The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is urging both drivers and pedestrians to exercise increased caution on the nation’s roadways.
The Traffic & Highway Patrol Branch’s Roadway Surveillance Unit (RSU) has reported ten pedestrian deaths in the last six weeks, constituting 59% of this year’s road traffic fatalities. These pedestrian fatalities are evenly spread across highways and main roads.
Sgt Brent Batson, the Police Road Traffic Safety Coordinator, said 50% of pedestrian-related road traffic deaths occurred on main roads with a 50 kmph speed limit. This speed limit is generally associated with non-fatal injuries in pedestrian-involved accidents. The data indicates that drivers are carrying their speeding habits to main roads without consideration for other road users, he said.
Officer have issued over 4,800 traffic tickets this year, with 36% related to exceeding speed limits.
Senior Superintendent of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Branch David Powder said the collective responsibility of keeping roads safe and urged drivers and other road users to grasp the potential consequences of risky behavior.
As of now, there have been 17 road traffic deaths in 2024, a 5% decrease compared to the same period last year when there were 18 fatalities.
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