The introduction of average speed cameras on Scotland’s deadliest road has led a reduction not only in speeding offences, but in the number of accidents since their implementation.
In the three months since the cameras were first turned on, there has been no serious accidents according to the new figures.
Proved Critics Wrong
The introduction of the cameras, which go from Dunblane to Inverness, had been met with much criticism, however, according to the A9 safety group, which consists of Transport Scotland and Police Scotland, the number of speeding offences has fallen from one in twenty, to one in three.
The A9 Safety Group stated that there had been 298 vehicles involved in speeding incidents since the cameras were introduced. Police Scotland stated that 2,493 offences had been recorded over the same period the previous year.
Excessive speeding has also dropped, with figures showing those travelling 10mph over the speed limit falling by 97%.
Journey Time And Accidents Down
Neil Greig, of the Institute of Advanced Motorists said: "It is going to take over 10 years to dual the entire A9 from Perth to Inverness. During that time we did need to do something about the road safety record of that road."
Journey times on the A9 have increased on average, by 14 minutes
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