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Police have warned motorcycle and bicycle riders not to do “wheelies” in traffic after a raft of complaints

Drivers on Middle Road in Southampton were last night asked to travel “with caution” today. A spokesman for power firm Belco said a fault in an underground transmission line discovered late last night meant work would have to be carried out near Her...

Two new trenching works affecting roads in Devonshire and Hamilton Parish are start next week, according to the Ministry of Public Works. In Devonshire, Belco trenching will begin on Monday on Frog Lane near the National Stadium. The trenching will h...

A failure to focus on the road ahead is as dangerous as drink-driving and speeding, the Bermuda Road Safety Council warned today. The RSC said: “Being distracted and not giving your full attention to driving reduces your ability to be aware and recog...

Almost 5,000 tickets have been handed out to road users since the launch of a crackdown on driving offences, police said today. A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said that 341 tickets were issued as part of Operation Vega in the last two weeks alone...

Roadworks on Harbour Road have at last finished after months of disruptions to road users. Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, confirmed yesterday that completion of the project – which was over schedule and over budget – was “a mileston...

The Government admitted yesterday that it did not know when island-wide roadworks would be finished or what the final bill would be. Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said he did not have the total cost to hand and was unable to say wh...

The driver of a speeding car that almost hit police officers on checkpoint duty is being hunted using roadside CCTV footage because it was too dangerous to chase the vehicle, it was revealed yesterday. Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell, the head of the...

Police had a narrow escape just before the start of curfew this morning when a driver clocked at 103km/h – or 64mph – just missed three officers at a traffic stop. The driver failed to stop for police at a stop in Warwick at 12.25am, five minutes bef...

A new campaign yesterday appealed to the public to wear blue on Friday to commemorate people who have lost their lives on the roads. Pain Into Purpose Bermuda and the Kijani Dream Charity, set up by the family of schoolboy Kijani Burgess after he die...

Road widening work in Warwick will mean a one lane closure on the parish’s Middle Road from next week. The public works ministry said that the moving of Belco poles and construction of a new wall and sidewalk on the road east of Burnt House Hill woul...

Police handed out more than $8,000 in traffic fines for impaired driving and speeding in the first week of year. A spokesman said speeding offences ranged from 65kph to 85kph. Over the last two weeks, 538 tickets were issued for a range of offences. ...