More than 200 electric vehicles are said to account for more than 2% of the total cars and vans on the roads of Orkney, Scotland.
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The Scottish Government has published a new National Transport Strategy for consultation, which it described as a step-change in the country’s approach to transport for the next 20 years.
Following installations on main roads across Scotland that have largely seen a reduction in serious accidents and an improvement in journey times, more average speed cameras are to be installed … Read more
A new fund which aims to encourage people out of cars and onto Scotland sustainable public transport network has opened for applications.
Figures released by Transport Scotland show that almost every single driver on a 51-mile stretch (80 km) of the A90 travelled within the speed limit in 2018.
Scotland’s Transport Secretary Michael Matheson believes average speed cameras should be deployed on more Scottish roads, as data shows greater compliance with limits on roads where they have been installed.
An fleet of five autonomous buses to run across the Forth Bridge north of Edinburgh is one of three new driverless projects announced by the British Government.
A scheme integrating wireless vehicle detection traffic signals, vehicle activated signs and a hurry call system has reconfigured a hospital junction in Scotland to address safety concerns and assist ambulance … Read more
The Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) has announced the opening of a Scottish office in Glasgow with the intention of harnessing “Scotland’s ongoing efforts to transform the future of the transport … Read more
A significant improvement in driver behaviour and speed limit compliance, and a resulting drop in accidents, has been measured since Scotland’s first urban Average Speed Camera (ASC) system went live … Read more