The Cabinet invited a team of four lawyers from the Ministry of Legal Affairs to examine the Traffic Laws and the laws governing the Antigua and Barbuda Transport Board (ABTB) in order to give more authority to law enforcement to stem the number of traffic accidents.
Collisions cause death, destruction of property, and injuries that result in the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center (SLBMC) Emergency Operating Rooms to become full to capacity with injured drivers and passengers, especially on weekends and holidays.
The Cabinet has asked the team to seek out the data from the Royal Police Force, the Transport Board, and the SLMBC to determine: What age group and gender was driving?
How much the offender was speeding?
What time of day and what day of the week was the accident?
What vehicle make was involved?
Did the drivers have proper insurance and licences? And other relevant data that can be intelligently analyzed. Amending the law requires the input of data to match the source cause.
The use of breathalyzers has already been made law, and that device will be utilized when alcohol or other intoxicating inputs are suspected.
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Oh my gosh, I have said this before, enhancing traffic laws do not really stop criminal or deviant acts like these. The enforcement activities I outlined are more effective. More officers on the road enforcing, traffic lights, speed bumps, and enforcement of current laws.
Please listen to me once for the benefit of the United Islands of Antigua and Barbuda
Yep yep Babylon too lazy all they want do is stay in st john on market street where u can’t speed and give ticket for seat belts crosses
Right on. I have been preaching this for the past 40 years.
Road Safety programs and electronic surveilance must preceed law enforcement.
Road Safety in AB well under funded.
Before one can enforce the law, one must take steps to put Road Safety in place. Traffic signs, cameras, speed grids and bumps, effectively signed. Electronic board showing drivers that they are exceeding the speed limits.
Lay makers need to work with Insurancec companies to fund effective Road Safety programs.
Speed running lights, not signaling, inconsiderate use of bright lights, tailgating, potholes and many other factors affect and contribute to injuryband death, all to many.
Road safety programs in Antigua are abismal.
I agree with Mr. Pidduck. Improved road safety programs can make a huge difference but the conditions of the actual roads (reoccurring potholes, fatigue cracking, poor drainage, etc.) all need long-lasting improvements too. While enforcement of the law is necessary (especially for the reckless speeders), the poor conditions of some of the roads is also a contributing factor in many accidents, both large and small.
Why are the roads in St. Kitts so much better than in Antigua? I have visited St. Kitts several times in the last few years and I’m always shocked at how much better their roads are compared to Antigua.
We cannot expect a revolution in the way our police force conducts themselves, it’s just too ingrained in the police, politicians and general population.
We can however at least push them to go after the low hanging fruit. Is it really that hard to do a blood alcohol test of road accident participants when they present at the hospital?
And how much effort does it require to police the tint laws? The lack of enforcement is amazing. It’s becoming common to see vehicles with dark tinted windscreens. You can only pray that they never drive on a cloudy day, let alone at night.
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