Grand Bahama recorded its fifth traffic fatality for the year on Sunday morning after a motorcyclist was involved in an horrific collision with a car, police said.

http://jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=14411

"Police said that upon arriving at the junction of Ms. Julia Corner, Mr. Timothee made a right turn"
So did he use a signal?

"Police also reported that the motorcycle had no lights when it collided into the front left side of the Corolla."
Since the motorbike had just been embedded into the car, how did they know this?

"Police reminded motorists that the speed limit in any settlement on Grand Bahama is 20 miles per hour and must be obeyed"
Once again, it all boils down to speed with this Road Traffic Dept, forget other little common occurrences like, motorbikes riding down the middle of the road and/or overtaking traffic with oncoming traffic (very dangerous and breaking the law), Less not forget the possibility that the person in the car turned without a signal (too common here, very dangerous, cause of many accidents, and once again breaking the law).

Okay, possibly, since the bike was embedded into the car, he was riding very very fast, but to bring the antique speed limit into the matter as they do with just about every single accident, is just sad - look beyond that part of the incident, and find the REAL cause of the accident. And what exactly are they doing to educate drivers and riders on using signals and not riding in the middle of the road or overtaking with oncoming traffic, WHAT I ask????????

I'm not blaming either the victim or the driver of the car, and certainly not blaming Road Traffic for the accident, all I am saying is that there needs to be more emphasis on what actually caused the accident, the underlying factors, and more education (and enforcement of those laws) on what not to do and / or how to do it the right way. Speed was not the only factor, there had to be something that took place to cause them to hit each other, speed could not have done that alone.