Editing Transport in the Cayman Islands

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[[File:Cayman Islands (detail).jpg|thumb|500px|Map of the [[Cayman Islands]], with major roads marked in red.]]
The '''transport infrastructure of the Cayman Islands''' consists of a public road network, two seaports, and three airports.

==Roads==
As of 2000, the Cayman Islands had a total of 488 miles (785 km) of paved highway.

Driving is on the left, and speed is reckoned in miles per hour, as in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sixt.co.uk/driving-tips/cayman-islands/|title=Driving in Cayman Islands|date=3 April 2020}}</ref> The legal [[blood alcohol content]] is 100mg per 100ml (0.1%), the highest in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2018/01/09/police-drivers-blood-alcohol-level-4-times-over-legal-limit-after-crash/|title=Police: Driver's blood-alcohol level 4 times legal limit after crash|first=Brent|last=Fuller|date=January 10, 2018|website=Cayman Compass}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ieyenews.com/is-cayman-islands-high-dui-limit-the-cause-of-the-fatalities-and-injuries-on-our-roads/|title=Is Cayman Islands' high DUI limit the cause of the fatalities and injuries on our roads? - IEyeNews|date=7 June 2012}}</ref>

==Seaports==
Two ports, [[Cayman Brac]] and [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]], serve the islands. One hundred and twenty-three ships (of 1,000 GT or more) are registered in the Cayman Islands, with a total capacity of 2,402,058 GT/{{DWT|3,792,094|metric|disp=long}}. Some foreign ships (including vessels from Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Norway, the UK, and US) are registered in the Cayman Islands under a [[flag of convenience]].  (All figures are 2002 estimates.)

==Airports==
[[File:Cayman Brac Airport.jpg|thumb|[[Charles Kirkconnell International Airport]] (Cayman Brac)]]
There are three airports on the Islands. The main airport [[Owen Roberts International Airport]] serving [[Grand Cayman]], [[Charles Kirkconnell International Airport]] serving [[Cayman Brac]] and [[Edward Bodden Airfield]] serving [[Little Cayman]].

==Buses==
A fleet of [[share taxi]] minibuses serves Grand Cayman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caymanislandsyp.com/Island/Getting-Around/index-2.php |title=George Town Grand Cayman Bus Schedule, Fares & Route Maps at Caymanislandsyp.com &#124; Cayman Islands Yellow Pages |access-date=2012-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513071329/http://caymanislandsyp.com/Island/Getting-Around/index-2.php |archive-date=2012-05-13 }}</ref>

A daily service starts at 6.00 from the depot and runs as follows from George Town to:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandcayman4u.com/transport/buses.htm |title=Grand Cayman's Public Bus Service |access-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012073352/http://www.grandcayman4u.com/transport/buses.htm |archive-date=2013-10-12 }}</ref>

**West Bay — every 15 minutes: 6.00–23.00 (24.00 on Fr, Sa). CI$1.50 each way. 
**Bodden Town — every 30 minutes: 6.00–23.00 (24.00 on Fr, Sa). CI$1.50 each way. 
**East End and North Side — every hour, 6.00–21.00 (24.00 on Fr). CI$2 each way. 

Colour-coded logos on the front and rear of the buses (white mini-vans) identify the routes:
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! colspan="3"|Bus routes travelling through George Town
|-
! Line
! Route
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:yellow;color:black"| &nbsp;Route 1&nbsp;
|  George Town to West Bay
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:lime;color:black"| &nbsp;Route 2&nbsp;
|  George Town to West Bay
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#134BF2;color:white"| &nbsp;Route 3&nbsp;
|  George Town depot to Bodden Town
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:purple;color:white"| &nbsp;Route 4&nbsp;
|  George Town depot to East End
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:red;color:white"| &nbsp;Route 5&nbsp;
|  North Side to East End
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:green;color:white"| &nbsp;Route 6&nbsp;
|  North Side to West Bay
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:green;color:white"| &nbsp;Route 7&nbsp;
|  George Town inter-district service
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:orange;color:black"| &nbsp;Route 8&nbsp;
|  George Town depot to Hutland in North Side
|-
|style="text-align:center; background-color:#134BF2;color:white"| &nbsp;Route 9&nbsp;
|  George Town through Frank Sound North Side
|}

== See also ==
* [[Cayman Islands]]

==References==
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