OUR MISSION
It is the Drive For Change campaign’s mission to help reduce the risk of death and injury on Bermuda’s roads. We pledge to advocate for the solutions that have proven successful in other jurisdictions. We will serve as an educational tool for the community and encourage a grassroots movement to effect change.
WHAT IS DRIVE FOR CHANGE?
‘This should be a state of emergency’
Welcome to the launch of The Royal Gazette’s Drive for Change road safety campaign. Today, we pledge to push for the solutions that have been identified [...]
NEWS:
Man in fatal crash admits to drinking
A man who was involved in a fatal collision admitted that he had been drinking alcoholbeforehand.Khyle Beckett, 32, pleaded guilty to impaired driving last Wednesday [...]
DPP finds vomiting drink-driver
A man who was treated in hospital after being found vomiting on the roadside by the director of the Department of Public Prosecutions two years [...]
Senior arrested on suspicion of DUI
A 65-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving on Saturday after a two-vehicle collision on South Road, Southampton.A police spokesman said that at [...]
Young Achiever: Jayvyns road safety plea
Bermuda Institute pupil Jayvyn Iris has turned a series of personal tragedies into a powerful statement on road safety.The 16-year-old submitted a 500-word essay over [...]
Road death victims husband holds no ill will
Bermudas sixth road fatality is set to be laid to rest on Wednesday in her native Arkansas.Jamie Kopp, 49, died as a result of a [...]
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES:
Advocate for the introduction of non-selective roadside sobriety testing
Advocate for the effective use of speed camera technology
Advocate for the introduction of a mandatory graduated licensing programme for Bermuda’s road users
Raise awareness of road safety and encourage a grass roots, community-wide effort to effect change