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:
Mothers decry children riding motorcycles
Complaints about children riding motorcycles without helmets in a public park have prompted the Department of Parks to contact police.An angry mother called The Royal [...]
Motorcyclists hurt near Ice Queen
Two women were injured when a motorcycle crashed with a car.The incident happened near Ice Queen on South Road, Paget, at about 4.30pm on Saturday.Police [...]
Bike fire in Hamilton Parish
A motorcycle caught fire on North Shore Road on Friday.Police and firefighters attended the incident in Hamilton Parish, near the junction with Radnor Road, at [...]
Unlicensed drink-driver nabbed back-to-back
A man caught drink-driving on two successive nights was referred to the pilot DUI court yesterday.Quincy Simmons was clocked at 84km/h on Crow Lane near [...]
Giant who is gone too soon
The man who died in a collision involving a motorbike and a police car this week was a promising athlete and a volunteer with youth [...]
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