An unlicensed motorcyclist was the first road fatality recorded in Berbice for the year. Bhojram Hemraj, 24, of Number 67 Village, Corentyne, was killed on Wednesday evening after he lost control of the motorcycle he was driving and slammed into a metal signboard.
Dead: Bhojram Hemraj
Regional Commander Calvin Brutus told this publication that even though he is dead, a blood test will be conducted to determine his alcohol level.
“We were told that he was unlicensed and was using a trade plate on the motorcycle. He had no licence to use the cycle and he was travelling at a fast rate of speed. The only other part we need to check now and confirm is whether there was alcohol in the blood,” the Commander stated.
There were 17 deaths as a result of road accidents last year in the Region, which was the same number for the previous year. Of that figure, seven were motorcyclists.
The motorcycle that Hemraj was driving at the time of his demise
According to the Commander, as road users, persons need to pay attention to the rules of the road. “There are established speed limits for different zones and this is done based on analysis; my engineers that had the speed limits fixed at that rate because of the general circumstances surrounding the quality of the road, the housing and communities close to the road and the width of the road”.
Those factors, he added, were all taken into consideration in coming up with the speed limit for a particular area.
“Some areas have a certain speed limit while others have a different speed limit on the same road,” Brutus explained.
