Big fall in number of serious accidents in first year of A9 average speed cameras

Average speed cameras on the A9 have led to a dramatic drop in serious crashes, transport bosses have reported.

Latest figures released this morning show a significant decrease in the number of serious and fatal accidents between Inverness and Dunblane.

The new data from Transport Scotland (PDF link) notes that between November 2014 – when the cameras were first installed and October last year, the number of serious crashes went down by nearly 59% while the number of “fatal and serious casualties” dropped by around 64%.

Two fewer people have been killed between along the 136-mile stretch and 16 fewer were seriously hurt.

No one was killed between Dunblane and Perth during the cameras’ first year.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay welcomed the figures, but added: “Every road death is one too many and that is why we remain steadfastly committed to reducing casualty numbers even further.”For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Courier or try our digital edition.