15.Safe Roads and Roadsides

Education and Awareness - Foreign Drivers

15.1 Campaign / Material – Distraction:

Materials/advertisements should be developed that remind tourists to avoid becoming distracted by scenery. These could be situated within service stations on main routes utilised by tourists including the A82, A9 and the North Coast 500 route.

15.2 General - Signage – Vulnerable Road User (VRU):

A review of signage on the A82 at Great Western Road should be conducted to ensure adequate signage is present relating to the presence of VRUs.

15.3 Collaborative Approach to Roadside Safety:

Police Scotland Roads Policing and Transport Scotland should liaise with Police Scotland’s Counter Terrorism Security Advisor Team who carry out site visits to assess the requirement and feasibility of street furniture, bollards etc. to mitigate terrorist attack opportunities such as preventing a vehicle from mounting the pavement in a busy pedestrian area.

Collaborative working may identify common areas of interest, resulting in cost saving and avoiding duplication of efforts.

Pedal Cyclists

15.4 Infrastructure – Cycling:

Transport Scotland and Police Scotland should work in partnership with organisations such as Cycling Scotland and Sustrans to continue to develop and improve cycling infrastructure on Scotland’s roads.

Foreign Drivers

15.5 Signage:

The installation of road signs in non-British languages including Polish should be considered.

A review of the signage on the A82 for foreign drivers/riders should be undertaken to ensure it is sufficient. Regular usage should be made of matrix signs to display messages reminding drivers to drive on the left. Consideration could be given to displaying this in different languages, particularly German and French.