Roads Policing Unit Statistics

The Bermuda Police Service continues to advise the motoring public to slow down and to use care, caution and courtesy on the island’s roads. Additionally, we urge those traveling in cars to use their seatbelts at all times and those traveling on motorcycles to fasten their helmets and avoid making a third lane.

During the week of Monday, August 25th – Monday, September 1st 2008 there were:

• Reported Injury Collisions = 25
• Reported Damage Only Collisions = 36
• Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving = 4
• Vehicles Reported Taken Without Their Owners’ Consent = 22
• Number of vehicles reported stolen by parish: St. George’s = 2, Hamilton parish = 2, Devonshire = 5, Pembroke = 8, Paget = 2 and Southampton = 3.

The majority of the vehicles removed were either auxiliary cycles or motorcycles, with 1 car, 1 van, 1 rental cycle and 2 pedal cycles also stolen during the period. Of the 22 vehicles reported stolen 4 were subsequently recovered, including the car and the van.