Ideas put forward to solve the alarming issue of traffic congestion in Cayman at the moment make interesting reading. Indeed, the decision as to the way forward is by no means an easy one and simply building new roads is clearly no longer a simple solution.
To add just a couple of points here, two countries spring to mind. In Sweden, some years ago, at a time of fuel shortages, they allowed people to use their cars on three days of the week only – so Monday, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, based on something arbitrary like surname, zip code or car registration. Sundays, I’m not sure what happened. Maybe all cars were banned, like the French do with the HGVs (heavy goods vehicles).
Then, in a place much more comparable to Cayman, that is Bermuda, they have for a long time restricted households to a single car only and had strict rules regarding car engine size and capacity.
Like most of the other suggestions put forward, popularity with the general public seldom accompanies such directives. But, then again, that is hardly a key factor in these perilous times, now is it?
Mike Spragg
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