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Another speed bump? This time close to a roundabout!

Motorists on the main island of Tortola will have to endure yet another speed bump erected by the Public Works Department. This time it is located close to the Dolphin Discovery entrance, which is adjacent to Prospect Reef. Photo: VINO
There are no statistics available from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Traffic Unit on the effectiveness of speed bumps, also called sleeping policemen, in reducing accidents and speeding. Photo: VINO
There are no statistics available from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Traffic Unit on the effectiveness of speed bumps, also called sleeping policemen, in reducing accidents and speeding. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Motorists on the main island of Tortola will have to endure yet another speed bump erected by the Public Works Department. This time it is located close to the Dolphin Discovery entrance, adjacent to Prospect Reef.

There are no statistics available from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Traffic Unit on the effectiveness of speed bumps, also called sleeping policemen, in reducing accidents and speeding.

One frustrated  driver who described his name as ‘Joe Joe’ told Virgin Islands News Online that it seems like “the NDP like speed bumps as they have placed some new ones in East End…I never seen a speed bump so close to a roundabout…”

A call to the Third District Representative, Honourable Julian Fraser RA, whose district the new speed bump is in, said “No I don’t know a thing about it… and it’s in my district.” Hon. Fraser said he had not seen the newly erected speed bump.

A member of the Traffic Department of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), who wished to remain anonymous, told this news site that the Department is not normally consulted when speed bumps are erected.

“They put their own markings and most of them are incorrect,” he added. The officer also claimed that very often this information is conveyed to the Director of Public Works, but the incorrect markings remain.

Attempts to contact Director of Public Works, Jeffrey Skelton, for any comments on the newly erected speed bump proved unsuccessful up to post time.

There are many speed bumps erected throughout the Virgin Islands, including in the sister islands.

35 Responses to “Another speed bump? This time close to a roundabout!”

  • mary j (23/05/2013, 18:28) Like (14) Dislike (25) Reply
    NDP is the speed bump government
    • oh (23/05/2013, 19:44) Like (3) Dislike (31) Reply
      Lawd ah mussy ..jeez um bread wah me readin here boss wah cocka-may-may yu ah chat?…maybe we can slow down to watch dey dolphins ……snoozing
    • walk slow (24/05/2013, 00:06) Like (4) Dislike (27) Reply
      Well we the people will slow them up next. Elections
      • 4real (24/05/2013, 08:01) Like (3) Dislike (74) Reply
        I hope ya'll mean it cus the NDP always go back on their words, they come in like white fowl when they sh*t their white sh#t they turn around an take it for an egg, they r doin tomuch foolishness
      • vote carefully. drive carefully (25/05/2013, 00:41) Like (1) Dislike (36) Reply
        this back and forth from VIP to NDP to VIP again is not going to work. why is NDP in power now? Because most were unhappy with VIP. This constant changing is just going to slow down development on the island because the different governments have different agendas. Communicate with the political members until they hear you out. Everyone just needs to come together to make the BVI a better place.

        Now on the point of the speed bumps, where are the white lines that are meant to be on the speed bump so one can actually see it is a speed bump? Im not judging how near or far it is from the roundabout, not the expert. Vehicles should be slowing down when approaching a roundabout anyway. Now if an accident were to happen and the speed bump was not there then people would start crying that we need more speed bumps! People need to make up their minds.
        • emtage (27/05/2013, 08:19) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
          Somebody sound like a full blown NDP agent..... [calling no name]
          • @emtage (28/05/2013, 09:43) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
            @emtage...if that was directed to me #vote carefully. drive carefully, i am neither VIP nor NDP agent. they both have strengths and weaknesses. same difference i call it! why would i be agent when i cannot even vote...please
  • Yes (23/05/2013, 19:21) Like (9) Dislike (24) Reply
    Backward ever forward never! Welcome to tortola where as soon as u arrive from the airport you ride speed bumps to town up and down! Enjoy your stay!
    • Context (23/05/2013, 22:58) Like (4) Dislike (8) Reply
      Can you explain to me how you can arrive from the airport?
      • pat (23/05/2013, 23:48) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
        give me a break... you can arrive to town from the airport. Not the best grammar but you should understand the meaning... geesh!
      • yes we can (24/05/2013, 00:46) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        go by boat remeber Elmore Soutt water taxi idea
  • hahaa (23/05/2013, 19:37) Like (7) Dislike (3) Reply
    How quickly we forget, how many accidents that could have been fatal have we had at the entrance of the dolphin discovery, the way the drivers fly down there it is amazing to see. And FYI PWD only put speed bump down at the direction of the minister.
    • asur (23/05/2013, 20:49) Like (1) Dislike (18) Reply
      Well at least he should tell the district rep
      • long road (24/05/2013, 00:53) Like (3) Dislike (19) Reply
        Gosh! But wasn't the NDP one of the loudest critics of those speed bumps during the campaign...remeber the thing they removed from Beef Island?
    • I see more accidents not less (24/05/2013, 13:58) Like (4) Dislike (15) Reply
      And do we think that speed bump will actually resolve the accidents in the area? The speedbumps or speedhills are to high for cars which people still drive despite the number of SUVs on the island. These cars have to come to almost a stand still to ease over the speedbump without damaging their underside. Other vehicles behind are then forced to stop as well, creating greater possibilities for accidents on this busy stretch of road. If we must use speedbumps look at places like St. Kitts that have some neat ones that are true bumps and not these hills that we put every where.
  • sea cows bay (23/05/2013, 20:42) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    FROM HANNAH'S ESTATE TO ROAD TOWN WILL NOW BE 45MINUTES DRIVE WITH ALL THE SPEED BUMPS THEY PLACED. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE THE ONE SICK AND RIDING IN THE AMBULANCE GOING TO TOWN AND HAVING TO GO OVER ALL THOSE SPEED BUMPS BECAUSE BY THE TIME I REACH THE HOSPITAL I WILL BE WITHER DEAD OR HAVE SOME PART OF ME BROKEN. WELCOME TO THE ISLANDS THATS FULL OF SPEED BUMPS.........WE NEED AIR SHOCKS ON ALL VEHICLES INCLUDING THE AMBULANCE IN THE BVI. ENJOY YOUR STAY AND REMEMBER HOLD ON TIGHT TO SOMETHING WHILE YOU DRIVE, YOU MIGHT JUST MISS ONE.
  • east (23/05/2013, 23:13) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Up here is worst.
  • vip (23/05/2013, 23:15) Like (15) Dislike (32) Reply
    Ndp have already slowed down the country now them slowing down the traffic.
  • son of the soil (23/05/2013, 23:18) Like (4) Dislike (25) Reply
    Just because a tourist got mash-up there?....Oh my!
  • wise up (23/05/2013, 23:54) Like (6) Dislike (24) Reply
    anything to protect them white folks; been asking for a speed bump in huntum's ghut for years- non yet !!!
    • Omar Hodge (24/05/2013, 07:07) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      They need some to the entrance and exit of Baugers Bay, Baugers Bay is a race track for people heading east or west. With all those bars in a small area, all those intoxicated persons doing foolishness in the road its a disaster waiting to happen. I tell ayo give me one more term, see ayo put in that woman and the only road get fix is the one where she live. Ayo balling now, teck that.
      • wise up (24/05/2013, 08:49) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
        dear Omar; simply have one of your white friends write a note and you will see how fast you get that speed bump,,,,only blacks frequent that area in baughers bay....craft alive and in the prostpect area is a white zone so you will see speed bumps place there in a rush under the NDP Government(sad to say but it is true...has nothing to do with race, just simple facts)....all these years we have speed bumps by the traffic lights and in the area close to pussers in road town....NDP gets in and wam !!!! thousands spent to place another speed bump in the area of craft alive....these jokes will bend over backward just to make white comfortable but we the citzens, God help us...run go talk that BUT it is true
    • SUSS (24/05/2013, 07:28) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      yes we need one in Johnson ghut to .right ther beside the church because them bike boys have race in the evening sometime the motors have to stop and let them pass when you speak to them theytell you is not you problem I know something going to happen to one of them up there they don't listen
    • xxxxxxxxxx (24/05/2013, 07:52) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      you should know they love those ppl
  • shelia (24/05/2013, 00:03) Like (2) Dislike (23) Reply
    So silly of mark and dem to put a speed bump there they need to stop eating while bush!
  • Eagle Eye (24/05/2013, 03:00) Like (6) Dislike (33) Reply
    Why PWD don't put a speed bump infront of Myron and the whole NDP?
  • roundabout (24/05/2013, 06:34) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Not one person uses this as a roundabout. If you are turning right you wait for traffic to pass. if you continue to drive as you are on the roundabout you end up in an accident!
  • bullsh*t (24/05/2013, 07:10) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    They trying to catch up on those speed bump, an letting those criminals go free.... In that case the DMV needs to make some changes to their drivers manuals of those learning to drive, becus u won't be able to drive in an area that says 40mph with 3speed bumps in front of u...... A lil place like this have more speed bumps more than ppl..... The next time they doin census they need to include those speed bumps...... Oh let me remind them that it had more than one accident that took place @ treasure isle jus before those stop lights,, so they will have to put 2 speed bumps there too.... NONSENSE.......
  • SCBM (24/05/2013, 07:58) Like (4) Dislike (2) Reply
    The more prudent place for the speed bump would have been close to the entrance to get out from Prospect Reef as that is very dangerous trying to get out of there….but no!!! they do not care about we who live here only some ppl they call tourist.
  • HMMM (24/05/2013, 11:13) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Can somebody tell me what this government has done differently to the VIP over the past 2 years....
  • Mr Shovels (24/05/2013, 13:07) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    So because a a couple bad drivers can't make a turn without getting into a crash they feel the need to put a speed bump? This is just another delay for those of us going to work in the morning
  • change ah plan (24/05/2013, 16:21) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    Y don't the gvernment jus change the name of this from NATURES LITTLE SECRET to SPEED BUMPS attraction... They will need to put 2 speed bumps across by supa value where pwd cause the accident to happen that took the life of that airport worker,,an they need to put two each on ALL the highways.....oh an it have an accident up horsepath couple months ago so they will need to put one in horsepath too....... Or to make it more easier pwd needs to drive around with the asphalt to put down speed bumps when an where ever the accident accure..... ( damn fool )
  • doc (25/05/2013, 12:15) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    speed bumps are not the problem. the problem is that the police are not doing their work as they should. to me if you realy look at this situation it can easily be solved. how? by simply putting the police to work properly and ask pwd/min. to put the speed bumps at school zones area. think about it. what if the ambulance have an emergency going to the hospital that required urgent attention coming from either east or west , with all those speed bumps that cause the traffic to slow will only do more harm than good. look at the one by craft alive . just to slow down for that causes traffic to block the intersection at the light. do that make sense? no! The minister for com. & works has not a clue as to what needs to be done. (we need a new constitution) why? with all these expatriates in our government nothing will be of benefits to virgin islanders. min. for educ. needs to go/ min. for com./works needs to go/back bencher christian needs to go.
  • My girl (27/05/2013, 09:05) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    This should not even be an issue. Do you know how much accidents have occured by that same round-about! I am so glad they put a speed bump there it was needed. Now people will have no choice but to slow down.


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