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Dear Sir, I would like to point out some of the dangers that I have encountered on Bermuda’s roads. First, I must point out the conditions of some of our roads around the island. I own and ride a motorcycle; that is the only piece of transportation t...

Graduates of an on-road motorcycle training academy have said the course should be made mandatory for new road users in Bermuda. Seven students picked up their certificates at a ceremony at Pembroke Primary School last Wednesday after they completed ...

The Royal Gazette’s Drive for Change campaign has today launched a website dedicated to road safety in Bermuda. driveforchange.rg.bm will be a source of breaking news for local traffic incidents, developments in roads legislation and reports related...

Dear Sir, No doubt you will get a plethora of e-mails, letters and phone calls about what needs to be done to improve the standard of driving in Bermuda. You have listed all the obvious ones, of which I do not disagree with any. However, I would li...

The issue of road safety is far-ranging in Bermuda and The Royal Gazette’s Drive for Change campaign aims to explore as many causes as possible throughout its six-month course. Aside from the high rates of impaired driving, speeding and lack of adeq...

Tougher penalties and more sentencing options are needed to tackle traffic offences. Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe said legislation to give the bench more powers would help the courts to do their part in the battle against dangerous driving. “Magistr...

The pain of the loss of their son after a Christmas Day bike crash was “a death sentence” for Terrylynn Doyle and Michael Weeks. Ms Doyle said there was nothing that compared to her and Mr Weeks’s grief after 24-year-old Malik Weeks died just hours a...

Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe has warned that the endless stream of roads offences is clogging up the court system. Mr Wolffe said that the courts deal with at least 650 traffic offences every month. He added: “That’s not a small number. In some cas...

Dear Sir, Congratulations on the launch of the Drive for Change campaign. I would like to float some ideas to stimulate discussion. 1, Should there be more variable speed limits? Has Bermuda considered adopting lower speed limits in vulnerable areas?...

Traffic police could encourage the use of dashboard cameras to help catch bad drivers. Inspector Robert Cardwell, head of the island’s roads policing unit, said the service already used “dashcam” technology to convict offenders. He added: “In some of...

Graduates of an on-road motorcycle training course will be recognised at an awards ceremony on Wednesday. The public is invited to the ceremony at Prospect Primary School to find out more about the Bermuda Motorcycling Academy programme, which organi...

A mother who lost her son in a road crash has now lost a civil claim seeking damages from the other driver involved. Sandra Matthews-Wilson launched the case on behalf of her grandchildren, arguing that Lesley Cox was partially responsible for the de...