35 Traffic Tickets Issued By 1.00pm Today
Police issued 35 traffic tickets by approximately 1:00pm today, with the majority for speeding offences, including an individual who was clocked doing 87kph on Harbour Road.
In an update provided at around 1:00pm today, the police said, “The Bermuda Police Service once again urges motorists to be mindful of their speed and to ensure their vehicle’s documents are up to date.
“35 tickets have so far been issued today with the majority being for speeding offences. In fact, high speeds of 87kph and 83kph have been recorded Harbour Road and South Road, respectively. Yes, you read that right. 87kph on Harbour Road. We continue to encounter and ticket individuals operating unlicensed and uninsured vehicles.”
This update comes as there has been a spate of collisions – including three fatal collisions in the last few weeks — with the government convening an urgent meeting with various stakeholders and saying it requires a “whole-of-Government response and a whole-of-Bermuda response.”
Speaking at the press conference earlier today, Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said, “The Police Service has already increased traffic-enforcement visibility, with particular focus on speeding and other dangerous driving behaviour. During yesterday’s targeted operation, officers issued more than 60 tickets, the majority for speeding.
“From Friday, BPS will strengthen this response further through dedicated, traffic enforcement operations during the County Games and Labour Day period. Additional officers will be deployed on overtime to support this work. The public will see enhanced traffic enforcement. Our deployments will be guided by collision information and public complaints so that we can focus our activity where the risk is greatest.
“We will target the behaviours most likely to lead to death and serious injury:
- Speeding.
- Impaired driving.
- Dangerous and careless driving.
- Cellphone use.
- Unsafe overtaking.
- Failure to wear seatbelts and protective helmets.
- Unlicensed, uninsured and unroadworthy vehicles.
- Driving while disqualified and other serious moving violations.
“Roadside sobriety operations will take place through the end of this month. Their timing and duration will be informed by risk, upcoming social events and operational assessment,” the Commissioner added.
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And who is paying for the police overtime? I suggest the culprits pay massive fines that pay for the overtime.
I agree with you, trufth , but it will not happen.
And after a few days of the BPS enforcing traffic laws, things will return to normal.
The fines for the tickets do not cover all the associated operating & overhead costs to process the tickets. From BPS through Court. Not even close.
This is your job. You should be doing it everyday. Enforce the law in all areas.
If the BPS was fully resourced I would hope that adequate policing of all areas would occur. But the BPS is not fully resourced. You should ask our Finance Minister why that is.
BPS is more than “fully resourced” given our population. Bermuda is not Detroit or Chicago. The problem is that management is, well, poorly managing sworn officers, reserves, support staff, and technical resources like the multi-million dollar CCTV system. Translation: incompetence.
A burning issue in the minds of BPS senior leadership is that there are a lot of officers with 20+ years of service who could retire at any time. Fewer headcount requires fewer managers.
What troubled me in a discussion with one extremely weight-challenged BPS officer was her concern about losing “muscle memory” from not having enough firearms practice, which many officers share. BPS officers carrying semi-automatic pistols, let alone fully automatic weapons at times, is not a good picture in my mind.
And starting salary for job opening: BERMUDA POLICE CONSTABLE, PA 4 – 11 $90,706 – $115,120
WOW! What high-school graduate would not jump on that?
Go to the BPS website, click Publications, 2024 BPS Cultural Review, Bermuda Police Service A Cultural Review. An interesting read.
Go to the BPS website, click on Report a Crime, and see what does NOT happen.
“Hmmm… can’t reach this page” says my MS Edge browser.
Someone, please double-check just in case the issue is with my browsers: Edge, Firefox, Chrome.