Is it me or does it seem like there are two bad drivers in the Cayman Islands for every good driver?
It’s crazy out there! I’m not talking about the everyday accidents involving the flattening of chickens or mailboxes, but the multiple rollover or stuck-high-in-a-tree variety.
Of course, anything after midnight will probably involve six to seven Honda Fits (one of which will have insurance). I was on the road recently and encountered a car with a large ‘L’ in the front and back windows which, of course, I recognised as a ‘student driver’. Naturally, I was patient and overly accommodating to this new driver because I was once in their shoes.
However, this letter thing got me thinking … what if we started to shame Cayman’s bad drivers with different letters? In addition to traffic fines, they’ll be forced to display letters in their automobiles.
Clearly ‘I’ for idiot drivers would cover multiple infractions from two-space parking to running red lights. ‘S’ will tell the world these folks speed and probably socialise with the ‘I’ drivers.
‘D’ is for the dangerous drivers, which will include texting, racing or aggressive overtaking. Loud mufflers generally adorn the cars of these ‘D’ drivers, so shaming them will probably necessitate the use of hand gestures.
Lastly, we have our ‘A’ drivers. How these people even got a licence is a mystery. These are the drivers that leave you shaking your head and questioning the whole human race. I think we can all agree what the ‘A’ stands for.
Bob Nickoles
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