Sooooo. From current circumstances, a distant observer might understand that the BIU is on strike to protect transportation workers’ ability to take illicit drugs. No? We’ve been here before.
Entries Tagged as 'Transport'
Say Cheese Again
June 6th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics, Transport
At a town hall meeting last week, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief said: “CCTV cameras are extremely good, and capable of being connected to the little electronic tracking devices in cars.” Interesting. It sounds like he is saying that the new cameras are linked into the Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) system installed by TCD a [...]
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Bus-ted
May 12th, 2011 · Comments Off · Transport
So the festering dispute over bus schedules has gone to arbitration. The root of the fuss: the official bus schedules have not been updated since 1998. That’s not to say that the actual bus schedules are still the same; indeed there’s a whole “grey schedule” of routes leading to significant overtime opportunities for the drivers. [...]
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Bus and Ferry
April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Transport
One of the many impacts of the PLP’s spend-a-thon over the past 10 years is that Government now cannot afford to continue many of its basic services. Thus, they are cutting holes in the ferry service, broadly affecting commuters. And today they admit that they are dropping up to 21 bus routes daily, on a [...]
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Recalibration
October 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Accountability, Transport
It can be argued Paula Cox is being given a pass card because “she’s gotta be better than this mess”. This, of course, overlooks the fact that she was Minister of Finance throughout much of this mess making. So when Minister Cox says that her solutions for Government will be based on “reform and recalibration” [...]
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Road Safety
October 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · Transport
Works Minister Derrick Burgess announced yesterday that – as Bermuda tops 10 road deaths for 2010 – Government is looking at additional measures to slow down traffic. And indeed, there is much that can be done: Bermuda’s roads were designed for the slow pace of horse and buggy, not fat SUVs and rocket bikes driving [...]
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Hiding the Dirty Linen
September 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Transport
The law says that labour unions must give 21 days notice before calling strikes for essential services. When Government wrote off the $15 million owed to it by the BIU for the Berkeley performance bond, the BIU also promised to give 48-72 hours notice before taking strike action. In the last two weeks we have [...]
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Round de Clock
September 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Transport
I am opposed to the Rotary Club’s proposal to mount a 12 foot high four-faced clock in the middle of the End of the Lane roundabout. Three reasons: It’s tacky It’s dangerous I hear Ewart’s already picked out that spot for his statue “The Great Spin Doctor Prescribing Placebos for a Nation”
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Say Cheese
September 8th, 2010 · Comments Off · Transport
In addition to the surveillance cameras at the Paget traffic lights, there are three cameras covering all directions at the Barnes Corner junction in Southampton. The cameras are similar to those used in the Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) system but do not appear to have the reader for the TCD-issued radio tags. I assume these [...]
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Smile, You’re on Traffic Camera
September 7th, 2010 · Comments Off · Transport
People coming into town from the West end may have noticed a new addition to their commute this week: there are surveillance cameras mounted at Paget traffic lights. It appears that they are also equipped for night vision. Government must state clearly what these cameras are being used for, who has access to the data [...]
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