Safe Driving Hedge

Whilst the Bermuda Road Safety Council attend the launch of car dealer’s Auto Solutions’ pledge wall, which customers are invited to sign to promise that they will drive responsibly, the police demonstrate their own approach to highlighting the problems of driving on Bermuda’s road by steering off one, into a hedge.

It appears Bermuda’s road are so treacherous that even ‘trained’ drivers are unable to maintain control of a vehicle on the island’s whose typical speed limit is about 25 mph.

Witnesses can contact the main police telephone number 295-0011.  The Bermuda Police can obtain ‘Roadcraft: The Police Driver’s Handbook’ from Amazon.

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