Cameras help to slash speeding rates on A90

Average speed cameras along the A90 have cut the number of speeding drivers, according to a survey.

Cameras installed along the 51.5 miles between Dundee and Stonehaven started workingon31octoberlastyearinan effort to improve road safety. Speed surveys carried out by Transport Scotland in December found that one in every 100 vehicles broke the speed limit, while three in every five were speeding prior to the installation of the cameras.

The survey also found that only one in every 5,000 vehicles are now speeding at more than 10mph over the limit, when previously it was one in every five vehicles. Transport minister Humza Yousaf said: “I’m confident that this encouraging improvement in speed limit compliance along the length of the A90 will help to reduce casualties in the same way as has been achieved with similar average speed cameras on the A77 and A9. While the previous strategy of fixed cameras and mobile enforcement saw casualties reduce at a number of camera locations across the route, the £2 million investment in average speed camerasonthea90havehadasignificant positive impact over the 51.5 mile stretch of the A90 in a very short period.”

Chief Inspector Stewart Mackie said he was “delighted” with the results.