers Injured After Police Motorcycle Collision

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:12:03 +0000

we are all grateful that no one was seriously injured. but i want to know if these police officers are really being investigated like a regular citizen. Although its supposed to be a regular investigation i see alot of no comments yet or i cannot say. other accidents you know what happened within the first hour. no shade….but i really want to know if this accident is being treated the same.

By: JUNK YARD DOG

JUNK YARD DOG — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:46:03 +0000

Those bike are 1300 cc “crotch rockets ” or “sport bikes “. at our slower speeds and riding in 3 gear at 50 K these bikes may be prone to over heating.

Riding in the USA at 75 mph is the same as riding in a hurricane it’s no fun , at 90 MPH is suicidal , it beats me why people speed,

IT TAKES A MICRO SECOND TO LOOSE CONTROL.

Those Police bikes with that unbelievable amount of power and speed is beyond comprehension and totally ridiculous and unnecessary even for a police bike on Bermuda roads.

A Honda Scoopie Scooter at a quarter of the price would be more than ample.

In some countries a police chase / pursuit is considered dangerous to other road users and is discouraged by many police departments .

Racing to a road accident serves no purpose, the police are not doctors .

The accident victim is most likely already dead or would have died any way .

By: MAKE MY DAY

MAKE MY DAY — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:37:10 +0000

Crikey….Even the BDA police can’t drive correctly on the Island!! No wonder there are soooo many accidents!! It’s like Monty Pythons “Flying Circus”!!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:01:23 +0000

First, I am glad these individuals are okay and did not suffer serious injury. I have to ask though, “experienced police riders”? If these were experienced police riders, what does an inexperienced one ride like? Currently, Our roads are extremely dangerous. We have an average of one accident for every 35 people annually in Bermuda. Part of the cause, is the examples of bad driving given by bermuda police, that people think is okay. The other part is how much police ignore illegal/bad/dangerous driving; again, causing people to think it is okay to drive/ride this way. I do not know how this particular accident happened, and if the past tells us anything, none of us will actually know what happened here. I can speak from experience though. I have had a police vehicle(no sirens, no lights), come head on at me in my lane, causing me to eat wall, just because that police person did not want to yield to the cyclist on their side, As the Law says to do! With police drivers like that, just how well do they patrol our roads and keep us safe? Looking at the accident numbers, not very well. Police should address any and all violations they observe on the roads, not pick and choose. If they don’t want to, or won’t uphold the current laws, then change the law. In almost any other job, if you ignored what you were supposed to do, you would be reprimanded, possibly fired. There is a lot of life on the roads, and the way most people currently behave, that life evidently has no value whatsoever. I can only hope that more people eventually recognize the value of human life.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:37:17 +0000

These new big bikes wouldn’t be able to follow through trees and cuts, or any rider who makes a lot of quick turns. They are too fast and heavy to quickly change directions, so needing a bike 10 times faster then a public persons bike is not the answer. Thanks for the sarcastic ‘fine citizens’ comment also, where are you from that you can make judgments on my island and people?

By: sage

sage — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:47:07 +0000

Give them reconditioned rentals with flashing lights.

By: Bozey

Bozey — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:44:13 +0000

You a cop ain’t you? Whatever… Hell yea slow down!! Those are big a** motor cycles! They were training not on a call…or were they???

By: no bie

no bie — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:15:18 +0000

Just stop. Please

By: bagheera

bagheera — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:28:24 +0000

I feel for you,you train hard to provide exeplary service and have all good intent in doing so…you obviously took it to an area of distiction…your efforts are well taken,and Gods’speed with your recovery….love …Bagheera.

By: Not good

Not good — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:11:38 +0000

With all the tax payers MONEY.

By: C James

C James — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:56:03 +0000

It could be a simple case of TFF Syndrome. Too Effing Fast!

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:36:53 +0000

Maybe a loss of brake fluid/broken line.
Many variables.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:13:51 +0000

Oh Please!

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:07:25 +0000

Training to do what….ride like idiots? And these are “the most experienced police riders”….and the police now investigate the police that’s funny!

By: smh

smh — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:07:25 +0000

So why the Babylon tried stop photographers from doing their job…Babylon trying to save face.

By: A shame

A shame — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:46:56 +0000

Are you an idiot ? Or did I misread your comment

By: Opressed

Opressed — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:01:04 +0000

Please tell me of a road on this whole island that isn’ trenched, poorly paved, potholed,sunken, uprooted etc. and we have the nerve to put rumble strips on them just to make it worse.

By: Res

Res — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:56:11 +0000

Don’t the police normally ask for witnesses for any traffick accidents ?

By: Perfectly Practical

Perfectly Practical — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:54:42 +0000

My best guess is they were trying to taser each other, fastest to the draw. Like modern day jousting on motorbikes.

I’d pay to see that actually.

By: uncle

uncle — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:49:22 +0000

lol more than you think but u dont here bout them because guys get away 2 last night alone in town

By: seriously

seriously — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:39:53 +0000

what gets me tho right what training could they have really been doing on a strait road 2 seconds from police HQ wa u think wheelies or endoes come on if they learning how to ride in a straight line why are they even on the main road

By: mj

mj — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:43:44 +0000

are amblance, fire and police allowed to speed or jst ambulance and fire emergeny vehicles.. wht is the law? why do police have to train to go fast?

By: C James

C James — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:39:29 +0000

The smallest available is 1300? Simply unbelievable. Complete BS more like.

By: Gh

Gh — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:27:33 +0000

Exactly why they don’t need 1300cc

By: bob13

bob13 — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:20:09 +0000

Change vendors?

By: terry

terry — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:17:57 +0000

For the record, you have to understand that these police officers have been pulling over bikers for flippin years for no bloody reason… and you wanna tell ME that these mofos crash on a straight lane .. like serz …. no experience

By: Jack straw

Jack straw — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:12:44 +0000

Wtf are you talking about? Since when did the DRC own that road?@ callithowiseeit

By: swing voter

swing voter — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:09:33 +0000

http://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2015-Honda-Interceptor-Deluxe-%28VFR800FD%29-113701822

By: bob13

bob13 — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:09:22 +0000

Man these guys can’t even keep up with an 80cc scram that pulls chase from Spanish Point to Dockyard!
How many police chases are there anyway? There can’t be more than a handful a year…so why the need to spend such exorbitant amounts of $$ on bikes that aren’t used going WOT??

By: me

me — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:03:11 +0000

The smallest they come in is 1300cc?! Where are you getting that info from? It’s absolute nonsense! Honda NC700X, Suzuki V-strom 650, Suzuki GSX-S750, Suzuki V-strom 1000 to name a few. If they can’t find anything under 1300cc then they need to find a new vendor. I guarantee that a half-decent rider can get around the roads here faster on a 600 or a 750 than a 1000, never mind a 1300.

By: me

me — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:53:17 +0000

Come on guys this is getting really ridiculous. Is this the second police collision in two days? You’re supposed to be the best drivers, setting a good example for the rest of us but instead you flout the law, ignoring stop signs, other vehicles and apparently each other and generally act like complete idiots. I was driving behind a police car the other day that indicated left and then turned right! It’s absurd!

By: Griz

Griz — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:50:01 +0000

That stretch of road may be straight but it is so badly paved it’s no wonder they had an accident. Maybe now they will fix it. It was an accident waiting to happen

By: more than enough

more than enough — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:37:33 +0000

greater care must be exercised on these expensive pieces of equipment,after all we are in debt. and what, no dash cams? or a go pro? this is 2015 that should be standard operating procedure,don’t you think?
and don’t even get into price, because as you know, if price was an issue i highly doubt we could buy these bikes in the first place.

By: more than enough

more than enough — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:28:06 +0000

how do two highly trained riders crash on a straight road? and if neglect carelessness or some other foolishness is found to be involved, should they be fired, and made responsible to pay for the damages incurred? including the ems response, and emergency, and after care expenses that we will be paying for? in my opinion, something extraordinary had to be happening to result in a crash involving two skilled riders on a straight road…hope some one got it on video. expensive training session…

By: Seriously

Seriously — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:25:44 +0000

Yamaha still makes an 800 r6 and r1 that’s smaller than 1300 lol do some research buddy

By: Raw Onion

Raw Onion — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:53:58 +0000

The police bikes are less customized than the police cars. They come off the shelf as police bikes. If you know how much it costs to convert a regular car into a police car you’d be a bit upset.

By: CALLITHOWISEEIT

CALLITHOWISEEIT — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:21:22 +0000

aint noone in Bermuda got anything near 1300cc aint no excuse for their waste of money cut it out

By: CALLITHOWISEEIT

CALLITHOWISEEIT — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:18:57 +0000

there are worse roads in Bermuda tell Devonshire rec fix it with their money if you want it.

By: CALLITHOWISEEIT

CALLITHOWISEEIT — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:17:30 +0000

sure was smh! All we do is pay taxes so the police can waste it on unnecessary vehicles

By: jt

jt — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:04:18 +0000

I’ve never understood why 800cc bikes are required here. Anyone know? Seems to me something with half the power would be more than sufficient power, more nimble and less costly.
Best wishes for speedy recovery to the officers.

By: Seriously

Seriously — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:03:48 +0000

Either way regardless of all the comments one of the two riders was not paying attention

By: listen and read

listen and read — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:03:14 +0000

To those that do not read let’s break it down or listen

1. the officers were on a training exercise when they collided

2. one of the motorcycles involved was the new 1300cc motorcycle

3. The reason why the BPS have upgraded their fleet to 1300cc is most of the vendors that police acquire their motorcycles no longer make/create motorcycles at 800/700cc. the smallest these bike now come in is 1300cc.

prayers with the officers involved

By: Burn the bridge I can swim

Burn the bridge I can swim — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:03:03 +0000

They must have been on their phones

By: Keepin' it Real!...4Real!

Keepin' it Real!...4Real! — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:55:20 +0000

Due care and attention nothing more unless a cat, rat or bat ran into their path…straight wide paved road..? i bet they came together trying to talk to each other and got tangled…if they were travelling in opposite directions, like i said Due Care and Attention…but let’s see what the science guys says…extensive damages to both vehicles reveals high speeds…those large cycles are usually equipped with slide bars or skid bars protecting the riders from absorbing the weight of the bike in such instances such as this.

By: BERM

BERM — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:52:52 +0000

right outside headquarters too! some “training exercise”!

By: BERM

BERM — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:46:49 +0000

funny how you don’t need more CC’s to catch “brother citizens”, you just need to know how to ride better than them. Clearly that’s the main issue for the police.

By: LiarLiar

LiarLiar — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:44:44 +0000

Hope the officers are okay.

People going on about the cost of the bikes seem to forget that a human life is priceless.

Grow a conscience people.

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:38:58 +0000

@swing voter. Wow. Your breathtaking comments totally substantiate mine. Reread my last 2 sentences. Then again don’t bother. There’s not much to expect from any swing voter.

By: Seriously

Seriously — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:36:13 +0000

CRUMBS the other day they knocked someone of their rental cycle on Front Street and today they are running into each other! Happy to have them on the payroll *shakingmyhead*

By: bob13

bob13 — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:34:17 +0000