Yet another road accident has prompted a vow from Freuchie that the community will fight for improvements to the A92.
Following a collision between a car and van at the notorious Freuchie Mill Road junction, community council secretary Patrick Laughlin vowed villagers would not rest until action was taken to prevent more injury and death.
No one was hurt in the smash but photographs posted online highlighted anxiety among residents about the stretch of busy trunk road through the village.
Mr Laughlin said: “This is yet another example of an accident at the two road junctions in Freuchie.”
Work is being undertaken by BEAR Scotland to improve safety, including better signage and road markings, but Mr Laughlin branded it “pitiful” and “cosmetic”.
He said: “If they think the Freuchie community is going to roll over and go away they are wrong.
“We will not give up the fight.
“The campaign is going to get louder and more vociferous, especially when someone else is killed or injured, which will happen as there are so many accidents here.”
The community council, which is to write to Transport Scotland complaining about the “serious lack of action”, wants to see a roundabout created at the Bridgend Garden Centre junction and a pedestrian crossing at the Freuchie Mill Road junction.
Howe of Fife and Tay Coast councillor David MacDiarmid also recently blasted what he said was a “lax response”.
A Transport Scotland spokesperson said: “Since 2007, over £24 million has been invested on the A92 to ensure it is well maintained and operates safely.
“We are listening to the local community concerns regarding safety issues on the A92 and taking action on several fronts to address these as part of our commitment to delivering the route accident reduction plan.
“BEAR Scotland is in the final stages of delivering an extensive programme of works and, as a result of our April meeting with Councillor MacDiarmid and the community council, we have completed a pedestrian accessibility study at Freuchie with a package of signing and lining improvements due to get underway next week.”
Transport Scotland also said it had provided a provisional costing for a roundabout to the community council and had received Fife Council’s wider action plan collating a wish list of short and longer term improvements.
The spokesperson said: “We are currently reviewing the report and will work with Fife Council to make sure that we are taking the most comprehensive approach possible to the safety of roads in the area.”