Riders Injured After Collision With Van In Paget
Emergency services responded to a collision at approximately 1.15pm this afternoon [July 2] on Harbour Road in Paget that involved a van and possibly two livery cycles.
Bermuda Fire and Rescue personnel tended to three people at the scene with two being treated as they lay in the road while another sat on a nearby wall.
Two ambulances attended the scene and transported the injured parties to King Edward Memorial Hospital for further treatment. Police diverted traffic away from the scene as emergency services tended to the injured.
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Something needs to be done with our livery cycle rentals for tourist.
This is like the 3rd time in a week that have accidents involving tourists on bikes. This is no way for them to enjoy their vacation. More training needs to be done when renting bikes out. They should also avoid Harbour Road because of the dangerous corners, as they are already shaky on the bike and I have noticed that our motorist sometimes drive right up behind them and that will make them nervous as well. I hope they are ok.
you should also hope that the Bermudian, DRIVER OF THE VAN is okay as well. not just the tourist.
Now lets see….the dent was over the right rear wheel well….if the driver had his seat belt on your concern is very ill founded
The question you should be asking is how it happened and perhaps who is actually responsible….
Cotty, You’re under the ill impression that there are only physical injuries possible from experiencing an accident of this sort.
Well he is not mentioned in the article for being injured. Equally he is in a van so unlikely to sustain injuries. We need some proper tourist transport.
The nationality of those involved wouldn’t seem relevant to most observers. The condition of the driver of the van who most likely got little more than a scare from the loud noise is not the main concern here for the sane viewer.
Hope they are ok.
smh, these bleddy tourist just get in the way on these roads i tell you. idk why they just don’t catch a taxi or bus. they just get in the way FRIG
WOW!!! Get in the way, huh? Also, their dollars spent PAY YOUR BILLS!!!
same location the van turned over last week,, damm
They should be a sign on Harbour Rd, for advanced drivers only!
One thing that would make a huge difference is if people realized that anything larger than a class G car shouldn’t be on that section.
Two years ago a few obviously meaningless signs showed up on either end of the eastern section of Harbour Road banning all ‘H’ class vehicles .
If you want to know where all the over sized car and truck drivers are just look there. They’re totally oblivious to the fact that that section of Harbour Road is way too narrow for their vehicles.
They make it totally unsafe even for oncoming motorcycles .
Just yesterday, I witnessed four tourists on separate bikes speeding – like they were trying to keep up with the locals, who we all know, ride like maniacs. I’m sorry, but if I was a tourist, there’s no way in heck, I’d get on a bike. Our roads are not what they used to be and these bikes are not toys. I’m sorry their vacation has been dampened by this accident, and hope the injured will be ok. As residents, we need to watch out for our visitors who don’t know how to navigate our roads, especially the corners.
Oleander’s in Hamilton provides abysmal instruction prior to a test run and the test run itself is inadequate. They quickly point at where things are and send you dangerously on your way. I always take family and friends to the Oleander’s in Paget where they take more time and watch you do a few rounds in the church parking lot or, better yet, Elbow Beach Cycles where they’re *very* thorough before they let you go (albeit hit and miss with finding your reservations).
Better signage on the roads is a must for tourists. I agree that Habour Rd is dangerous for tourists, especially without proper warnings of sharp turns. I had a friend down for a third visit who still nearly had a mishap where North Shore turns into Black Watch Pass.
I’d love to see some data on where accidents occur and how many accidents per cycle livery.
Was on the site of the accident right after it happened.Saw where the van was and where the bikes where. The van was completly on its side of the road and it was the bikes who swung wide on that turn. I agree that harbor road needs to be marked as dangerous for visitors its narrow and has quite a few sharp bends in it for new riders.
is that the same piece of road which came under fire last week because of the numerous uneven trenches and patches which were likened to a “dollar roller coaster” with a couple of washboards in between..?? i don’t want to go too deep on the causes and cures but …someone needs to get it together.
It’s the road. Has anyone ever seen them corners by red hole. Even experienced riders would have problems. I wonder if the people responsible for our roads even drive, or do they take a helicopter. Roads are terrible.
Almost all of our roads are in horrible condition. Just take a ride from Dockyard (where the majority of tourists rent their cycles) to Somerset Bridge. The ENTIRE stretch of road from Dockyard to Somerset Bridge is just awful. Soundview Road is equally horrible so they can’t even escape by going that way. And that is just the west end.
On top of that, the condition of the rental cycles is just as bad. Most of the cycles in circulation have been wrecked and fixed so many times that they rattle and shake and feel like they are going to fall apart while you are riding them. Steer one way and they turn another.
Add that to inexperienced riders who have no idea what is around that next blind corner and have to endure impatient people riding/driving on their back wheel, or flying past them so fast that the wind alone causes them to wobble and you have a recipe for disaster.
Rental cycles should be banned. Period.
I am one of those “accident prone” bike riders. 43 years ago on my honeymoon I flipped over in a roundabout on the sand and was pinned under the muffler pipe (which, by the way, is HOT!) I have been back many times since, but have learned my lesson. I wish other tourists would leave the motorbikes alone, for everyone’s safety!
45 years ago the bike was our only transportation. We were young but careful and traffic was slower. A few years ago, we returned and rented a bike to see some of the places that a bus or an expensive taxi would not have been an option. (bike rental is not cheap) It took a few days to get comfortable but it turned out to be a good choice for us. However, we stayed on the East end and did not venture to the very busy areas.
Hopefully the new “Beach Bus” will be a good and safe option for tourists.