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Issue: 8th May 2012

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Northern Safety Camera Partnership deployment w/c 7 May 2012

All our camera sites have a proven history of collisions and evidence of speeding vehicles. We may from time to time use mobile cameras at other sites where both vehicle and road users are at greater risk, such as road works.

Northern Safety Camera Partnership Manager, Dougie Bennion, said: “As summer approaches we will see an increase in the amount of bike riders sharing the road.

“This week I’m urging both motorcyclists and pedal cyclists to make sure they can be seen by other road users by wearing high visibility clothing. I’m also appealing to drivers to take an extra few seconds to look out for motorcyclists and pedal cyclists at junctions and before overtaking etc.

“It’s important for all road users to appreciate that ‘riders’ are vulnerable road users and we all need to share the road space considerately.”

‘Bikers’ are involved in around ¼ of all serious and fatal road crashes in the Highlands according to the ‘Don’t risk it’ website. For this reason we are urging ‘Bikers’ to take advantage of the various groups who deliver information and training opportunities that aim to improve riding skills.”

• www.dontriskit.info
• www.bikesafe.co.uk
• www.aroundthecorner.org.uk

During week commencing Monday, 7 May 2012, mobile safety cameras will be deployed at the following locations:-

Caithness and Sutherland
A9 south of the Mound, by Golspie
A949 Evelix Road, Dornoch
A9 at Helmsdale

Ross & Cromarty
A9 Fearn, by Tain
A834 Strathpeffer Road, Dingwall
A87 Shiel Bridge and Kyle (villages)

Inverness
A82 Invergarry Power Station
A82 Alltsigh Youth Hostel, by Invermoriston
A9 Daviot, by Inverness

Badenoch, Strathspey & Nairnshire
A96 Gollanfield, by Nairn
A96 East Auldearn junction, by Nairn
A96 Wester Hardmuir, East of Auldearn by-pass, by Nairn
A95 Congash, by Grantown on Spey
A9 near Dalwhinnie
A9 north of Dalwhinnie
A9 Cuaich, by Dalwhinnie
A86 Kingussie to Newtonmore

Lochaber
A82 White Corries, Rannoch Moor
A82 Kingshouse Hotel, Glencoe

Mobile cameras will also be operating between camera sites on the A9, the A82 and the A96.

*Please note that the deployment schedule may be subject to change according to operational priorities and weather conditions.