PRANKSTERS have done what one parish official thinks the authorities should have done – put in a pedestrian crossing near St Andrew’s School.

A raised table that was put in place earlier this year as part of traffic-calming measures near the school has had the markings of a crossing sprayed on it.

As a result, the road is closed today to allow them to be removed.

Junior constable Richard Best said he was aware of the markings.

‘I heard unofficially the top was going to be skimmed off as there were complaints it was too high,’ he said.

‘I drove over it yesterday and it brought a smile to my face.

‘I thought it might have been to do with Red Nose Day. I think it was more of a joke than vandalism.’

Mr Best said that although the raised table was slowing traffic down, it was too high for some vehicles.

‘It’s done the job, as before you had people going round the humps,’ he said. ‘That was obviously dangerous.

‘A pedestrian crossing is going to stop the traffic. But for all the expense is it going to be better than the lollipop man?

‘The filter [at the junction with L’Ecluse] has caught a few people out who don’t realise it’s there.

‘But as far as I am aware there hasn’t been an accident and it was a good idea.’

Senior constable John Watkin said he was quite surprised to see the crossing.

‘A crossing on top was the way they should have done it,’ he said.

‘Maybe that’s what they [the vandals] had in mind.’