SUV slams into parked rental near The Pub
According to reports, the man was heading West when his SUV collided with the parked vehicle.
He was taken to hospital with chest pains and subsequently discharged.
It is not clear at this time which company the rental SUV belongs to.
Police and ambulance were on the scene.
23 Responses to “SUV slams into parked rental near The Pub”
The history of the placement of the steering wheel has more to do with safety and being closer to the center line of the road. The BVI has a unique system due to the influence of the North American vehicles on the British roadways we adopted. In truth, to be consistent with the rest of the world either ALL of the vehicles in the BVI should be right hand drive or the lane directions reversed due to the vast majority of vehicles being left hand drive. However, my personal experience is that seeing the center line of the roadway is not as important as being able to keep an eye on the edge of the cliff that lacks barriers or the side of a hillside and brush hanging out over the laneway; hence I appreciate driving a vehicle on the outer side of the lane! But when it all comes down to it what does it really matter when the majority of BVI drivers choose to drive down the center of the street anyways. What should be enforced is an adjustment to the headlights to account for the cars driving in the opposite lanes than intended.