The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
A90 is Scotland’s most dangerous trunk road
Every 10 days one person is killed or injured
Someone is killed or seriously injured every 10 days on the A90 between Dundee and Aberdeen, making it Scotland’s most dangerous trunk road.
A total of 30 people died in crashes on the dual carriageway, which includes the notorious Laurencekirk junction, between 2013 and 2015, according to answers to parliamentary questions submitted by the Liberal Democrats.
The A9 between Perth and Inverness, which has seen average speed cameras installed in a bid to cut collisions, was the second-most dangerous route, with 67 fatal or serious incidents over the three-year period.
Lib Dem transport spokesman Mike Rumbles said: “Since 2013 we have seen year-on-year increases in the number of serious or fatal accidents on trunk roads under the management of the Scottish Government.”
On Fife’s A92 there were 31 serious or fatal accidents between 2013 and 2015. That means there was an average crash every half mile of the 66-mile route.
Willie Rennie, Scottish Lib Dem leader and North East Fife MSP, said: “Transport Scotland have announced that it will carry out improvements to the A92 this financial year and these figures show the real need for it.
“The timid plans for this year need to be bolstered so that we can cut down the risk to life.”
A Transport Scotland spokeswoman said: “Scotland has some of the safest roads in the world and figures published in mid-June show we have the lowest casualty figures nationally since records began.
“In fact, the data for the … roads highlighted clearly shows a reduction of 16% in fatal accidents over the three years quoted. Not only this, these roads are the longest, with large traffic volumes on some sections, and the true casualty reductions should be welcomed.”