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Safe drivers are made, not born
04/12/08 18:03 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Speaking
in a Members’ Debate in the Scottish Parliament on
Alison McInnes’s motion ‘Safe Drivers are Made, Not
Born’ Dr Nanette Milne,
Conservative MSP for the North East said that in her time as a
North East MSP, it had become clear that the area has a major
problem with road accidents. Read More...
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Road accidents in 2007 at all time low
24/11/08 13:36 Filed in: Granite
Chips
Scotland’s road accident statistics just released
for 2007 show yet another reduction in deaths and injuries on
Scotland’s roads. Read More...
D for Darkness and Danger in and around Aberdeen
26/10/07 10:45 Filed in: Granite
Chips
The Royal Society for the Prevention
of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging people to take special care
following the changing of the clocks early on Sunday morning.
Indeed RoSPA goes further and is calling for the Government to keep
the clocks one hour forward. RoSPA claim this would save 450 lives
and serious injuries each year.
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Road safety expert group to look at reducing Scottish toll
01/09/07 10:39 Filed in: Granite
Chips
An expert group that will advise the
government on road safety issues was announced yesterday by
Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson. Read More...
North east road death toll
15/12/06 11:52 Filed in: Granite
Chips
With road fatalities now topping 61
this year in the North East, there should be growing concern not
just from the public but also from the authorities charged with
looking after our roads.
Last night, on the commute home I happened to be the car immediately behind a fortunately minor collision but which could easily have been much more serious.
In the absence of proper roads round Aberdeen (roll on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route - 20 years late is better than not at all) we were travelling on a minor route from the Westhill area across to Blackburn. In front was "white van man" driving his vehicle in a manner that only someone who wants to get home from work can.
Despite being in a modern, four wheel drive vehicle and driving reasonably quickly there was no way I could keep up with the determined white van driver.
The inevitable happened. At a 90 degree left hand bend, the white van lost its grip on the road surface and slid into a car coming the other way.
The driver's fault? Of course. He was not driving within the capabilities of the vehicle and the road conditions.
But, if our authorities provided us with roads fit for purpose it would help. That includes the AWPR, but it also means improving other busy roads and it most certainly means resurfacing roads. Over years, inevitably, the passage of thousands of car tyres polishes off the stones that give road surfaces their grip. Resurfacing the road used to be carried out regularly, to ensure that grippy surface was maintained.
Now, resurfacing is a rarity. And that despite road users handing the authorities £36 billion in taxes every year.
Last night, on the commute home I happened to be the car immediately behind a fortunately minor collision but which could easily have been much more serious.
In the absence of proper roads round Aberdeen (roll on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route - 20 years late is better than not at all) we were travelling on a minor route from the Westhill area across to Blackburn. In front was "white van man" driving his vehicle in a manner that only someone who wants to get home from work can.
Despite being in a modern, four wheel drive vehicle and driving reasonably quickly there was no way I could keep up with the determined white van driver.
The inevitable happened. At a 90 degree left hand bend, the white van lost its grip on the road surface and slid into a car coming the other way.
The driver's fault? Of course. He was not driving within the capabilities of the vehicle and the road conditions.
But, if our authorities provided us with roads fit for purpose it would help. That includes the AWPR, but it also means improving other busy roads and it most certainly means resurfacing roads. Over years, inevitably, the passage of thousands of car tyres polishes off the stones that give road surfaces their grip. Resurfacing the road used to be carried out regularly, to ensure that grippy surface was maintained.
Now, resurfacing is a rarity. And that despite road users handing the authorities £36 billion in taxes every year.