Caymans

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December 13–14, 2013

No smoking, no cell phone calls, but feel free to photograph the pretty mural.

Hydrants come in an I-shape.

A Г-shape.

Or a T-shape.

Little water valve covers.

The post boxes bring Ukraine to mind.

There are fake lizards all over the place for tourists.

And real chickens and roosters for the locals.

The Caymans have no cities in the familiar sense of the word. The islands consist of districts of varying purposes: administrative, residential, resort, etc. The buses are convenient—there’s one to all districts every 15 minutes.

A license plate.

Registration stickers on a windshield.

The bus stops are sponsored by a cult.

Benches.

Utility poles are made of wood, like in the US.

A surprising local feature: power lines that branch off perpendicularly.

An intersection. You can also see how exciting the scenery is.

A typical Caymans detail: a picket fence around a trash can or garbage disposal area.

Children.

Police.

A Caymans trash can.

An excellent idea for pedestrian crossings. When a pedestrian approaches a crossing and presses the button, the crossing lights up with flashing lights, which attracts drivers’ attention and increases overall consciousness. Russia’s approach to highlighting pedestrian crossings is the complete opposite: everything blinks, flashes and blazes regardless of whether there are actual pedestrians present, which guarantees drivers’ inattention when it actually matters.