Vexed Bermoothes

I am appalled by the multiple deaths on Bermuda’s roads in the past week - so many from single vehicle accidents.
The Police are correct in stating that people need to take more responsibility for their actions, but I have problems with the claim that “the Police are doing all they can.”
The news reported today “in [...]

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Those fancy radio tags that TCD has been putting on cars? It never made sense that they were just for checking the validity of registrations (other cheaper options could have clamped down on that). Now that most cars have the tags, TCD is more comfortable talking about the future:
[TCD director] Mr. Rochester agreed [...]

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I am so sad over the news about the mother and daughter in yesterday’s rental bike wreck. Given the current speed and traffic on our roads, Bermuda needs to reassess the wisdom of allowing bike rentals to continue.
And Bermuda needs to get a grip on our roads.

We have made a painful mistake in allowing [...]

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After Marine & Ports’ embarrassing ferry incident with the drunken sailor, the Public Transportation Board admits that it has problems staffing the bus network because of the high incidence of drug use:
[Public Transport Director] Mr. Simmons said a “significant portion” of applicants for driver jobs were caught out by drug screening … He [...]

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So why did Government fold like a cheap tent over the BIU’s threats regarding the firing of the drunk ferry pilot?
Well, it turns out that Marine & Ports has no alcohol and drugs policy, unlike the bus drivers of the Public Transportation Board who have been covered by one for more than a decade.
That’s just [...]

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Bermuda’s ferry workers will hold one of their famous “rush hour” meetings tomorrow to consider strike action in support of the pilot who was recently convicted of driving the ferry while drunk.
Marine and Ports has fired the pilot. The BIU says Government should find him another job.
There are indeed many sides to the story. [...]

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It must be a delight to be a defense lawyer in Bermuda.
A Government ferry pilot was given a simple fine after running his ferry into the dock and being found two and a half times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
His lawyer’s defense: his client was a “good Christian man” [...]

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