Comments on: ‘Operation Caution’ Road Safety Plan To Launch

By: Harsh reality

Harsh reality — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 04:00:25 +0000

That’s just it- you clearly don’t seem to have an understanding of how damaging and dangerous drunk driving is. This is why we need much more harsh punishments. I’m happy to fill our prisons with people who put the lives of each one of us at risk every time they get behind the wheel. You asked how stupid can someone be?

How stupid do you have to be to drive drunk which is like firing a loaded weapon recklessly?! If people know the law and STILL choose to break it then it’ll be their stupidity for choosing to go behind bars.

And again, drunk driving causes the loss of lives (most road fatalities are due to drunk driving- FACT!i) and it costs each one of us ridiculous amounts of money in health insurance costs, and car/bike insurance costs. You do realize that insurers set your premiums in order to cover the costs of the damage drunk drivers do, right? Drunk driving is 100% preventable and yet we have this silly attitude that we can’t be so tough on it because that’s “stupid”.

Well stop complaining about insurance costs and don’t cry when people keep dying on our roads. Because we have a real opportunity to change the culture and people’s approach to drunk driving, but apparently people like you are unwilling to do it. Shame!

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 10:59:27 +0000

While I’m in total agreement with your examples of bad driving your comment about herb is totally off the wall.
You obviously missed the expose on TV recently concerning what has been going on on the roads of Colorado since legalization and the fact that Florida is now doing a big crackdown on driving while high.
So I guess t’s not true at all that weed makes anyone a safer driver.
Repeating a lie often enough doesn’t suddenly make it a truth.

By: Dontworryboutathing

Dontworryboutathing — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:30:03 +0000

In 2008 an Electronic Vehicle Registration System was put in place to catch offending motorist whose vehicles were not licenced. The system, verifies whether or not a car has been licensed or insured at the time it was being driven on the Island’s roads. I believe there were 4 locations set up and each car had a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag on the window screen.
I do not think this is in operation and has been the case for quite a long time.
If this system can not be maintained and monitored, how are speed cameras etc going to make it?

By: Anbu

Anbu — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:07:01 +0000

As long as its clear its perfectly legal to pass them

By: Where Is It?

Where Is It? — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:57:01 +0000

And the motorbikes that think they can go right to the front at stop lights. Illegal here, and everywhere else. But not enforced here.

By: Where Is It?

Where Is It? — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:55:49 +0000

“Government tests in Britain proved it does not affect driving but actually makes you drive safer”

Now that is absolute nonsense.

By: PANGAEA

PANGAEA — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:19:51 +0000

MOTOROLA.

I sat at crow lane buss stop early this morning to witness 30 minutes of Mahem.

It has got to be something they put in the water ?

All the expensive gadgets in the world, even with night vision, will not solve the problems, how does a camera tell drunk from tired.

We can not service the bus let alone all the electronics with Bermuda salty climate.

Cars and bikes don’t speed, people do !

All is needed is to legislate graduated higher fines, all that takes is two seconds with the stroke of the pen on the Hill.

All is needed it to get the TOP GUNS PILOTS off the roads

You know we hold the power of the VOTE !

Do they teach kids to tell the time in school ?………… I think not !

Is the Speed limit these days, WHAT EVER , ot the National past time?

Note :-
It costs Government more to collect a parking fine, in man hours and paper records than the amount of the fine collected.

Who is paying for Court Costs and the Police service for a simple speeeeeeeeeding ticket ?

By: Grand Architect of the Universe

Grand Architect of the Universe — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:46:44 +0000

Weed does not you biased liar. Government tests in Britain proved it does not affect driving but actually makes you drive safer. So quit your stupid theories and prejudices. Having a single beer is stronger than smoking cannabis, so perhaps you should stop while you are ahead of yourself. Cannabis is medicine and how dare you people try to keep it from the populace. That sick tyrannical time of control is soon ending and thank God. Bad drivers cause accidents. Pulling out of driveways without looking, not indicating. certain people here do that every day and I encounter this every day. Fix that! Speed is not the issue! This island is pathetic when it comes to maturity.

By: sage

sage — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:54:02 +0000

What about pharmaceutical drugs and lack of sleep? Even just a little alcohol impairs but there is an allowable amount, go figure.

By: Dunn juice

Dunn juice — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 03:23:11 +0000

And the cars that seem to think they can over take the pedal cyclist, who have the same amount of rights as you, pushing them over .

By: Redrose

Redrose — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 02:56:40 +0000

A year in jail? You don’t have enough prison cells for that! How stupid can you be?

By: Acegurl

Acegurl — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 01:13:29 +0000

Drunk driving is a major contributing factor, but are we never going to get to grips with driving under the influence of illegal drugs? Even just a little ‘weed’ impairs your abilities, and yet we never mention or attempt to test for marijuana. What about all the other illegal drugs that are in use and are never tested for in accidents. I hope this new Commioner is capable of thinking outside the drunk driving box and ensures the courts punish driving drug offenders accordingly. Are there any deterrents for driving under the influence of drugs?

By: Harsh reality

Harsh reality — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:25:27 +0000

there needs to be a complete cultural change when it comes to drunk driving. right now although it’s illegal, it’s merely ‘frowned upon’ in our culture. there is hardly any stigma attached to this and people of all socioeconomic backgrounds freely and regularly drive drunk. but in their minds it’s OK because they’re just a little drunk. or they’re so used to doing it and they so often don’t get caught or get in accidents that they don’t understand the true nature of what they’re doing.

essentially, anybody driving drunk is akin to a person with a loaded gun firing it randomly all over the place. how would we treat that crime? most severely, I would hope. the same should be true of drunk driving. persons should face serious jail time, hefty fines, and be forced to go through painful, long, training on the dangers of drunk driving. (they can pay for this themselves so it doesn’t cost tax payers money)

you can argue that people have to be responsible for their own actions but it’s clear that since the punishments for getting caught are so light (relatively speaking) people regularly flout the law in this area. it may sound crazy to people NOW, but it’s really not when you consider how many lives have needlessly been lost or taken due to drunk driving. not to mention the healthcare costs due to accidents and the property damage and vehicle damage which again causes EVERYONE’s Insurance rates to rise.

drunk driving should be an automatic year in jail. maybe then people would think twice.

By: facts of the rock

facts of the rock — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:58:51 +0000

when Ministers drive properly,then maybe others might too!

By: redrose

redrose — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:50:16 +0000

There is nothing in these statements that mentions any budget.

By: Datswaumsayin

Datswaumsayin — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:19:45 +0000

The question is, will it fix stupid? You know what they say “you cant fix stupid”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:42:01 +0000

That would be an excellent idea. We need to drive the point home to those who choose to drive recklessly, you aren’t only endangering yourselves but others as well.

By: Anbu

Anbu — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:37:29 +0000

About time we got cameras at stop lights. Hopefully this helps. Esp with those pedal cyclists that seem to think red lights for some reason dont apply to them

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:52:45 +0000

Sort of like a Scared Straight programme, perhaps persons committed of dangerous driving or driving under the influence can be required to assist the families who are caring for persons who have been severely injured on the road, like families featured in the Piece of the Rock film. This might give them the needed reality check.