Like most motorists I was shocked to learn that I can now be
fined $1000 for going over the speed limit. Since when do we have a speed
limit? I do always see some signs along the highway that say ‘Speed Limit 80kph’.
But, being Trinbagonian, I thought that was just a casual recommendation and
not a law. Like ‘no driving on the shoulder’ or ‘no parking in the handicap
zone’ or ‘no riding the leather-back turtle’. For the first time, traffic police will be enforcing the speed limit using
sophisticated speed guns. Yes, we have traffic police now.
