GREEN MSP Mark Ruskell was forced to “correct” a BBC presenter twice during an interview on road safety.
It comes as Wales becomes the first country in the UK toThe move has been backed by the United Nations and environmental and road safety groups, although opposition politicians have declared it a “war on motorists”.
In response, host Martin Geissler said: “The point has been made that lots of people die on the A9, 13 killed last year on the stretch between Perth and Inverness. Ruskell replied to say this was “not quite true” and that “what we’ve said is that there is a case for dualing certain sections of the A9”.“didn’t want the whole plan to go through” to which Ruskell responded: “’I’ve also been working with communities who want to see junction improvements on the A9 and we’ve seen accidents on the A9 at junctions.
Geissler then cited a report from the Welsh government and claimed that this said 20mph zones could lead to a £4.5 billion hit to theRuskell replied: “Well that’s not quite right. The Welsh study showed there would be an economic benefit over 30 years if you add in the economic cost of journey times being longer.”
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