I'm not playing..... I don't have time to write them all down....

i'd love to play...but unfortunately i'm not sure how large Mike's storage for any particular thread is...i'm not lying that i avoid accidents on a daily basis...my job requires a lot of driving so i'm in the thick and thin of it everyday...i believe the point is that driving here is bad...and i agree whole heartedly...but i'll play along...guarenteed to have one by tomorrow...couldn't today...cars in the shop...lol

CC

I think many of the "complaints" that you see on here would not be stated so passionately or seem over-stated... if we were not living in a country that claims to be so perfect...

I think that is one of the most irritating issues... Bermuda is "Paradise" and NO ONE is supposed to say any thing contrary to that...

Since this is the Perfect country and we are just oh so fortunate to breathe the air here...

The driving should be perfect as well.........

Smile

I was in two "Accidents" in Bermuda on my moped. Neither of them caused damage to my bike or injury to myself, thank God. And one while driving a friend's car.

The first time I was driving along South Shore road in Smith's and signalled to turn into my driveway and began slowing down (turning left).  The lady on her scooter behind me was...on drugs?...I don't know..she didn't notice me at all, and ran into the back of my moped as I turned in.  I was mildly pushed forward a bit (no oncoming traffic thankfully) and she split her leg open and did a number on her bike.   I was torn between rage at her and her complete lack of attention and obviously concern over her injury.  It turns out she had niether a liscence nor insurance and didn't want to phone the police or medical service, so I toweled up her cut on her leg and she rode off with a wobbly front tire.  Moron!

The second time was coming into town from Middle Road, at a light in the morning, and it turned red so I decided to stop rather than go through.  How silly of me to forget that in morning rush hour you're supposed to run these lights, and the person behind me decided I was going to run the light, and of course also ran into the back of my bike with his car.

The car accident was due to the fact that an enormously oversized construction vehicle was taking a small windy road clearly not designed for such a large vehicle (the main road was closed due to an accident of some sort, so the police in their infinite wisdom decided to direct traffic up a street as a detour, not counting that perhaps a huge wide truck carrying an enormous load maybe isn't supposed to navigate a smaller than one lane wide road?)  Anyway, it was either steer such that I would skim a rock wall or have a head on collision with an insanely large Mack Truck.  I chose to get a scrape on the side.

I was furious in all instances, and blame idiocy of Bermudian drivers for all of the above!

 

I think you are right, if you go past the Paget traffic lights you wold never ever win. 

Hey Fedup
I have had similar experiances you had with ignorant motorist.  One day a guy on a motorcycle was riding really close to me when I was in my car.  Well I was travelling on North Shore Road near Winton Hill in Hamilton Parish heading west.  Anyway this A hole decided to overtake me on the corner and I was already going 55K.  Well I stuck to the line maintain my speed and a bus was on the coming in the opposite direction.....well needless to say the $hit was scared right out of him....he stayed behind me until I was on the straight away on Shelly Bay and he turned off.  Thing is..if he would have hit....it would have been his fault.  I dont give way to people behind me...I keep my head straight so I dont hit other people. They have to make a decision on the road that is safe to pass or not.  If they dont they suffer the hurt.  Remember the car doesnt have feelings his a$$ does.  I am a very defensive driver.  When I see ignorance...i dont buck down....I continue my journey and let the chips fall.  When I use to be a Traffic cop (long time ago now) and I dealt with accidents...I sent people to court (If they are at fault and it is careless).  The offending party always ask me for a break...I tell them..."tell it to the judge... if you were careful on the road we wouldnt have this conversation".

Hmm.  This might not be the tangent to take after the Darwin Award post, but it occurs to me that posting the road traffic fatalities might help to raise awareness of the danger.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't we over the number for last year, just as the "festive season" is getting started?

Of course, that would probably be shot down as being too real for those on vacation.  Gosh, they might not rent bikes if they knew how likely it was for them to die on their holiday.