Nine people have been caught by safety cameras in Scotland exceeding 120mph during 2014, according to the latest figures obtained by leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).
The charity made a Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland asking for details of the Top 20 cases of excessive speeding captured on safety cameras on Scottish roads in 2014.
All the Top 20 were recorded on A roads. In each case the limit was 70mph.
The top three are as follows:
1 – 129mph: A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus
2 – 127mph: A9 Perth to Inverness Road at Moulinearn, Perth and Kinross
3 – 125mph: A74 (M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway Near To Holms Overbridge, Beattock
The findings come after the IAM made a similar request for England last month, which revealed two cases of 146mph being recorded on the M25 in Kent, plus one motorist caught doing 128mph in a 30mph road in East Grinstead.
Sarah Sillars, IAM chief executive officer, said: “A person who finds driving at these speeds acceptable on a public road needs to undergo a complete rethinking of their attitude with a training and rehabilitation programme. We firmly believe this is the best way of tackling what are undoubtedly persistent and repeat speeders. We also renew our call for highly visible policing to ensure the threat of getting caught remains in drivers’ and riders’ minds.”
The full Top 20 list in Scotland is:
Rank – speed/speed limit/location
1 – 129/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus
2 – 127/70/A9 Perth to Inverness Road at Moulinearn, Perth and Kinross
3 – 125/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
Holms Overbridge, Beattock
4 – 123/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
Whicketthorn Overbridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming
5 – 122/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen road, near Mill of Forest, Stonehaven,
Aberdeenshire
6 – 121/70/A90 Aberdeen to Dundee Road at Haughs of Finavon Farm, Angus
7 – 121/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
Torwood Overbridge, Junction 17, Lockerbie
8 – 120/70/A9 Perth to Inverness Road at Moulinearn, Perth and Kinross
9 – 120/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus
10 – 119/70/M80, near to Barnego Road Overbridge, Dunipace
11 – 117/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
North Overbridge, Junction 19, Ecclefechan
12 – 117/70/A90 Dundee to Aberdeen Road at Waterston Road, Angus
13 – 116/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
Torwood Overbridge, Junction 17, Lockerbie
14 – 116/70/A90 Aberdeen to Dundee Road at Inveraldie, Angus
15 – 116/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
Whicketthorn Overbridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming
16 – 115/70/A1 Road Adniston, East Lothian
17 – 115/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
Whicketthorn Overbridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming
18 – 115/70/A74(M)/M74 northbound Abington near to Junction 13
19 – 114/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway Near to
north Overbridge, Junction 19, Ecclefechan
20 -113/70/A74(M) Glasgow – Carlisle Road, Southbound Carriageway near to
Cogries Overbridge, Beattock
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