Last night we told you about the triple fatality at the San Estevan roundabout. Some in the area blame poor road and lighting conditions - but as you heard, the MIDH says that is not the case - and in fact the signs and reflectors in that area were just changed in December.
The MIDH's Chief Engineer told us that - by his observation - driving habits are changing:
Jules Vasquez
"Is there something changing with driving patterns on the highway from your observation?"
Evondale Moody, Chief Engineer - MIDH
"Yes, from my observation, what I have noticed is that the more we have with the road go international standard, the faster the motorists are driving."
"But I personally believe that it's still a result of speeding. And we have drivers that are not respecting the speed limits that we have."
"Some of the curves that we have designed are designed for 65 miles per hour. You have vehicles that are exceeding those speeds, going around horizontal curves, and they are taking a lot of risks in terms of their life."
Jules Vasquez
"Obviously, enforcement is a key element. We know in our in our country we've historically been horrible that, you know, stopping people from speeding, stopping drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel and in general, enforcement is an afterthought."
Evondale Moody, Chief Engineer - MIDH
"That is, that is correct, Jules, and we don't have - I don't believe that we have the proper legislation and fines in place for us to properly enforce them because if we had those fines and legislation in place, definitely I think it would be a deterrent for for drivers to be speeding like that."
Future road safety projects will require changes in the law.
