invading the Service.

Commissioner Jean-Jacques Lemay is already speaking with divisional heads, worried that some officers are zooming out of control on their bikes and cars.

Now Mr. Lemay is ready to meet with a concerned residents' group, which claims Police could become calamity cops unless they cut their speeds on Frog Lane.

Terry Flood, Chairman of the Frog Lane Condominium Association, wrote to Mr.

Lemay complaining about speeding Police tearing up and down the road outside Prospect.

And there have been other reports that Police even race each other back to base on the way back from emergency calls.

In his letter, copied to The Royal Gazette , Mr. Flood wrote: "We are seriously concerned about unnecessary speeding of Police motorcycles and cars travelling on Frog Lane, returning to or leaving Police headquarters.

"We, the Committee, have in the past taken up this issue with past Police Commissioners and officers in charge at Hamilton Police Station and had good results for a time.

"We can surely accept emergencies as our Police must reach the scene as soon as possible.'' But he added the group "would be saddened'' if a Policeman or innocent pedestrian was killed, saying: "With CedarBridge and the development of the National Centre, the area is more developed.'' A Police spokeswoman confirmed Mr. Lemay had received the letter and had already drafted his reply.

She said: "Mr. Lemay expressed his concern about the speed as well. He said he shared the concern for officers speeding in that area, as well as Island-wide.

"And Mr. Lemay has sent instructions to divisional officers. He is also prepared to meet with the association to address their concerns.'' In October, Mr. Lemay revealed Police had disciplined four officers in a force-wide crackdown to improve driving standards.

He said two Police officers had already been through court charged with driving without due care and attention.

Two more officers were suspended, accused of bad driving. And another officer was under investigation after his 750cc motorbike was involved in a serious crash, leaving a man with two broken wrists on South Shore Road in Warwick.

Assistant Police Commissioner Alan Bissell promised a force review of driving standards and training procedures after a spate of Police crashes around Christmas last year.

Police wrecked seven of their vehicles in the month before last Christmas and two more Police vehicles -- a bike and a car -- were taken off the road in accidents during February.

Bermuda Police Service is now under even more pressure to prove it has a safe driving record after eighteen people died on the Island's roads last year, including Sybil Belboda, who died on Saturday from injuries incurred in an accident last month.