Days of action carried out by road policing officers on the A9

Officers have been responding to concerns from road users in Tayside and Highland areas in a sustained period of action on the A9.

Road Policing across the two divisions carried out four days of action within a 10 day period to target speeding, careless driving, drink/drug driving, mobile phone and seatbelt offences.

From Monday, 15 July, to Thursday, 25 July, 2024, officers patrolled in marked and unmarked vehicles between Perth and Inverness and worked alongside the Safety Camera Unit.

291 offences were detected. 265 vehicles were stopped.

Working with partners, a collision simulation event was held at House of Bruar on Thursday, 25th July, 2024.

This event included engagement and education through various leaflets and hand outs in common languages alongside 3 collision simulations showing members of the public how the emergency services make safe and extract casualties from a vehicle.

PC Mathew Ross of the Road Policing Unit in Perth said: ‘‘The public has told us that road safety and tackling traffic offences is a priority for them and, as such it is a priority for us.

“The intention of these action days was to promote road safety in Tayside and the Highland areas and influence driver behaviour with a view to reducing speeds, improving the manner of driving and ultimately, making these roads safer for the public.

"I would like to reassure motorists that we will continue to respond to their concerns regarding road traffic matters."

If you have any information or concerns about driving or vehicles, please report this to police by calling 101 and our efforts can be targeted appropriately, or call 999 in an emergency.