Road Safety news


Mother wants more crossings in Charroterie

MORE zebra crossings are need at La Charroterie, the mum of a boy hit by a car on the road last week has said.


Elderly man hit using ‘dangerous crossing’

AN ELDERLY man was knocked down by a car yesterday morning as he used the unmarked The Quay crossing near the Albion House, St Peter Port.


Posters aim to discourage drivers mounting pavements

HIGH school students have designed posters to highlight the dangers of driving on the pavement to mark National Road Safety Week.


Off Target – ‘They left my wheel nuts just finger tight’

A LOCAL motorist claimed she could have been involved in a serious accident after fitters at Target failed to tighten the wheel nuts after fitting her car with a new tyre.


Island needs MOT, safety group told

VEHICLE testing proved a hot topic at Living Streets’ annual meeting last evening.


‘Crossing safety must not just follow a fatality’

A FATALITY has to happen before improvements are made at pedestrian crossings, a road safety group has said.


Elderly back an investigation into danger of crossing

ELDERLY islanders are concerned about the hazards posed by the pedestrian crossing at the end of New Road on the Bridge.


Bridge crossing kerb claims another victim

AN INVESTIGATION is under way after a partially disabled woman suffered injuries using a pedestrian crossing.


Big op puts 10-wheeler off road and catches others

UNSAFE vehicles will be taken off the roads – that was the message from police in a high-profile traffic operation yesterday.


‘Don’t let 5-year-olds walk to school alone’

CHILDREN as young as five are walking to school unsupervised.

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