Police Scotland: Drug driving biggest safety threat on Scots roads
Drug driving has overtaken alcohol as the biggest threat to safety on Scotland’s roads, according to figures. Around 3500 drink and drug driving tests were carried out by Police Scotland in their annual festive crackdown, says the Daily Record. Data shows more motorists were caught drug driving – despite police carrying out five times as many breathalyser […]
Glasgow: 16 speed cameras to be switched off
Sixteen speed cameras in and around Glasgow are to be turned off in the coming weeks, Police Scotland has said. The force said the locations, which include three in Glasgow, will see speed cameras effectively switched off for a period of up to three years, reports The Scotsman. The changes come after a recent review which identified several […]
Number of Scottish drivers caught by speed cameras hits four-year high
The number of drivers caught by speed cameras in Scotland is at a four-year high, adding millions to government coffers. Police Scotland figures obtained by the Daily Record show 32,405 motorists were snared in 2022, 33,462 in 2023. 51,021 last year and 51,169 up to 18 October this year. The overall number of speed camera “activations” in the last […]
One in four Scottish speed cameras not in use despite increase in road deaths
Figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information have shown that the number of speed cameras in Scotland have dropped despite a reported rise in the numbers of road deaths, says the Daily Record. The numbers of speed cameras in use across Scotland has dropped despite a rising death toll on the roads, according to shock […]
Glasgow gets tough: New speed camera installed near Silverburn shopping centre
A new fixed speed camera will begin operation in Glasgow this week at Barrhead Road in the Southside near Silverburn. Police Scotland said the camera has been introduced on the westbound carriageway of the road to help reduce injury collisions in the area. According to the force, there have been 10 injury collisions on the road’s westbound carriageway over a four-year […]
Scotland could bring in speed awareness courses
Drivers caught speeding in Scotland could soon get the same opportunities as those in the rest of the UK and take a speed awareness course instead of getting points on their licences, in a radical shake-up of road policing. Motorists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who are caught just above the limit are able […]
New campaign launched as speeding revealed as the cause of one in five Scottish road deaths
The Scottish Government has introduced a road safety campaign to tackle the one in five road deaths in the country caused by speeding. The campaign will run across all digital platforms, including TV, radio and online. Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop and Police Scotland Chief Superintendent Hilary Sloan launched the scheme at Traffic Scotland’s national control […]
Police Scotland launch summer crackdown on drink and drug driving
Starting today, Police Scotland officers will be taking part in a “summer blitz” over a fortnight to ensure that drivers are obeying the law. The latest figures show that the number of motorists caught driving under the influence (DUI) has increased by more than 10% over the past decade. The most recent Recorded Crime in […]
Police Scotland: Jenoptik speed camera installed on Aberdeenshire road
The B9077 at Durris House in Aberdeenshire will be the location for Police Scotland’s North Safety Cameras Units first Vector spot speed camera. The new Jenoptik Vector SR spot speed cameras are fully contained traffic enforcement system which differ from the more traditional fixed Gatso speed cameras. The cameras use tracking radar for spot speed […]
Scottish police catch as many drug drivers as drink drivers thanks to new kits
Traffic police in Scotland say they are now catching as many drug drivers as drink drivers on the country’s roads thanks to new test kits which detect cannabis and cocaine. Police Scotland told the Scotland on Sunday Newspaper that up to 50 motorists a week are being found to have taken the drugs, which has […]