Motorcycle rider badly hurt after late night crash
(CNS): The rider of a motorbike which crashed on Old Robin Road in North Side late Saturday night is in hospital recovering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police said they were called to the scene of the single-vehicle collision at around 11pm after the motorcycle appeared to have come off the road and crashed into the bushes, and the man was thrown from the bike. Police rendered first aid to him when they arrived on scene and he was then taken to the hospital by ambulance.
The crash adds to a long list of serious and fatal road crashes in Cayman this year and follows the re-launch of the RCIPS road safety campaign, Operation Quaker, focused on night speeding.
The matter is being investigated by the police, and anyone with information is encouraged to call the Traffic and Roads Policing Unit at 649-6254 or the George Town Police Station at 949-4222.
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If we eva saw police in North Side or d queens highway j would be shocked. It’s an expressway in the morning and night with workers going to and fro work. I hope that young fellow is ok, although I hear he unna rough.
Most of these posts seem to be from those not to fond of a motorcycle user/rider. With that said, how many traffic accident deaths or crashes have been the fault of a motorcyclist excluding the death of him or herself ? I don’t have the numbers but I’m confident in saying very few. With that said I’d also say that for the most part motorcyclists deaths could be attributed to the driver of an involved vehicle, the most recent veering into the opposite lane and the other reversing out into the road although not confirmed. The real problem here shouldn’t be chastising motor cycle or even car, but as it seems to be in most cases atrocious driver standards, driving courtesy, which extends to but isn’t limited to, pulling out in to oncoming traffic, drinking & driving, driving whilst on the phone and one of the worst which has almost become a norm, the ‘hit and run’ which in according to today’s Compass, police continue to look for the driver of a red suv with the victim still in hospital. Interestingly it is worth additionally noting that a study six years ago by insurance company Carole Nash, found motorcyclists have a better knowledge of the rules of the road, as well as outperforming drivers on issues of road safety, identifying road signs and over taking safety. So whilst I sympathise with the poster 7:22 no lights, no registration etc and strongly condemn such actions, for the most part to create better road safety there needs to be a shift in perspective from targeting motorcyclists as the crux for traffic accidents and traffic accident related deaths. With that said I’ll concede when in traffic I’ll be riding at anywhere between 5 – 8mph quicker than the traffic around me, no traffic, not far off of the speed limit. The justification (it won’t perform in a courtroom) is that it keeps me safer by not having to respond to the potential atrocious driving around me at traffic speed, (cars cutting in and out of lanes, cutting in and drifting lanes towards me in a roundabout, etc etc) – in that all that I have to do is primarily worry about is what’s happening in front of me which as collective road users should be an attitude to make us stop us and think and want to improve upon our own awareness for the safety of everyone.
Excellent response. It always amazes me that drivers who have never ridden a motorcycle are so quick to comment on how best to ride a bike safely, something which they have no training or experience in.
Good – I saw a lad doing 70mph on Shamrock Road yesterday (near Ocean Club) using his flashlight on his phone as the motorbikes front headlamp. No rear lights or license plate per usual. Would love to have seen him fall off or be hit.
True UK character shows colors
Why do we allow high speed motorcycles on Island in the first place? Years ago motorcycle importation was limited to smaller scooters unable to perform the ridiculous stunts often seen on our main roads. Who do they think they’re impressing? The majority having to witness their stupidity and recklessness are usually uttering some choice words wishing they could be heard.
This is a problem easily solved if the law was amended – too many deaths caused by these high powered bikes.
If that’s your rationale 6:05 then at a minimum the same should apply to any performance sports cars as well. Do you know what, I kind of like your idea, and gone a bit gooey, – to be population compliant that would mean we’d become an island of the Citroen 2CV which I’ve always had a soft spot for.
I think you will find that accident statistics show that larger capacity motorcycles are safer than small capacity bikes and scooters, so please learn the facts about road safety before commenting and trying to ban a certain mode of transport. Perhaps we should also ban all cars over say 1,000 cc?
At least he missed the light pole, that could have been a lot worse.
Driving a bike at high speed is suicidal.
Won’t be long now before karma catches up with the ones who use the bicycle lane on the LPH daily.
So are motorcyclists, scooters etc… supposed to sit in traffic and wait to be rear-ended by car drivers distracted by their phones, a very dangerous type of accident for a rider, or even split the two lanes an get side swiped by one of the many lane changers who swap lanes just to get one place ahead, without checking in their rear mirrors first? If the inside, 2-wheeler lane is clear, then it is a much safer route of progressing forward in traffic for a motorcyclist.
Highly dangerous, and illegal.
Every day I witness motorcycles traveling at high, double or more the posted speed limits in many cases. How do I know? The speed radar signs regularly indicate 70MPH or higher! Time to crack down on these two wheel maniacs.
Require ALL newly imported vehicles to have a monitor system which can be accessed at the time of licencing that will indicate the amount of speeding violations. Many of the newer vehicles already have this as standard equipment – USE IT!
7:49 – I have evidence to disagree in probably 80-90% of the cases. If I travelling alone on a section of road on my motorcycle (and it has to be absolutely alone) the flashing radar may or may not pick me up probably 50% of the time. If I’m travelling in traffic it will never pick me up even if I’m first in line with uninterrupted sight to the flashing radar. What does happen frequently though is I’ll be first in line to the radar with very few cars on the road and it’ll flash up 50-70mph, not me but the car 200 ft or so behind that catches up pretty quickly. The exact same thing happens when I’m on my bicycle
With that said, I submit you’re the maniac with misinformation. 🏍🚲👍
At least 9 non-believers then, don’t read the below for me, do it to educate yourselves
https://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/how-speed-radar-works-on-motorcycles/
Just everyone slow down. It’s a small island. You’ll get there, soon come man.
The police also need to find a way to target those individuals that are using their bright lights to blind other road users.
The police here need to find a way to be police first. This will never happen with this culture. Ever. One of the many things you must put up with to live here.
Baby steps please. I find the ones driving without any lights at all to be more dangerous, and there seems to be more of them.
Nope. For every idiot I see with no lights on, I see multiple idiots driving with high beam.
It hasn’t always been this stupid. What gives??? I know lights are brighter now, and many fools literally press every switch in their car with little to no understanding of what they do, but FFS, are people getting dumber, cos the bar is already pretty low!
I suspect most cars on island are set up for driving on the right which angles low beam lights to the right; when you’re driving on the left that points them straight in oncoming traffic’s face.