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'KILL YOUR SPEED 'CAMPAIGN  THE LATEST DRIVE TO REDUCE ROAD ACCIDENTS 25 March
The latest drive to reduce road accidents in Northern Constabulary. The Force wide initiative known as 'Speed Kills' is aimed at all drivers in the Highlands and Islands and is part of the National No Speeding campaign.

The campaign to raise awareness of the dangers associated with drivers who speed will culminate with a crack down on speeding drivers across the Force from Glencoe to Lerwick on 1st April which is National No Speeding Day.

Inspector Les Donaldson, Road Policing, Northern Constabulary says, "Unfortunately the communities across the Highlands and Islands are not immune to the serious consequences of speeding drivers. Over 66% of all accidents in which people are killed or injured happen on built up areas where the speed limit is 40 mph or less. Many people only associate the dangers of excessive speed with motorways and trunk roads however one of the objectives of this campaign is to bring home the facts related to excessive speeding on all classes of roads including single track and minor roads."

This initiative is an integral part of the wider Road Safety Strategy in which Northern Constabulary along with their partners are committed to making our roads safer.   Northern Constabulary will be carrying out speed checks across the Force area including the Western Isles, Orkney, and Shetland. A comprehensive list of all the sites policed on the 1st April is provided with this note.
Senior Officers from Northern Constabulary including the Deputy Chief Constable, Inspector Road Policing and Road Safety Officer along with Highland Council Road Safety Officer a representative from the Safer Routes to School Project, pupils from Charleston Academy and Grampian Police will attend the launch on Friday.

NATIONAL NO SPEEDING DAY 1ST APRIL 2003
ROAD POLICING LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN CONSTABULARY
A82 FORTWILLIAM TO GLASGOW TRUNK ROAD AT DRUMNADROCHIT AND FORT AUGUSTUS
A9 PERTH/THURSO TRUNK ROAD AT CUAICH FLATS AND RUTHVEN BARRACKS
A9 PERTH/THURSO TRUNK ROAD AT GOLSPIE
A835 AT BRAHAN AND STRATHGARVE
A96 AT MILTON OF GOLLANFIELD AND BOATH
A9 PERTH/THURSO TRUNK ROAD AT CARRBRIDGE
FORTWILLIAM
A82 AT GLENCOE
A830 AT MALLAIG
EASTER ROSS
A9 AT ALNESS POINT
CASTLE ROAD, INVERGORDON
FIRHILL DISTRIBUTOR ROAD, ALNESS
SKYE AND LOCHALSH
A87 AT INVERINATE
A87 AT KENSALEYRE, BY PORTREE
A87 VIEWFIELD ROAD, PORTREE
BLACK ISLE AND WESTER ROSS
GREAT NORTH ROAD, MUIR OF ORD
STATION ROAD, AVOCH
A835 AT BRAHAN, BY MARYBURGH
INVERNESS
DORES ROAD
THORNBUSH ROAD
CARSEGATE ROAD
GLENURQUHART ROAD
BALLOAN ROAD
MUIRFIELD ROAD/OLD EDINBURGH ROAD
GENERAL BOOTH ROAD
AVIEMORE
KINGUSSIE VILLAGE
AVIEMORE VILLAGE
GRANTOWN ON SPEY VILLAGE
A95 BETWEEN AVIEMORE AND GRANTOWN (DULNAIN BRIDGE)
NAIRN VILLAGE
CAITHNESS
A99 SOUTH ROAD, WICK
A882 THURSO ROAD, WICK
STAXIGOE ROAD, WICK
A836 WITHIN THURSO TOWN LIMITS
PRINCESS STREET, THURSO (NEAR MILLER ACADEMY)
DORNOCH
ROGART
LAIRG
BONAR BRIDGE
GOLSPIE
BRORA
HELMSDALE
A9 AT STAINLAND STRAIGHT
ORKNEY
PICKAQUOY ROAD, KIRKWALL
CAIRSTON ROAD, STROMNESS
BACK ROAD, STROMNESS
THE MEADOWS, KIRKWALL
ST MARYS, HOLM
TOAB, ST ANDREWS
MARNESS, ST.OLA
ORPHIR VILLAGE
SHETLAND
A970 AT FLADDABISTER
A970 AT SANDWATER
A970 AT BLACKHILL
A970 AT BRAE
LERWICK TOWN CENTRE
B9074 AT TRONDRA AND BURRA
A968 AT VOE
WESTERN ISLES
UIST
BARRA
ERISKAY
VATERSAY
STORNOWAY TOWN
TARBETT VILLAGE
A859 LOCHS ROAD
STORNOWAY TO BARVAS A857
RURAL VILLAGES