Highland MP comments on road death figures

Responding to figures from Transport Scotland showing that in 2023, 155 people lost their lives on Scotland’s roads, with Scotland not on track to meet the road casualty reduction target of 50% reduction by 2030, Caithness Sutherland & Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone said:

“155 lives lost on Scotland’s roads is 155 lives too many. I don’t want to see any more families left without loved ones because the Scottish Government continues to drag its heels when it comes to tackling dangerous trunk roads.

“When the SNP came into government in 2007, they pledged action to improve trunk roads in the North and North East, yet 17 years later and next to nothing has happened.

“Communities across Scotland deserve better than missed targets and deadlines. As a matter of public safety, our roads urgently need to be upgraded.”