Slow Down, Drive Safely, Don’t Drink & Drive

October 28, 2021

The police said they are “concerned with the recent uptick in serious injury collisions over the course of the last week and includes a fatality last evening.”

Addressing the situation, Chief Inspector, Robert Cardwell, who heads up the Bermuda Police Service Tactical Support Unit, stated, “Time and time again, our investigations reveal that bad decision making including driving whilst impaired by alcohol or drug and inattention as the primary causes behind these collisions.

“Impaired driving is heavily frowned upon in the community. It is inevitable as we have seen, that impaired driving will lead to a collision of some kind. Knowingly driving whilst impaired with the heightened risk of taking a life or causing a permanent life changing injury to someone, is incomprehensible.

“Driving whilst impaired puts you and everyone else at risk. The pubic are reminded that consuming alcohol – any amount whilst also under the influence of prescribed or over the counter medication such as cold and flu medicine, can elevate levels of impairment. If you are out and are consuming alcohol have an exit plan.”

“The following can negatively impact your ability to operate a vehicle.

  • Excessive alcohol consumption
  • Use of legal or illegal drugs,
  • Fatigue or sleepiness
  • Distractions such as using a cell phone or texting
  • Medical condition.

Mr. Cardwell added, “We encourage everyone to slow down, exercise courtesy and caution when riding or driving, reduce aggression on the roads and exercise responsible, safe driving.

“The BPS will continue to enforce all road laws and be reminded, “Operation Vega” remains in place, as part of our continued effort to make Bermuda safer.”

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  1. Toodle-oo says:

    Typically one assumes that crashes at night involve alcohol , rarely do people think about drugs though (The unspoken 3rd pillar of our economy).
    My driving/riding occurs only during the daylight hours and there’s no way anyone can tell me that the utter and sheer lunacy and lawlessness I see non stop is due to drinking and driving. Unless people are full hott at 8am , 10am , mid-day , 1pm, 3pm etc . It is this culture of ‘I’m going to drive anyway I want’ that is at the root of 98% of crashes.
    Surely the police know this and their presence on the roads is seriously lacking when I’m ’round and about witnessing all this mayhem.

  2. JohnBoy says:

    Operation Vega? When did it start?