Scots mum haunted by teen daughter s death begs drivers not to speed
Jane was just 16 when she died following a horror crash in July 2013, now mum Beth is fronting a new campaign from Road Safety Scotland, Speed .
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Hard-hitting police and government campaign highlights aftermath of road collisions
There were 112 speed-related crashes in Lanarkshire during 2019
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Police say the dangers of speeding have been shown time and again as being a significant factor in fatal and serious injury collisions
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According to the DfT, a lack of enforcement was found to be one of the leading factors for non-compliance of new 20mph limits.
The DfT said there was “widespread view” 20mph limits are not enforced with the likelihood of being caught speeding very small.
Transport Scotland will be aiming to avoid this level of non-compliance as part of their bid to dramatically boost safety on the roads.
Their interim targets for 2030 include a 50 percent reduction in people killed and seriously injured on the roads.
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They aim to achieve this through five pillars of safety improvements which will ensure the country will have “the best road safety performance in the world”.
Click the thumbs up >The Scottish Road Safety Framework has been published, which includes targeted action to reduce the number of accidents while driving for work.
Latest official data shows that 165 people were killed on Scotland’s roads in 2019, a reduction of 43%, while 2,016 people were seriously injured.
The road safety framework targets a 50% reduction in people killed and a 50% reduction in people seriously injured by 2030.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures suggest that in 2018-19, driving accounted for 18 of the 29 work-related deaths in Scotland, making driving the most dangerous work activity.
The framework says that it must “strive for a future where no one is killed while driving/riding for work”.