Removal of central road line on Jersey road aims to cut speeds
He said there had been "quite a lot of support" for not reinstating the markings once the trial had finished once the trial has finished. "I've had some feedback from one or two residents who are concerned that the white line isn't there and that a danger is being created but others are very supportive of the issue and getting used to it," he said.
However, Jean Baird, who lives on Route de Noirmont, raised concerns about the removal of the line."They go along the middle of the road faster and we have great difficulty trying to ease out of our entrance," she said."They think they can go down the middle of the road and just bomb down there."There's been quite a few near misses and I can just see an accident waiting to happen."
'Far too many accidents'
Jehan said the white line had been removed from a road in St John and it had it was showing success in reducing speeds and accidents."We are doing it for a reason, we want to reduce the amount of collisions on the island and this is part of that process," he said."We would urge anybody using the road whether they're driving cycling or walking to pay attention because we have far too many accidents in Jersey."We're monitoring the speed periodically and are hopeful that the speed is going to reduce."
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