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Mid-Scotland & Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser has called on the Scottish Government to take action to reduce the number of accidents on the A9, after the Key 2007 Road Accident Statistics report was published today (30 June 2008)
The publication reports that there were a total of 16,063 road casualties in 2007 in Scotland, including 282 fatalities and 2,316 seriously injured casualties. The report finds that 2007 saw a drop in road casualties compared to 2006. The report also shows that 2007 witnessed the lowest number of road casualties in Scotland since 1950.
For further information on the statistics, the publication Key 2007 Road Accident Statistics can be found at: www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00669
Commenting, Murdo said:
“I welcome the news that 2007 witnessed a reduction in road casualties on Scotland’s roads. However, there are still too many roads in Scotland that have unacceptable accident rates and I do not want the Scottish Government to use these figures as an excuse for inaction towards improvements for the A9.
“I am sure that everyone who uses the A9 will agree with me that this road needs to be upgraded in order to improve its safety record. Road users of the A9 know that the major problems with the A9 between Perth and Inverness are the long and dangerous stretches of single carriageway and the fact that the road continually switches between single and dual carriageway.
“I believe that one of the most straightforward ways to reduce the number of fatal accidents in Scotland is to dual one of Scotland’s most dangerous roads. If the Scottish Government wants to see a further reduction in road accidents for Scotland then it must commit to dualling the A9 in its entirety between Perth to Inverness.”
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