Comments on: Roadside Breath Testing & Speed Cameras

By: seriously

seriously — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:08:59 +0000

speed cameras seriously!!! waste of more taxpayer money!!! CCTV is useless here! they don’t use or maintain it. So this is more wasted taxes here.

By: Bermy Bie

Bermy Bie — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:16:26 +0000

No where does I mention drinking this is solely in connection to the speed cameras I agree it is just another way for them to spy and control our island

By: Imjustsaying

Imjustsaying — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:02:55 +0000

Yeah put speed cameras out there, then you will just have more unpaid fines. With all theses laws this island is slowly turning into a Police State.

By: Hope

Hope — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:13:29 +0000

Do you have any original suggestions to share?

By: Hope

Hope — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:12:30 +0000

Can’t say I mind if it does result in more fines, maybe then we can pay off all of that debt!

By: Ride

Ride — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:31:24 +0000

Its about time speed cameras where seriously put on the table. The Island is so small with a serious reduction in speed possible by a small number of cameras (perhaps 30 or so). Its not safe.

Plus with the addition of the mini-cars rented to drivers accustomed to much higher speed. There need to be large fines that an deter speeding for renters with the rental company liable to pay (they then charge the card to get the funds). Think of the road toll fines in the USA if you don’t pay your $1.50 as you go through. By the third miss it is upwards of a $500 fine. Same principle but with high initial fine.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:21:48 +0000

No the primary purpose is to reduce speeding. Their use on the other hand is to fill government coffers plain and simple. Cameras don’t make the roads anymore safer…just look at the UK for that.

By: NO MORE WAR

NO MORE WAR — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 01:01:32 +0000

Drunk driving is a joke here in Bermuda and don’t get me started on the courts and how soft they really are.

By: Cynical

Cynical — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:43:23 +0000

So your buddy borrows your bike, gets caught, and doesn’t own up? Not much of a buddy.

By: sage

sage — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:39:55 +0000

There is no hope for you.

By: mt

mt — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:21:42 +0000

Typical…spend money we don’t have on more fancy techy stuff that won’t work in 3 years time. All our government does is copy what other countries do even if it doesn’t suit us. It works over there, then it must here also!

Be original just once…I dare you!

By: sage

sage — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:19:16 +0000

Mouthwash Anonymous meets twice weekly.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:18:02 +0000

YOU WOULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN donkey……………………….

By: real investigation

real investigation — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:53:51 +0000

It may do, it may not. There is way more to an accident that necessarily speeding. If you overtake on a blind corner, whether you were speeding or not means little.

By: peter n

peter n — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:31:50 +0000

Speed cameras….the ones i am familiar with in europe and the u.s take a picture of the speeding vehicle and a fine is sent in the mail…however in motorbikes the license plates are fixed to the rear of the cycle..so any picture taken of the plate wouldnt identify the rider just the vehicle…in bermuda its customary to let our friends and coworkers use our bikes…which i personally wouldnt do anymore if i as the vehicle owner receive the ticket…effect…more vehicles on the road..

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:24:19 +0000

I tend to disagree on the seat belt issue. Not all persons are capable of making this decision for themselves, such as children. So if your child is not wearing a seatbelt then you are directly endangering someone else.

There have also been accidents where the person in the back of the car who is not wearing a seatbelt injures the person in the front, again…endangering someone else.

Not wearing a seatbelt also shows a complete general lack of safety, awareness and responsibility.

Driving the wrong way on a one-way street is bad, but could be done simply by mistake (still not good practice though!). However not wearing a seatbelt is very much a conscious decision.

By: sage

sage — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:21:53 +0000

There is no allowable amount for other drugs in the bloodstream only alcohol, which I’m sure you realize is a drug, enjoys immunity. If only we took accurate statistics instead of “75% of fatalities are due to alcohol and/or drugs” then we would know for sure what is the main culprit.

By: Smarter441

Smarter441 — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:01:11 +0000

You do realize mouthwash can give someone a positive test? So people out here with fresh breath would be fined?

By: serengeti

serengeti — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:58:45 +0000

You don’t think that speeding is a contributing factor in many accidents?

By: real investigation

real investigation — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:52:44 +0000

Accidents will happen as always, the cameras will do nothing to prevent this.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:36:03 +0000

Maybe they’ll be mobile/randomly located.

By: Really

Really — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:14:01 +0000

Are you over the limit writing what you just wrote or just plain dumb? People are killing themselves and injuring others weekly because of ignorant speeding and dunk driving. If you are low on cash the last thing you should be doing is going out drinking, maybe use the time to find employment? This comment just blows my mind!

By: Trombone

Trombone — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:05:48 +0000

Put them in the usual places for speeding, frees up the traffic police to set up elsewhere.

Seems odd that everyone is all woe-is-me when another person loses their life to a road accident, but when the government try to do something about it, all the moaners come out. Simple solution – don’t speed, don’t drink and drive.

As someone who has lost a loved one in an RTA, through the fault of someone else, anything which saves the life of just one innocent person is worth it.

By: go figure

go figure — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:56:13 +0000

people will slow down in those areas, hmm, could that be the use for them? Heaven forbid they put them in areas where accidents occur, as a result of speeding, and as a result people slow down and there are no more accidents!

By: sage

sage — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:52:10 +0000

When the RSC introduced seatbelt laws the fine was initially set at $2000, so when they came on Everests’ show I called in with my usual “negativity” and “nitpicked” their suggestion informing them it should be a $50 fine like a parking ticket, like in other jurisdictions, since not wearing your seatbelt endangers no one other than you. They changed it. Your welcome. Unfortunately they imposed 5 points along with it, strange since driving the wrong way on a one-way road (far more potential for harming others) is two points, I believe. No rhyme or reason. Drunk driving fines go from $800 to $1500 the lesser fine having nothing to do with the severity of the offense apparently.

By: serengeti

serengeti — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:50:23 +0000

And zero drugs in the bloodstream, I’m sure you will agree.

By: serengeti

serengeti — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:49:07 +0000

If only there were some way of avoiding getting speeding tickets.

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:47:00 +0000

Alcohol is not just included in drinks, but also in some medicines and in food, so having a completely zero policy is not realistic unfortunately.

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:44:25 +0000

Average speed cameras are used on longer stretches in many countries, hopefully those will be chosen here too. Much more difficult to evade. If they are also placed in the black spots where accidents are more likely to occur then they will help still, even if they are not the average speed cameras. Remember, the primary use of these is to reduce speed, not collect fines (although I’m sure the fine collection won’t hurt!)

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:42:31 +0000

Taking from those who need? If you need the cash so much then do not speed, it’s not rocket science.

By: sage

sage — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:22:41 +0000

No tolerance means zero alcohol in the body, not 0.08.

By: Smarter441

Smarter441 — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:47:18 +0000

“Speed Cameras” just sounds like a legal way to spy on people island-wide. Also once people learn where they are located people just won’t speed in that area. Then what use are they?

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:40:10 +0000

Get on with it all ready.
How many years has this been promised by both parties?

By: Bermy Bie

Bermy Bie — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:13:34 +0000

So these with “speed cameras” if someone is speeding and caught on camera, what is the repercussions? Are they mailed a ticket now? I personally feel this is just another way to line the polices pockets and take from those who need. Are you aware of the fine associated to speeding and if one is caught being “over the limit”, its ridiculous! The fines are too high and do more bad than good but that’s just my two cents