Average speed cameras to become permanent on the A90
They're expected to be set up between Stonehaven and Dundee
Last updated 28th Mar 2017
A huge stretch of the A90 is going to get average speed cameras - permanently.
They're expected to be set up between Stonehaven and Dundee.
The limit's expected to stay at 70 miles an hour.
The system will go-live in the Autumn, replacing the existing fixed and mobile camera enforcement currently taking place on this section of the route.
There were three fatal collisions and six serious collisions on this section of the route in 2015.
More than three in every five vehicles travelling between Dundee and Stonehaven are exceeding the speed limit, with more than one in every five vehicles exceeding the speed limit by more than 10mph.
Scottish Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said: "There have been 60 fatal and serious collisions on the A90 between Dundee and Stonehaven in the last five years alone.
"Any death on our roads is one too many, and I look forward to seeing similar results on the A90 as we’ve seen on the A77 and A9 in reducing casualties and improving driver behaviour.”
There are currently two permanent average speed camera systems in Scotland: on the A77 between Symington and Girvan and on the A9 between Dunblane and Inverness.
"Any death on our roads is one too many" - Humza Yousaf
Neil Greig, Director of Policy and Research, IAM RoadSmart said:“This is a common sense proposal as fixed speed cameras have been in place on the A90 for decades but there are still far too many serious crashes and unfortunately the main cause is all too often poor driver behaviour.
"Given the positive impact on excessive speeding that the A9 and A77 systems have delivered average speed cameras will almost certainly be just as effective on the A90.
"They offer the prospect of smoothing out the traffic flows, reducing stress and conflict and extending road safety benefits along the entire route from Dundee to Stonehaven.”