Road Safety
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and the last tip if u doz wear glasses please do not turn a blind eye and forget them because u does never know a day when u need to find somewhere or missed an important sign and something bad happens to take da into consideration too as wekk okay please trinispicers
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When driving to fetes and other activities you are reminded that you should
Ensure that your vehicle is properly secured.
Use paid car parks whenever possible.
Not overcrowd vehicles.
Not drink and drive.
Lock doors when vehicle is in motion.
Notify the police whenever you observe any strange activities around vehicles.
Obey traffic signs re: parking.
Not leave valuable items exposed in your vehicle.
Be cautious of persons loitering near traffic lights.
Have your keys in hand when you approach your vehicle.
Be vigilant at all times when returning home especially at night and if you are travelling alone.
ah must remind u guys coz carnival is here!!!
Ensure that your vehicle is properly secured.
Use paid car parks whenever possible.
Not overcrowd vehicles.
Not drink and drive.
Lock doors when vehicle is in motion.
Notify the police whenever you observe any strange activities around vehicles.
Obey traffic signs re: parking.
Not leave valuable items exposed in your vehicle.
Be cautious of persons loitering near traffic lights.
Have your keys in hand when you approach your vehicle.
Be vigilant at all times when returning home especially at night and if you are travelling alone.
ah must remind u guys coz carnival is here!!!
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Trinidad has several four-lane highways and one highway...road quality decreases quickly on secondary roads, Rural roads are narrow and often have deep drainage ditches on either side. Some are in poor repair, and are frequently congested. Night travel should be avoided other than on major highways. Roadside assistance exists, but is limited and may be subject to lengthy delays. The Beetham Highway, a main thoroughfare in and out of the city, is dangerous if your vehicle has broken down. If your vehicle is still drivable you should get out of the area before seeking help. On the Beetham stretch, there are regular incidents of persons running out into the road or throwing debris at cars – including masonry bricks – for the purpose of causing accidents and forcing cars to stop, whereupon a group of accomplices then descend upon the accident victims, robbing them of valuables, and often violently assaulting them, even if they are compliant. Elsewhere in Port of Spain, especially in Laventille, a growing number of “bump and rob†incidents have been reported, in which the perpetrator rear-ends the victim, often causing only minor damage. When the victim emerges from d car, dey r then robbed of valuables, and possibly even yuh car. Some of these incidents have turned fatal, even when the victims are compliant. If you are involved in an accident in Laventille or on the Beetham Highway, if your car still drives, you should get out of the area, and get to a safe location before seeking help or assistance. The Ministry of Works and Transport is responsible for road conditions and safety in the country. Emergency ambulance services exist but may take prolonged amounts of time to reach the site of an accident and may not provide service in rural areas!!!
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Security cameras and crash barriers are among the measures in a massive road safety campaign, the Ministry of Transport has announced. In a release...Transport Minister Devant Maharaj repeated his warning that a motor vehicle is a potential weapon in the hands of motorists..“If not handled with due care and attention, it can cause injury or death to passengers,” he said....Maharaj urged drivers to exercise utmost care and attention on the nation’s roads. He said he intends to approach Cabinet to release funding for a massive road safety campaign to reduce the carnage on the nation’s roadways...also Justice Minister Herbert Volney is calling for driving bans, increased fines and traps for drivers who exceed the speed limit. He said it’s time for a punitive remedy for the out-of-control road carnage as appeals to motorists to drive safely seem to be falling on deaf ears!!!
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ROAD SAFETY: The United Nations World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is usually celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in November annually....
On Sunday 18th November 2012, Arrive Alive will be heading the day's events by erecting three "Remembrance Walls". On these walls, families who lost loved ones on the roadways of Trinidad and Tobago can stick photos, light candles, place flowers, anything
they wish to do in memory of their loved one. Families can go there at any time during the day and evening.
The locations are as follows:-
San Fernando- Harris Promenade (close to the City Hall's side)
Chaguanas- Saith Park
Port-of-Spain- the area around the Grand Stand
For further information please contact Shazahra on 7635886.
On Sunday 18th November 2012, Arrive Alive will be heading the day's events by erecting three "Remembrance Walls". On these walls, families who lost loved ones on the roadways of Trinidad and Tobago can stick photos, light candles, place flowers, anything
they wish to do in memory of their loved one. Families can go there at any time during the day and evening.
The locations are as follows:-
San Fernando- Harris Promenade (close to the City Hall's side)
Chaguanas- Saith Park
Port-of-Spain- the area around the Grand Stand
For further information please contact Shazahra on 7635886.
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Martha Dickson 38 yrs of Railway Road, Dow Village died at the Chaguanas Health Facility...around 2.55 p.m Dickson was seated in a green band maxi-taxi which was headed south along Southern Main Road, Couva, when the vehicle collided with a white Toyota Corolla driven by a 49-year-old woman of Boundary Street, California.....shortly after the incident Dickson complained of chest pains...She died at around 8.15 p.m....Cpl Collymore is investigating the case!!!
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Deborah Supersad 38 yrs of Lawrence Ville, Cap-de-Ville was the front seat passenger in her husband's red Mazda when the collision occurred at around 6.30 a.m....her husband Richard Supersad was driving the car along South Central Road, Point Fortin when he crashed into 2 vehicles....Deborah Supersad was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene...the drivers of the other vehicles suffered minor injuries...the 2 worked at BSI Services Trinidad Ltd in La Brea....Deborah Supersad was employed as the company's human resources manager, while her husband is the stores manager...the 2 were on their way to work when the crash occurred....they had no children!!!
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Vasutee Bahadur 13 yrs...a pupil of the ASJA Girls College, Charlieville was killed wen She was attempting to cross the road near her home at Otis Lane, Balmain when she was hit by the truck....4 yrs after her brother, Adesh Bahadur died in a car crash.....the girl was wearing headphones but it is uncertain whether it was a factor in how the incident happened.....wen she stepped out of a maxi-taxi along Main Road, Balmain.....near the Couva Interchange..... the girl's brother, Adesh Bahadur, was killed instantly in a car crash four years ago along the Solomon Hochoy Highway!!!
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A car is a weapon just like a gun or a knife...don't take your life for granted....Drive defensively....Travel with a calm and gentle heart.....the lack of concentration while driving is a major distraction and contributes significantly to the carnage on our nations road....Please people pay attention to the road when driving....please be careful out there on the road at all times and be very careful of some of the people u get in the car with u never know what can happen and please don't drink & drive...please watch out & keep ur eyes open and remember u can't just trust anybody...something can happen in and with just one blink of an eye...so please be safe...drive safe with no speeding...every life counts and so does yours!!!
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Nigel Patrick Umaid of Warner Village, Charlieville...37-year old taxi-driver became the first road fatality for 2013...when his car slammed into a 20-foot trailer along the Uriah Butler Highway on Tuesday night....he was driving north along the highway...when he crashed into the trailer truck transporting raw material to a manufacturing company in Port of Spain....Nigel Patrick Umaid operated his taxi along the Chaguanas-to-Port of Spain route....Trinidad and Tobago Police Service stated that 188 people were killed in vehicular accidents in 2012...while there were 181 road fatalities in 2011.....