Drivers start 2025 with high number of crashes
(CNS): The RCIPS responded to 92 collisions last week, indicating that 2025 could be another terrible year on Grand Cayman’s roads, with many drivers continuing to ignore the police when they urge them to take more care. Fortunately, most of these crashes only caused damage to vehicles, and very few people were injured.
Five collisions involved drivers who were arrested on suspicion of DUI. Three more people were also arrested for DUI over the weekend in proactive police stops. One of those drivers was stopped after a check with the vehicle registration handheld scanner revealed that the licence had been expired for over four years.
Police reminded the public to practice safe driving habits, not to drink and drive, reduce speed, and pay 100% attention to driving. They especially urged people not to use mobile phones while driving.
“As we move further into 2025, it remains as important as ever to stay safe on our roads,” said Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks. “Persons are still taking unnecessary risks when driving, making it very unsafe for themselves and other road users, which is why we continue to prosecute motorists who do so.”
However, Ebanks pointed out that there are still many responsible drivers.
“We would like to recognise and thank the members of our community who do continue to ensure their safety and the safety of others by making good driving decisions and driving defensively, which means driving with caution, following the rules of the road and being aware of your surroundings so that you can identify and avoid dangerous road situations,” he said.
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Driver’s and vehicle licenses are too cheap, every stupid people can afford to get, not Like in their country. At least double the costs
This is a problem imported from our neighbor to the east. As long as that door is open this issue will exist.
Great blame game there! Nevermind the Caymanians operating all means of vehicles as if they were in a daily F1 race.
Drive the speed limits anywhere here and some jackass rides your rear bumper as if to intimidate you.
Use the roundabouts correctly and some jackassses still violate not only the laws but common sense.
The RCIPS has allowed this lawlessness to thrive for decades and social media warnings are useless.
Everyday could be your last on these roads unless you are truly focused on the idiots who don’t give a damn about you or your family.
Never drive intoxicated or distracted here. Drive defensively at all times.
3:51 pm, your are correct, STOP hiring from there, hire from Eastern Europe.
If anyone would care to swing by the Truman Bodden Stadium you can see all the double parked vehicles on the main road, in some cases parked up to the pedestrian crossings.
The irony of local residents parking like lazy bastards to go watch their offspring run around the track is lost on many.
No stress, it’s only a busy road opposite a school. What could go wrong?
The terrible driving on Cayman is a cultural problem that can not be solved unless the culture is changed. No one believes that is ever going to happen so drive like there are people on the road that follow no laws and do what ever they want (usually very badly) and you will be much safer.
Import some proper rozzers on contracts for 2 years and give them power to enforce every law and the traffic demons will be gone.
I just returned from a week in Guatemala which is a very difficult country to drive in. The amount of traffic is horrendous and the roads frequently dirt roads. We covered about 2000 miles and yet I saw no road accidents. Perhaps some of the drivers on our roads should take there road test in Guatemala.
The Adeptus Ridiculous Presents: The Grand Cayman Crash Derby of 2025 – But With a Grim Reminder
Citizens of the Imperium, gather ’round! It appears that the valiant drivers of Grand Cayman have once again dedicated themselves to the noble sport of vehicular mayhem, as the Annual Automotive Annihilation Festival is off to a roaring start! With 92 collisions in the first week of the year, the island’s roads have become a proving ground where only the most reckless shall thrive—or so they believe.
Highlights from the Week of Wreckage:
• DUI Delights: Five drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, with an additional three nabbed in proactive stops. One particularly ambitious individual was caught behind the wheel with a license expired for over four years—a true testament to the rogue spirit of Cayman’s motorists.
• Police Participation: Not to be outdone, an RCIPS officer crashed a patrol car into a wall while responding to a call. It is heartening to see that law enforcement, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to lead by example in this spectacle of destruction.
• The Grand Roundabout Roulette: With near-daily wrecks occurring at roundabouts, the unspoken island tradition of “Guess Who Has Right of Way?” continues. Spoiler: Nobody does, apparently.
A Grimdark Truth for the Reckless
Ah, but let us pause the merriment for a moment. You see, reckless drivers may fancy themselves as warriors of the road, thrill-seekers dodging fate with the reflexes of a Space Marine. But this is not the grimdark future of the 41st millennium—there is no Golden Throne awaiting them at the end of the road, no Emperor’s mercy greeting them at the exit of a roundabout.
Instead, there is only:
Twisted metal.
Shattered glass.
A devastated family left behind to mourn.
Every reckless swerve, every moment of drunken bravado, every choice to race rather than yield—it all leads to the same destination. And unlike in the Imperium, there are no reanimation protocols for loved ones left behind.
A Final Call to Logic (If Any Remains)
The Adeptus Ridiculous urges the denizens of this island to consider, just for a moment, a radical alternative to the Crash Derby: driving with basic human decency. Madness, I know! A true act of heresy against the traditions of the Saturday Night Demolition Derby! But perhaps, just perhaps, choosing safety over stupidity might prevent another family from burying their own.
So to all those who believe themselves immortal behind the wheel, hear this: Fate is not kind, and physics is unforgiving. There is no respawn, no checkpoint save, no second chance when your reckless decisions become someone else’s tragedy.
Drive safely. Or don’t drive at all.
But, I thought putting plastic sticks on every square inch of road would fix everything!
RCIPS, train the rank and file how to actually drive, y’know, for your own credibility. Then, and I know it’s tough, have your officers get really familiar with traffic law, and then you can actually start enforcing the rules here in a meaningful way!
THE POLICE DON’T CARE. End of message.
It’s obvious that the RCIPS can’t or won’t stop the reckless maniacs, so speed tables are the last resort.
Warnings and the electric speed signs are simply ignored.
I was in a line of traffic recently on the dual lane carriageway with a marked RCIPS traffic car in the mix.
Maniacs were tailgating and passing him over the 40 limit and he did nothing. Just oblivious to his surroundings and unbothered to act.
There is a potential mitigating factor here. If the vehicle had someone in it who had been arrested, officers can’t really do much. If not, yeah, they’re useless.
Nobody in the back seats.
Make the driving test harder and over the next 5 years retest everyone to the new standard as their licence expires.
DVDL should know many licences are going to expire every month so they can train examinors and staff-up accordingly to meet demand. It really isn’t that hard
And for the love of God sort the buses out…
“DVDL…can train examiners” HAHA good one.
Come on team, this is a ridiculous start to the year. I can’t believe we’ve only managed 92 crashes, you can do better than that! Sheesh.
There were at least two more fender benders this morning that snarled the traffic (even worse than usual) heading into town. Traffic was still backed up on South Church Street at 9:20 am, and that wasn’t just because of the cruise ships.
We are importing way too many cars. We have too many distracted drivers. We have too many drivers who care about nobody else but themselves.
Driver’s and vehicle licenses are too cheap, every stupid people can afford to get, not Like in their country. At least double the costs
Road to zero…hmmm, if the strategy is to have all cars crashed by then, thus eliminating vehicles in the road, then yes, we can aim for zero deaths!
As for the DUI in a car 4 years out of licensing (and therefore inspection), I can say with some certainty that this driver and vehicle have been driving all over for those 4 years, no doubt intoxicated, but the lax enforcement has made this possible. Yay for RCIPS.
stop corruption, why Jon Jon was not tested ???
Maybe start enforcement on the Esterly Tibbetts from the ALT roundabout to Batabano and back. Maniacs getting away with speeding and reckless driving daily, and they are all not Jamaicans.
DVDL has made it too easy to get a drivers license, thus the reasons for too many crashes. It is easier to get a drivers license than a work permit and you know how hard that is.
What is the pass rate for drivers doing a road exam? 100% (not written). with 90% crashing within the first two years.
we need a change. We can’t continue with low driving standards and the worst drivers in the world.
People lives matter. The government needs to review this Departmsnt.
License got nothing to do with drivers violating the laws. Many licensed drivers, including Caymanians driving like their hair on fire every damn day.
They must be simulating the Daytona 500 this week. Dumbasses drafting on the rear bumpers to gain speed.
all these foreigners here that never owned a car before in their lives, most passed by corrupt Cayman license offices (as seen on the news) clearly have no business on our roads. Caymans road ways have become a plague.
I see drivers speeding, dangerously overtaking in the turning lane, not stopping for pedestrians at crosswalks, using their phones while driving and reckless dirt bikers when I go for jogs on West Bay Road. I see it constantly in the evening / night.
You know what I don’t see?
The traffic police.
Want less accidents? Enforce the traffic laws!
People don’t seem to care how dangerous it is to overtake in the turning lane.
It’s so frustrating to be driving the speed limit on a road with heavy foot traffic and to be overtaken aggressively at nearly twice the speed limit.
I know West Bay Road used to have a 40mph speed limit, but that changed years ago. I can’t wrap my head around why the police don’t enforce the law.