Topic: Speeding
In Parliament: Speed cameras to be rolled out once funding in place
Money to pay for long-awaited speed cameras is likely to be allocated in the 2026-2027 budget but government would not be drawn on a specific timetable for when they are going to be rolled out across Cayman’s road network.
Can cameras curb Cayman’s need for speed?
What travels at over 90mph but hasn’t made any progress in decades? It sounds like the set-up to a joke, but the answer – Cayman’s speeding problem – is no laughing matter.
10 minutes on a Cayman road: Dangerously high speeds and missed revenue
Our 10-minute period of filming in West Bay would have raised $11,260 in revenue if each speeding driver had been fined.
‘Hell on wheels’: Lawmakers support reducing speed limits
Cayman's legislators have unanimously voted for government to consider reducing speed limits and increasing traffic fines in a bid to curb rising road fatalities and daily collisions.
30% more speeding tickets issued so far this year
The number of speeding tickets that police have issued so far this year is up 30% compared to the whole of last year.
Pilot speed-camera system in discussion stages
The police service and Ministry of Home Affairs have met to discuss the possible implementation of a static speed camera system in the Cayman Islands.
Governor calls for more responsible drivers as DUIs hit 100
Governor Jane Owen has expressed concern that even in the face of stiffer penalties Driving Under the Influence remains an issue in Cayman with 100 people having been arrested for drink driving in the last five months.
Spotts resident calls on government to act after deadly crash
The tragic death of 22-year-old Channah Connor was the last straw for Spotts resident Sophie Miles who has called for urgent action to make Cayman's roads more safe as she declared "enough is enough."
Ebanks vows action on excessive speeding in Red Bay and Prospect
Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks has vowed to rally his National Road Authority troops to tour the Red Bay and Prospect constituencies this week in a bid to address speeding concerns.
Governor calls out reckless driving in wake of ‘heartbreaking’ hit-and-run death
The "horrible and tragic" death of Italian waiter Abele Hiwet, who was killed in a hit-and-run last week, is the latest among pressing concerns about Cayman's roads, according to outgoing Governor Martyn Roper.
Speeding needs to be curbed
A few weekends ago, there was another serious accident on South Church Street in the South Bend Villas area. There have been many accidents...
Man jailed for driving without insurance multiple times
A man who has caught driving without insurance for the eighth time has been fined and jailed by the Summary Court and banned from driving for six years.
Police urge drivers to be ‘more responsible’
Police are calling for more responsible driving on Cayman’s roads as more than 575 collisions have already been recorded this year.
24 collisions, 4 DUIs and 10 tickets for speeding issued over the weekend
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers arrested four drivers on suspicion of DUI over the weekend, including one person with a blood-alcohol level of 0.264%.
Police resuming ‘Operation Quaker’ road safety campaign
A week after a man was killed and three others injured in a head-on collision in George Town, police are resuming their Operation Quaker traffic enforcement measures in a bid to cut down on speeding and drunk driving at night.
Speed cameras save lives
Twenty-five traffic collisions including one fatality last weekend and the death toll rolls on. More tragic is the heartbreaking death and serious injury to...
Nine arrested and 30 ticketed in police traffic operation
Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of DUI as part of a police initiative launched Friday dubbed 'Operation Quaker'.
Despite months of lockdown, speeding offences increase
Police so far this year have issued 827 more speeding tickets than for the entire of 2019 even though Cayman Islands residents were in lockdown for three months.
Police issue warning after spike in collisions
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service says there has been an increase in the number of collisions over the past week, adding it appears the vast majority of these collisions occurred due to speeding and people driving under the influence of alcohol.
Driving instructor calls for better behaviour on roads
If there is one thing that I am most infuriated and powerless over, it would have to be other drivers – other drivers who tailgate, drivers who cut me off, drivers who refuse to let me merge, drivers who are too selfish to use their indicators.
Rotary Central to launch anti-speeding campaign
Rotary Central Grand Cayman is launching an anti-speeding campaign in response to reports of large numbers of people exceeding speeding cases.
Police slam brakes on speeders
Since the start of May, police officers have issued more than 100 speeding tickets a week, as they tackle the increasing number of drivers breaking the speed limits.
Driver hospitalised after Bodden Town crash
A driver remained hospitalised Thursday after a collision with a dump truck in Bodden Town.
Reckless driving caught on video
Police are trying to identify a motorist caught on camera earlier this month overtaking traffic on the shoulder of oncoming traffic along Shamrock Road.
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NDC urges drivers to make the right choice for the holidays
The Christmas season has started, and with it comes a warning from the National Drug Council not to drink and drive.
Reckless speeding must be stopped
The recent tragedy in which a Bodden Town man was senselessly killed by a motor vehicle has compelled me to once again draw attention...
100 face prosecution for speeding in school zones
More than 100 people have been warned for intended prosecution and 10 have been disqualified from driving this year after speeding in a school zone.
Police crack down on drunk driving after brunch
Those looking to sip a few bubbles at Sunday brunch, beware – police say they’re cracking down on motorists who have had too many mimosas.
Two arrested, 55 tickets issued in police’s ‘Day of Action’
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service held a ‘Day of Action’ last week that involved 74 officers carrying out high-visibility traffic stops, patrols and liquor licence premises checks. During a variety of operations, police issued 55 traffic tickets and arrested two people.
One year on Cayman’s roads: 2,353 accidents, 8 deaths & 2,128 speeding tickets
Speed cameras could be on the horizon as police seek to get to grips with bad and dangerous driving on Cayman’s roads.
Burglary rate hits 18-year low
Police are crediting the arrest and imprisonment of a significant number of prolific offenders with causing a sharp drop in the burglary rate across the Cayman Islands.
Police issued 98 speeding tickets in a week
Police handed out 98 speeding ticket last week in a series of traffic operations to crack down on excessive speeding.
Traffic police target illegally tinted car windows
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has handed out a much higher-than-usual number of citations for illegally tinted car windows in recent weeks.
187 speeding tickets issued in two weeks
Police issued 187 speeding tickets to drivers over the two-week period of March 17-31.
UPDATE: Charges filed over police car vandalism in wake of East End car crash
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service arrested a suspect Friday in connection with what it termed a “criminal attack” against one of its officers’ personal property following last week’s quadruple-fatal two-car smash in East End district.
Police jump-start traffic unit
Anemic enforcement of traffic offenses like speeding, cellphone driving and drunken driving in the Cayman Islands in recent years is about to be put in reverse, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service chief of operations.
