By EARYEL BOWLEG
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
POLICE are warning drivers to be careful on the road after a female pedestrian in New Providence lost her life in a traffic collision on Tuesday night.
According to police, the incident happened shortly 8pm when a man driving a silver Honda Fit south on Farrington Road off Boyd Road lost control of the vehicle, colliding with the woman who was walking.
The injured woman was transported to hospital and later died. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and is assisting police with the investigation.
Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Superintendent Shanta Knowles urged motorists not to use devices while driving that distract them and adhere to the road regulations and speed limit.
“They have a responsibility to, of course, themselves, not only to their passengers, but to everyone who is using the road and so we encourage people to drive within the limits - the speed limits are... posted on our streets. We encourage people to pay attention to the road signs and be careful when there are pedestrians. We want everyone to arrive at their location, their destination, as safely as possible,” she explained.
Officers from the RBPF Traffic Department are continuing investigations into the traffic fatality.
Comments
ThisIsOurs 4 years, 3 months ago
hmmm.... Everything the Inspector said is true, ...
but I also see school children standing in the middle of 4 lane prince charles waiting for cars to stop, I saw the lady with the food tray balanced in one hand like a waiter, twice in the last 2 weeks, once waving at cars to stop so she could cross prince Charles and the next time also in the middle of the street, with food tray, waiting for cars to stop. Pedestrians are exhibiting more and more dangerous behaviour..
even more disturbing are the people who stop at unusual locations to allow them to get onto the road. Noone wants to hit a pedestrian at 20mph...much less higher legal speeds.
Then there are the drivers who ease into the middle lane of the traffic heading in the opposite direction as if to say I trying to turn, let me through. The people who make a u-turn across the 4 lanes. The ones coming out of corners who cut across traffic and sit waiting for cars to stop. All of this on Prince Charles...not a long stretch of road to monitor...The people coming in and out of the wash house. The buses that block traffic by Blanco right after Fox Hill. The buses and cars who go straight through the red light by Commonwealth bank
That turn left on red is being abused. Persons are darting in front of right of way traffic. That was predictable..they were already doing it illegally , now more people feel they have a right to. (I predict we'll be making the same statement about marijuana "irresponsible" usage, like while driving... people will think they have the right to)
These dangerous activities by pedestrians and drivers would stop if people thought they might get caught. ( and every time they talk about how wonderful marijuana legalization will be, tgey have to start mentioning what you will not be able to do.. they don't need to have any report to tell people not at work, not while driving, not in public, no in public enclosed spaces like restaurants, concerts or night clubs etc etc)
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