in the Bahamas, statistics are out the window.



The very old tend not to drive in the Bahamas.

The very young start of buying their license and driving stupid and continue driving like dey crazy fa da rest of der life!

i have no problem with even lowering the driving age. Everytime i'm on the road it's someone older than 25 driving like a complete idiot. especially fools in jeeps or trucks. can't take corners, don't signal, drive straight towards me with NO regard for my life, let alone safety. I just find it hard to criticize the youth when they dont have anyone to learn from.

If ya ask me, we should RETEST (road and written) the entire country...

Yuck all dem "bought" licenses.....

The very old tend not to drive in the Bahamas.
The very young start of buying their license and driving stupid and continue driving like dey crazy fa da rest of der life!

* Cough * you drive in Nassau? I see old peeps all over the place, very very old. Then there are the families with their cars packed with kids .. now them set dangerous!! Them cars full of probably illegal haitians right off the boat .. lawd have mercy! Drunk drivers, not so much the young, out of maybe 20 bad accidents out side my place on Eastern Road (all but 1 were drunk) was a majority 30-50 age bracket, most at least in their 40's. Definitely during the day most of the bad drivers I see are not that young, most young Bahamians cant afford a car to begin with. Anyway, bad drivers on this island come in all ages.

Everytime this topic comes up people fail to consider that a drivers' license serves two purposes (these days especially): Evidence of Identity and Permission to Drive.

This may not seem too important to alot of people but it is very important to Students. I remember when I was out with my cousins and some friends at a club in the states, there was this one girl that had to travel with her passport because whenever she had to prove her identity she had to use a government issued I.D. The thing is that she didn't have a license and as a result she had to travel with her passport. I remember thinking, imagine if her bag was to get stolen, the hassle of replacing that passport from abroad! Now consider how sismple it would be to just pull out that little Drivers' License Card. Also consider that the majority of young Bahamians attending college/university are under the age of 21.

Instead of changeing the age, they need to change the way that they issue licenses. They could even institute a program where for the first 6 years of having your license you undergo a refresher course every 2 years or something like that.

My overall point is that in most instances it isn't age that matters, cause some youngsters are more mature than their adult peers. The real issue that need to be tackled is bad driving. Think about it, when was the last time you heard of someone having their license cancelled or suspended!

In all state you can get a State ID card. It looks like a driver's license and is an official government document.


We need that at home for the youngsters and other people who might not know how to drive.

(Think of the number of Out Island people who never drive??)