Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"At this time of the year we know that the length season is one that many Belizeans would take for granted and it has troubled us for many years. We see an increase in the lost of life not only on the highways but on the waterways and so we would normally encourage our people to exercise extreme caution when using the highways. Try to drive in the speed limits do not drive... stay on your side of the road and those who go to waterways always try to take somebody with you, don't go alone. Because sometimes you go to these rivers and the water is so cold and you catch a cramp. If nobody is there then you might just submerge and never resurface. So again try to go with somebody and do not go into water that is too deep that you will not be able to stand with your head above the water and then again the police department will be working very closely with the department of transport countrywide on our highways to make sure that we do our part to mitigate the occurrences of traffic accidents on the highways around this time."