A student disturbed by the number of recent deaths on Bermuda's roads has come up with a plan of action to save lives.

Justin Brangman has sent a two-page document to the chairman of the Road Safety Council detailing how he believes the Island could tackle a problem which has already caused ten fatalities this year.

His ideas include a more rigorous TCD test, strict limitations on new motorists, greater Police presence on the roads and better education about safe driving.

Mr. Brangman said he was prompted to act after returning home from York University in Toronto for the summer and reading repeated stories in The Royal Gazette about serious road crashes.

"A lot of people pass TCD because it's just the basics," he said. "It's not road training.

"It's training you how to operate a cycle in a basic manner but it doesn't teach you how to drive in 9 a.m. traffic."

The 21-year-old from Warwick claims to have identified two myths about road accidents in Bermuda: that young people are to blame for the majority of serious crashes and that speed is always the cause.

"Only two of the ten road fatalities this year have been persons under the age of 30 and only one was a teenager," he writes in his plan of action.

"While there are many youngsters getting involved in minor accidents, there have been very few involved in fatal crashes.

"Ten percent of our road deaths [this year] have been teens while 80 percent of them have been persons at least 30 years of age. Older riders need to stay sharp as well."

He adds: "Most road traffic accidents are caused when a rider loses control of their motorcycle and collides with a wall, traffic sign or another vehicle.

"The speed affects the impact of the collision but the true cause tends to be riders having less control over their vehicles. Changing the speed limit isn't the answer, so maybe we should look at how people ride."

The business economics student, a summer intern at HSBC, wants it to be mandatory for every motorcyclist to complete the Project Ride course that high school students take to improve their road skills.

And he thinks those in possession of a new licence should be subject to stricter rules on drink driving, perhaps not even being allowed on the roads after a single alcoholic drink for the first two years.

His plan calls for Police officers to be stationed outside every major bar on Front Street and for parents to do their bit in ensuring children understand the importance of responsible driving.

He warns: "Don't assume it can't be you. Just because you have been on the roads for ten, 20 or even 30 years it doesn't make you immune.

"Everybody needs to be alert and aware on the road and take the steps to stay safe.

"Too many families are mourning senseless road deaths. Don't put your own family through the same ordeal."