A leading road safety charity has called on drivers to observe the speed limit on a notorious Kirkcaldy road.
It comes after figures obtained by The Courier show that 30 drivers in the past three years have been issued with penalty notices for speeding on Dunnikier Way, despite several tragedies on the route.
Of those detected, one driver was travelling at more than 60 mph in the 40 mph zone.
With the dual carriageway having been the scene of several fatalities in recent years, road safety charity Brake said that tougher penalties were required to tackle offenders on such a notorious stretch of road.
A spokesperson said: “Speed is a contributory factor in one in four fatal crashes in the UK – crashes that have a devastating impact on those left seriously injured or bereaved.
“Road users in Kirkcaldy should pay close attention to the assigned speed limit and adapt their driving behaviour accordingly to keep themselves and those around them safe and secure when travelling from a to b.
“Brake urges government to issue stronger penalties to discourage drivers who drive dangerously, and provide the police with the resources necessary to enforce the rules of the road.”
Separating the Asda supermarket from St Andrews High School and thousands of homes, Dunnikier Way has a tragic history that has claimed several lives in recent years.
In 2004, ten-year-old Gordon Logan was knocked down and killed as he attempted to cross the dual carriageway.
The driver of the vehicle, Ryan McAndrew, was later jailed for five years after pleading guilty to death by dangerous driving, after it was discovered he had been travelling at 86 mph at the time of the collision.
More recently, Jane MacDonald and Abby Hucknall lost their lives at a pedestrian crossing, again outside of Asda, after being struck by a speeding Land Rover Discovery in November 2012.
The driver, James Clunie, was jailed for almost five years and banned from driving for a decade after admitting death by careless driving.
Figures from Police Scotland show that in the past three years at the site, safety camera monitoring has increased from just 12 occasions in 2014 to 46 last year in a bid to curb the behaviour of speeding drivers.
Vinnie Fisher, the East Safety Camera Unit manager, said: “The purpose of safety cameras in Scotland is to provide a highly visible deterrent to drivers who may otherwise speed.
“Safety cameras are sited at locations with a history of collisions involving personal injury where speed can be evidenced as a contributing factor.
“It naturally follows that if we reduce speeding, we reduce the number of people killed or injured by it.”