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:
Ten arrested on suspicion of drink driving
Ten people were arrested at the weekend on suspicion of drink driving. A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that six of the arrests [...]
Drink-driver told police: I dont care
A woman motorcyclist involved in a traffic collision in Devonshire was twice the legal alcohol limit, Magistrates Court heard yesterday.Courtney Kromer, 25, pleaded guilty to [...]
Biker admitted he was drinking all day
A man who crashed his motorcycle was almost three times the legal alcohol limit, Magistrates Court heard yesterday.Kevin Lightbourne, 59, pleaded guilty to drink driving.The [...]
Motorcyclist nearly twice the legal limit
A motorcyclist caught at a roadside breath test checkpoint pleaded guilty to drink-driving.Magistrates Court heard on Monday that David Lewis, 36, was stopped on Friday [...]
Crash driver had left party
A woman who crashed a car and abandoned it was more than twice the legal drink-driving limit, Magistrates Court heard yesterday.The court heard that police [...]
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