Speed limit cut to 40mph on Frank Sound
(CNS): The speed limit along Frank Sound Road between the junctions of Bodden Town and Seaview Roads and Botanic Road has been cut by 10mph, as part of the efforts by the National Roads Authority (NRA) to improve traffic safety in residential areas. The reduction from 50mph to 40mph came into effect Wednesday following a review of traffic patterns, accident data, and community feedback, the NRA said.
This stretch of road is used frequently by school buses, cyclists and pedestrians, especially near the Botanic Park and local residences. Drivers are now urged to exercise caution as the signs are updated. The NRA reminds drivers to stay alert and adhere to the posted speed limits.
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I drove out both ways yesterday. You know what? it was fine, it barely even registered. There were no protests, no cars crawling, no cars speeding. I was just able to drive my route with no issues.
There was a cop car on LPH yesterday who was driving like a right muppet, no blue lights so not on a call and drive at 72mph according to the sign. He changed lanes on the roundabout and was overtaking on the inside lane! Magic great example.
I don’t understand the resistance to this change. Yes, I think there needs to be much more enforcement. If you see bad things, record them and send them to RCIPS; know that they can’t act upon your video of bad players, but they can watch for them.
I get where you are coming from, but the issue people are having is that this doesn’t fix the problem, just make it more difficult for the rest of us who are not the problem.
Lowering the speed limit would have an affect if the law was actually being enforced adequately. As you rightly pointed out, the RCIP cant act on the video alone but then they fail to even watch or act in the known trouble areas. They could lower every single speed limit to 25 MPH tomorrow, it still wouldnt change things for the better if the ones who are supposed to enforce the traffic laws either cant or wont.
The root of the problem is alcohol, not the speed limit.
The root of the problem is birth control and the unavailability of abortion.
Those and a failed public education system.
So instead of 65 we’ll do 55. Gotcha.
Sure, and why not lower the alcohol limit to 0% while we’re at it. Won’t make a bit of difference because the RCIPS is nowhere to be found.
# “This Isn’t the Nürburgring, Folks”: A Scathing Take on Caymanmunda’s Road Chaos
This isn’t the Nürburgring, folks! Our roads are a death rally where speed limits exist only in theory. Taxis, tour buses—everyone treats this island like their personal racetrack. Our roundabouts aren’t launching pads, and your cobbled-together Honda with Ford parts isn’t a satellite. But at least satellites are insured and inspected, unlike 20% of our vehicles with their banged fenders and torn headlights! And let’s talk about that brilliant regulation banning older vehicles—forcing people into overpriced clunkers with zero safety improvement. Some regulations don’t just fail—they kill people!
**Caymanmunda’s Deadly Paradox**:
Welcome to Caymanmunda—Caribbean tax haven extraordinaire, where we’ve perfected offshore banking but can’t figure out basic traffic enforcement. The richest island in the Caribbean can’t afford traffic cones for police cars or consistent breathalyzer testing! Our streets are a dystopian showcase where 40% of licenses are essentially purchased souvenirs, and professional commercial drivers navigate million-dollar tourism infrastructure with paperwork from Absurdistan that wouldn’t pass scrutiny at a go-kart track.
**A Statistical Nightmare**:
While our politicians boast about economic prosperity, we’re silently achieving another record: an accident rate that would make demolition derby organizers blush. Nearly 3,000 collisions in a single year on an island smaller than Manhattan! Our road fatality rate is higher than North America’s, despite our top speed being 40 mph. We’re not just failing—we’re overachieving at failure.
**Eight Years of Nothing**:
For EIGHT YEARS, nothing has changed. Our roads deteriorate while our bank accounts flourish. We’re building luxury condos faster than we’re fixing deadly intersections. Our “traffic enforcement” is theater—like watching lifeguards supervise a pool while wearing water wings. Meanwhile, vehicles without license plates or with illegal tint cruise past unbothered police checkpoints.
**The Ultimate Irony**:
The supreme irony? We’re a global financial center known for meticulous regulation of money movement, yet we can’t regulate basic vehicle safety. We scrutinize offshore transactions with forensic precision while ignoring the Ford parts masquerading as Toyota components in vehicles careening through our streets.
Our tourism brochures should come with a disclaimer: “Welcome to paradise—bring your own insurance and perhaps a helmet, a six point safety belt for every seat and a rolling cage !”
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You’re right it’s not the ‘ring. There are fewer accidents there!
Top speed is still 50mph in some areas.
Nürburgring has rules that are actually enforced, including things like having insurance.
Other than that, you’re pretty much on point.
I’ve recently taken to using holy water in my windscreen washer. A couple of sprays each journey and I’ve had no accidents yet!
That road is not accident prone.
Don’t know what the traffic looks like in the morning or the evening in that area but this will keep cars on the road longer by 20%. Essentially increasing traffic by 20% in that area which naturally increases the odds for accidents by some fraction. The problem isn’t 50MPH it’s 65+MPH. Just enforce 50.
50 is actually fine along that road. It’s still the drivers is your biggest issue. That have no sense
Drivers having no sense is not limited to this particular stretch of road.
That will do it…. the key to rampant breaking of the laws is… *checks notes* change the law….
Couldn’t make it up.
Won’t help if there’s no one there to enforce it. Our officers got to leave their AC buildings and be on the street.
Tinkering with speed limits will do nothing when our test is so pathetically easy and we accept 3rd world licenses.
Try to show it around the world, and see what people think of a Cayman Islands driving license
That’s not what 11.35pm was saying. He was saying that Cayman accepts driving licences from Jamaica and other third world locations, which are worthless.
some signs still showing 50mph…
This is amazing. This will solve absolutely…..nothing.
Enjoy your extra commute time North Siders🤣🤣🤣
Don’t piss me off again. The school zone already has timed speed reductions which is enforced so why reduce the regular speed limit in that area? You already have people driving 10-20 miles below the previous limit anyway.
Don’t thank me, thank Jay.
What will be done to enforce it?
Enforcement will be done just like it’s done for people who drive straight through 4 ways stops and all stop signs.
Also love the people who indicate left when going right or right when going left.
Yes we have a serious issue with drivers road code knowledge!
Hazzard lights anyone!
Speed limits are not relevant if there is no enforcement of them.
The speed limit in south sound is 30mph – every morning while I walk my dog I see people doing 70mph past the board walk where the speed monitor stands.
putin speed bumps
Russia has the best speed bumps.
It’s always been too high in that area. A 50mph zone sees plenty of cars going 60mph and more. There’s a number of driveways and streets that come out into Frank Sound. It’s an absolute cocktail for a serious crash.
Wow, so crazy. People asked to slow down for a small section of road that is now a fairly built up area, that will probably make a journey around 30 seconds longer, and they’re complaining.
The point stands, that if you have a 50 zone, plenty of drivers will go 60+. The drivers here are simply too useless to drive safely at any speed, so it makes sense to go to 40. Of course, enforcement is the weak link, as ever.
It would be nice to have MPH printed beside the number on the signs. As most people think it’s KMH like their dashboard says. Even though British Colony’s follow British road rules that are in MPH.
That would actually make them go slower. Or is that your point- drivers going too slow.
A better thought may be to put the limit in both MPH and KPH on the sign posts. Maybe one in a circle (as current) and the other in a square. Make a clear distinction.
So in this instance
40mph
64.37kph
The signs would be interesting if nothing else.
That is the point. There are so many drivers going 20 miles below the speed limit because they think the signs are KPH. This causes frustration from other drivers who then speed to overtake in the short windows of opportunity (because there are so many cars coming in the opposite direction).
If people would follow the actual speed limit (including slow drivers), there would be a lot less issues.
so they did not take any paper or road test when they came to cayman to get the drivers license. dam sure one or more questions relate to speed limit signs and they aint in kph.
you all are in the cayman islands and the unit of measure is standard not metric, ci not us or gbp dollars.
I don’t think i’ve seen such an absolute dumbass comment in a very long time.
100KPH is 60MPH. 50KPH is 30MPH. Are you suggesting that we have a serious problem with drivers going LOWER than the speed limit because they don’t understand the difference?
Nobody on this Island is complaining that someone is going 30MPH on the highway because they’ve mistaken it for KPH
Sorry to tell you that YOU ARE WRONG!! You clearly don’t live/drive in the eastern districts often.
Then you have those drivers that do 30mph or so no matter what the speed limit is IE 50mph or 25mph they do 30mph.