School routes become safer with coloured pencil pillars
Habidom has developed road markings for the vicinity of schools. The pillars in the shape of coloured pencils demarcate the road from the pavement. The Portuguese manufacturer's development is already being used in several European countries, now also in Switzerland.
Habidom wants to make routes to school safer. The manufacturer of road signals and markings, founded in 2001 and based in Aveleda in northern Portugal, has now also launched a special marking for school routes.
The markings separate the road from the pavement like normal posts. However, they are in the shape of coloured pencils and thus make a playful reference to school. They are intended to signal to drivers that they should pay attention to the behaviour of children near the road.
The pillars are made of flexible material, which reduces the risk of injury to children in the event of an accident. In addition to Portugal, Habidom’s coloured pencils for the road are already being used in Ireland, Belgium, Croatia and Austria.
According to a press release from the company, Milvignes was the first municipality in Switzerland to install the coloured posts on its school routes, including near schools in Auvernier and Colombier and at the railway station.