Why? Why do so many people in Bermuda drive like complete dickheads? I've been living in the UK since September, traveling by car each day around the area. Over that entire period, I haven't seen even a tenth of the type of reckless driving that I'd see on a single commute to work in Bermuda.

Because people in Bermuda think the rules don't apply to them.

Noel

Angel,

I am not disputing the need for more enforcement...



Piglet

PS Not defending the Officer but many times we are briefed by phone on the way to an incident.....not all the cars have hands free in them.......

Then Piggy, pull over and chat away. Of course, you'll come back and say that you can't because you don't know the situation and must get there as soon as possible. Where? You have to be briefed and informed.

Talking on a cell phone or a hand held mike are exactly the same. It is a distraction to some degree but after a while you learn to manage and multi task even whilst driving.

Others are to layed back and loose sight of the road etc. The stories I could tell you about Police driving Hah!...
As for the "Hands free"...that just show you how far behind Government is in Bermuda. Where I live, the State Police were the first ones to get this hands free. It all works on GPS ( Good Portagee Soup)...Ther is no steering wheel, nada. You can talk too your hearts content, give a 'running commentary' et al. Hell.....roll the window down, smoke a joint, eat pie, talk...it's great.

Only problem with the new system is most State Police cars are found cross State Lines.......empty.


Gotta run............................

Well, as an advocate of zero-tolerance policing (I'm very interested to see how Boris Johnson's reforms in that regard work in London), that is the approach I'd like to see used in Bermuda. I have no doubt that it would sort out the problem over the long term. People need to be taught respect for the laws of the road, plain and simple, and it's that respect, as well as any sense of personal responsibility that's sorely lacking in Bermuda. The problem is that the BPS doesn't really have the resources to carry out zero toplerance policing at this point, and the judicial system wouldn't be able to cope without a significant injection of money.

Hey, I'm a big defender of the police but please don't give them a pass on this.  Fair enough they are 45 down from 477 established strength but that's still 422 police officers to cover this 21 square mile island with 66,000 inhabitants....it's a f'in joke.
In the UK while there would be a police station with maybe 50 cops working out of it in 5 shifts...there would actually be maybe 10 community beat officers responsible for a housing estate this size.  The fact that Bermuda continually uses the lack of resources is utterly disgraceful.
I understand by being a national Service there are additional responsibilities like special branch and intelligence etc but please......
This is my major bug bear so I'll 

Angel,

I am not disputing the need for more enforcement...

But what there really is a need for is asshole drivers to grow up and stopping being such utter idiots.

In most other countries I have visited drivers can obey the rules of the road without the Police having to check up on them - like they were some little kids!

This issue is prevalent in Bermuda from the Roads to almost everywhere else - take no responsibility for ones actions, blame someone else and cry for the authorities to fix it...

Bermuda needs some people to grow up......and accept some personal maturity and responsibilty.....

This truly does drive me to distraction.... ....

Phew rant over!

Piglet

PS Not defending the Officer but many times we are briefed by phone on the way to an incident.....not all the cars have hands free in them.......