Transport in Jersey
A Visite du Branchage is an inspection of roads to ensure property owners have complied with the laws against vegetation encroaching on the highway.
Until the 19th century, Jersey's highway system were narrow and muddy tracks connecting homes and fields to the churches, mills and beaches.
The sides of the road, unlike in England had "great Bulwarks of Earth ... from 6 to 8, and sometimes 10 Foot high".
[6] In the early 19th century, the military roads were constructed (on occasion at gunpoint in the face of opposition from landowners) by the governor, General George Don, to link coastal fortifications with St. Helier harbour.
Farmers in previously isolated valleys were able to swiftly transport crops grown in the island's microclimate to waiting ships and then on to the markets of London and Paris ahead of the competition.
In conjunction with the later introduction of steamships and the development of the French and British railway systems, Jersey's agriculture was no longer as isolated as before.
[7] Where fitted, all passengers inside a vehicle must wear a seat belt at all times, regardless of whether they are sitting in the front or the rear.
Police use breathalyser tests during spot checks and a person is guilty if there is over 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 ml breath.
The connection from West Park to Havre des Pas was completed an upgraded after a ministerial decision in 2011.
[16] There is a dedicated network of Green Lanes across the island, which have a 15 mph speed limit and where priority is afforded to cyclists.
Paycards are purchased from various stores around the island and can be used by scratching the time of arrival on the relevant number of units.
[20] Before the present airport opened in 1937, air transport was through seaplanes, which landed at West Park in St Helier.
[21] Historically there were public railway services in the island, provided by two railway companies: The mostly coastal lines operated out of St Helier and ran across the southern part of the island, reaching Gorey Harbour in the east and la Corbière in the west.
A small number of former station buildings are still standing, including St Helier Weighbridge, which is now in use as the Liberty Wharf shopping centre, and St Aubin railway station, which is used today as the Parish Hall of Saint Brélade.
Part of the former Jersey Railway line from St Aubin to Corbière has been converted into a rail trail for cyclists and walkers.
A 60 cm line ran along the west coast, and another was laid out heading east from Saint Helier to Gorey.
The first line was opened in July 1942, the ceremony being disrupted by passively resisting Jersey spectators.
[24] Senator Alan Maclean, a Jersey politician had previously tried to save the 90-odd jobs furnished by the company to no avail.
[26] The new operator was to be funded by Rockayne Limited, a closely held association of Jersey businesspeople.
[27] Currently, Condor Ferries operates scheduled freight and passenger services to Poole a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of Dorset, and Portsmouth both in England also St Malo in France and Guernsey.
[28] Passenger-only access to France is provided by Manche-Iles Express ferry service, to either Barneville-Carteret, Granville or Dielette.
