July 28, 2011Dear Sir,There are many single vehicle accidents in Bermuda. These operators should automatically receive a traffic citation unless there is a clear cause outside of their control (e.g., unexpected oil on the road). A wet road or sand on the road is not an excuse, and it would be extremely rare for a vehicle operated within the speed limit to go out of control even in those circumstances; here in any case the operator is still at fault for not recognising the conditions and slowing down. Are these operators routinely so charged? In addition, they should be routinely checked for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This is the way that single vehicle accidents are handled in the US, for example.In addition to putting the public at risk for personal injury, these single vehicle accidents affect all of our motor and health insurance rates, and the operators involved in these single accidents should be penalised with higher insurance rates, and withholding of driving privileges.This a matter of public concern, especially when large vehicles such as trucks are involved in single vehicle accidents, and thus the public should be informed about the cause of the accident once it has been determined. This rarely happens in Bermuda, even when large amounts of public money are involved, eg, who was responsible for the recent truck overturning, or the cruise ship running aground some years ago, or the ferry going adrift in the storm?STREET WALKERPembroke