Accident in Claxton Bay?

[jhonnieblue]

macco traffic.......

its then u see the worst in people driving

[RBphoto]

And the Trinidad and Tobago Postal Service TTPS only stopping them when they choose and they partner and them passing them and giving them a horn or light and its all good to them.

Um, last night police was brutal with the shoulder drivers eh. Driving with their blue lights off to catch people. Plenty ticket pass from what I see.

[wagon r]

The driver of the SUV must pay !

regardless of who was or not wearing seatbelts,

...you missed the entire point of what i said....

[RBphoto]

^^^^^ What's new?^^^^^^^^

[Virus]

And the Trinidad and Tobago Postal Service TTPS only stopping them when they choose and they partner and them passing them and giving them a horn or light and its all good to them.

Um, last night police was brutal with the shoulder drivers eh. Driving with their blue lights off to catch people. Plenty ticket pass from what I see.

Yup later in the evening i not saying they aint stop no body but it was kinda not as efficient as it should have been but when they did stop men on the shoulder i really did see alot of tickets passing

[Rory Phoulorie]

...And the Trinidad and Tobago Postal Service TTPS only stopping them when they choose and they partner and them passing them and giving them a horn or light and its all good to them...

WTF TTPost have to do with this

[Slow Poke]

i really hope they suspend that jackhole female officer who prevented the firemen from doing their jobs is she a certified medic, she should me minding that family all now for her stupidity

[MG Man]

there are people looking at this accident and saying to themselves 'this is why I want / drive ah van / SUV cuz I know for sure I eh go dead....'

[Damien]

there are people looking at this accident and saying to themselves 'this is why I want / drive ah van / SUV cuz I know for sure I eh go dead....'

I always say it better i dead than killing somebody, that go be hard to live with

[cinco]

and where has this thread gone now all is said and done?
wagon_r made a valuable contribution and it was ignored no one going to listen 5 day mentality again....
RIP to the deceased and Mr Reid i expect to see you back on the road in a week

[wagon r]

^ i not worried.....if i get one person to understand what i saying, it's one more person i may have helped save or their family....

[evo-STI-k]

...something no one said or not too sure anyone realise....

Mr. Reid lived...with minor injuries...even after somersaulting 3 times....walked out....why yuh think.....Seat belt..

Mr. Gallera.....died on the spot.....was sent thru the windscreen.....stuck in it actually....and his front seat passenger also died.....back seat folks critical........you do the math


...now, yes the wingroad was servely hit but think about it...learn from this people....

wagon i did not miss your point entirely! it was duely noted, BUT if the suv did not hit them would some of them be dead and some critical?

Yes more of the passangers from the wagon may have gotten away with minor injuries , but from looking at that wagon i think the driver may have still been killed instantly even if his seatbelt was being used.

[wagon r]

^ true but he never gave himself that chance.....and neither did anyone else in the car.

accidents will happen but if you don't take the steps to protect yourself, then blame would also be placed on your shoulders....

...look at this morning, a lady in front of me, no seat belt and her son standing between the seats. now, we in traffic and she "just going across the h/way" to drop him.....but who is to say what could happen....she could never catch him in time or protect herself....

....say she did hit something, everyone quick to blame the other driver, but you put yourself and your son at risk.....i blame you first.....you had a choice.

...those folks in that wagon were minding their business, had no idea that death would come calling.....they were even in the left lane and lookin at the scene, got pushed onto the shoulder with force.....

many folks in here think it will never happen to them.......i wish them luck.

[eekipoo]

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from this pic it looks like the two ppl that died were in the back and no one flew through the windscreen....

[wagonrunner]

eekipoo,
the driver died.
do you drive from your backseat?

a backseat occupant was also dragged, while trying to get out of the vehicle..............

Rachel Wade, who witnessed the accident, said a woman in the back seat tried to jump out of the Wingroad.

However, the car dragged the woman forward and came to a stop. Galera was flung forward upon impact and his body stuck in the front windscreen,

why fight it? the point is, seatbelts, in this instance, may have made the difference between crushing injuries, and death.

[eekipoo]

i understand what ur saying....alot of ppl find there seatbelt uncomfortable and use that as a reason not to wear it. Is only when sheit happens or nearly happens they go rushing for it oh well...

[originalbling]

^

....say she did hit something, everyone quick to blame the other driver, but you put yourself and your son at risk.....i blame you first.....you had a choice.

...those folks in that wagon were minding their business, had no idea that death would come calling.....they were even in the left lane and lookin at the scene, got pushed onto the shoulder with force.....

many folks in here think it will never happen to them.......i wish them luck.

and many of them say they is big man, they driving long time and could handle themselves on the road. The sad part is a lot of adults drive like fools with their family in the car. The family come to accept that as normal part of driving eg: there is traffic - buss down the shoulder once it have no police around.... when they hear or see a bad accident, they say "oh gosh, how sad" etc.. and the next day they forget and back to old ways.... and the cycle continues.

The only way things will change imho is when the Govt tighten up the laws, increase fines and TTPS enforces these without corrupt practices. Then we would wear seatbelts, stop at every red light, use turn signals etc.


btw, ent when most of us go abroad we are very mindful of their laws???

[wagon r]

it's only uncomfortable if you seat poorly or don't adjust your seating height for it....

...i hope they don't find death or a wheelchair uncomfortable.....

[bean_head]

i understand what ur saying....alot of ppl find there seatbelt uncomfortable and use that as a reason not to wear it. Is only when sheit happens or nearly happens they go rushing for it oh well...

or when they see the police...

[eekipoo]

what i started to do recently is tell whoever it is rolling with me in my passenger seat, to buckleup also, cause you could never tell when danger is gonna come ur way.

[wagonrunner]

recently??
better late than never yes.
hope to other ones who think a seat belt useless bits of material, change their opinion and their habits

[eekipoo]

recently??
better late than never yes.
hope to other ones who think a seat belt useless bits of material, change their opinion and their habits

yeh well i bought my car not too long ago.

[Mini]

it's only uncomfortable if you seat poorly or don't adjust your seating height for it....

...i hope they don't find death or a wheelchair uncomfortable.....

correct.... like having the seat reclined at a ridiculous angle

[cinco]

<a href="http://s683.photobucket.com/albums/vv200/eekipoo/?action=view¤t=ClaxtonBaycrash119-5-09copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv200/eekipoo/ClaxtonBaycrash119-5-09copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Claxton Bay crash"></a>

from this pic it looks like the two ppl that died were in the back and no one flew through the windscreen....

think about it this way you ever see a crash test video where the windscreen buckled OUTWARDS like that?

I must say i thank my father for my seatbelt etiquette he installed seat belts in the car before they became mandatory. props to Toyota too for making the annoying chime if the front seat occupants are not buckled in.
Open door
Bounce starter (to warm up)
and seatbelt one time (its my car and i alone drive so no adjustments needed)