(CMR) Following its Easter Holiday Campaign this past March, the RCIPS is conducting another targeted road safety campaign commencing this coming Monday. This campaign is part of its efforts to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on our roads and encourage safe driving behaviors.
The operation is continuing as part of the National Road Safety Strategy, ‘Safe Roads, Safe Cayman: The Road to Zero.’
Commencing Monday, 24 June, through Sunday, 7 July, RCIPS officers will conduct high-visibility policing initiatives and traffic enforcement across the islands. They will focus on persistent road safety offenses and poor driving behaviors, including speeding, DUI, inconsiderate, and distracted driving.
The campaign will include partner agencies, such as the Department of Vehicles & Drivers’ Licensing and the Public Transport Unit, which will target unroadworthy vehicles and unsafe loads to address the variety of factors that contribute to unsafe roads.
“We are centering this campaign on the July 1st long weekend and other social events during this period across the island, including the carnival parade,” said Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks.
“Officers will be out in numbers over this period. We will be proactively focusing on those who demonstrate a disregard for the law and endanger other road users while also having a visible presence in order to remind and reinforce to the public the need to practice good driving habits. Motorists tend to do the right thing when they know police officers are out and about,” he added.
“Make sure that all of your plans for this period include how you will travel safely,” Inspector Andre Tahal, Head of Traffic and Roads Policing, advised.
“The community can expect to see increased police visibility on the roads over the length of the campaign, particularly surrounding events where we know persons will be drinking, along with other hot spots. All drivers should play their part by not drinking and driving, slowing down, and being considerate of fellow road users. And passengers, you have a role to play too – call out unsafe driving behavior when you see it. Even if it is the driver of the vehicle you’re traveling in who is not in compliance with the law,” he added.
The RCIPS said it continues its commitment to promoting road safety, especially during periods of increased road activity, as it works with partners in government to support the National Road Safety Strategy.