Scotland’s transport minister has insisted road safety “remains an absolute priority” as the number of people killed on the roads reached…
minister has insisted road safety “remains an absolute priority” as the number of people killed on the roads reached its highest level for seven years.
Another 1,776 people were seriously injured in road collisions, and 3,672 were slightly injured – up 10% and 9% respectively from the previous year.The Transport Scotland report said casualty figures “have been increasing steadily since the lows that were seen during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021”.
The figures also show 587 children were casualties in 2022, with 176 youngsters seriously injured and three killed. “That is why the Scottish Government is investing more than £31 million on road safety this financial year to support projects such as our trunk road casualty reduction programme, the road safety improvement fund, our safety camera programme, and the expansion of 20mph areas in communities across Scotland.
Hyslop added: “Road safety remains an absolute priority for this Government and we are determined to continue working towards our goal of Scotland having the best road safety performance in the world by 2030.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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