Slight scare as Safari vehicle hits side of road on Joe's Hill
Passengers being assisted out of the Safari vehicle on Joe's Hill today, November 22, 2016. Photo: Team of Reporters
JOE'S Hill, Tortola, VI- Tourists heading to Cane Garden Bay were given a slight scare when the Safari vehicle they were in ended off the road on Joe's Hill around noon today, November 22, 2016.
According to reports, the vehicle was close to Harrigan's Estate when it encountered difficulties and ended up on the side of the road.
It was during showers that the incident occurred but it is not clear whether the wet road had anything to do with the vehicle hitting the side of the road.
Passengers were transported from the scene by another vehicle.
From all accounts, no one was injured.
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32 Responses to “Slight scare as Safari vehicle hits side of road on Joe's Hill”
Well this will cause a big stir up, who inspects these buses to be in compliance? Oh, NO ONE! No, it could not happen if the brakes failed or the tires are bad.
The £$%&@ road is wet! No matter how good a condition a vehicle in, it's still a piece of man made machinery and when nature calls, shit happens. Be glad nobody was hurt! The best of us can slide on a hill when it's wet, much less a packed big safari bus.
Tax drivers please comply don't be cheap service your vehicles/ busses/ taxi. By not doing so you will regret for the rest of your life.
Done talk. Remember lives are important and it will be hell for this country if aryo kill another tourist on them hill.
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Add to that that they feel politically strong and will get a free pass all the time and that they are often (not all) greedy and drive carelessly. It is dangerous to get on those things. They speed along pedestrian spces in town and at CGB and also stop at places where passing cars cannot see around them, particularly as the majority of cars are left hand drive.
These guys need training to get a new standard of licence or no licence at all. How to maintain the vehicle, handle it and to be responsible, safe and considerate. The police also needs to be involved to monitor a new standard of care.
Are we big enough to make it happen or will it get swept under the carpet as usual like the ones where people even die? Authorities too wet to stand up to the taxi men? Being fair, it's not just a BVI thing, a tourist was killed in a taxi recently in Dominica too. The fact that taxis driving like idiots even makes it onto tshirts and other souvenirs is just mindless. Sure, there may have been an element of humour way back before we had so many vehicles and tourists but not now. Time to grow up and lead as a nation.