Call for ‘deer’ crossing in lieu of ‘zebra’

A councillor in Kerry is calling for a deer crossing instead of a zebra crossing for the village of Kilgarvan.

Deer are now so numerous in villages and towns in south Kerry that a new species of crossing is needed as motorists will have to be prepared to stop for deer, just as they do for pedestrians, said Independent councillor Danny Healy Rae.

Expert opinion is that once deer paths are established they are stuck to rigidly and used by generations of deer.