1. Should the Segways that go along West Bay Road use the road or the pavement? I have seen pedestrians forced into the road when they are on the pavement, but also deliberately hold up traffic when they are on the road.
2. I have been seeing Segway tours being conducted on the sand on Seven Mile Beach, on the sand typically between, I think Royal Palms up to around Beach Suites. Groups of 10 people or so a couple of times a day on the sand leaving tracks along the beach and wiggling around sunbathers. Is this legal? I didn’t realise motorised vehicles were allowed on public beaches.


Auntie’s answer: For better or worse, I am a pretty stubborn individual and I pride myself on never giving up. However, it is with a heavy heart that I must tell the two people who sent in the above Segway questions, that I have been unable to get the precise answers I had hoped for you.

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Segway on a beach in the Caribbean (obviously not Cayman)

I would like you to know that it hasn’t been for lack of trying. I received the first question 8 September 2016 (yes, a year ago) and the second one 10 August 2017. Since getting the first query I have contacted two different ministries and three separate departments for the answers. I have followed up with these various entities more than 25 times over the course of the year, ever hopeful I could track down the person who could help.

But, alas, with the last response I received, I have to admit defeat. I have been told “there is no legislation currently in place to govern the use of Segways”, though the relevant ministry and department will be looking into this issue as it has “been drawn to (their) attention.” Of course, that doesn’t address the specific questions that were asked.

From time to time, I may attempt some further follow-ups, but I did not want the two people who sent in the questions to think they had been ignored.