Red walking paths painted near Grouville school in Jersey
A brightly coloured path designed to keep pedestrians safe has been painted along a country lane near a school in Jersey.Red walkways have been painted along two roads La Croix and La Rue de la Haye des Puits near Grouville School.A report published by the Government of Jersey in 2022 stated that traffic measures needed to be made which included painted pavements in the two minor lanes to the south of the school.Constable Mark Labey acknowledged that the decision could be "controversial" but said but he stands by his decision to "get it done and for it to paint it red".
The roads were painted over the weekend during the half term school break. Mr Labey said the road committee discussed a variety of colours but chose red as it symbolises the "colour for danger."He said one of the roads has a dangerous blind bend and added that both can get "very busy at pick up and drop off time". "There have been three road deaths in the parish of Grouville since I became constable and all included pedestrians, which is something I'm not going to ignore that."
The constable said he would have preferred to have painted it "slightly less bold", but said it "had to be bold" so people can see it. He added that the brightness will "dull down over time" and that he was "very confident it will work." "If it saves one child, parent or guardian from getting injured it's money well spent". He added that he has received "positive feedback" from the school.
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