Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
1868 james forbes 2013-11-24T09:47:28.453 As a trucker who daily uses the a9 i have come across many an accident and had countless near misses with cars overta...
1868 John Scott 2013-11-24T09:51:56.227 Enforced spacing between HGV's is the single most straightforward action that should be taken, along with allowing th...
1868 Lorraine MacFarlane 2013-11-24T09:59:26.98 I use the A9 several times a week for business purposes as a car driver. Slowing traffic further will increase RTAs n...
1868 Sharon Queen 2013-11-24T10:05:06.217 Reducing the limit will solve nothing and cause more overtaking which is the main cause of accidents!
1868 Heather Mackinnon 2013-11-24T10:09:18.657 It makes sense to delay any workings till they know what money they fork out is for the right decision made.
1868 Michael O'Donnell 2013-11-24T10:14:57.56 The average speed camera idea is an awful idea, and dualling the entire A9 is the only way to cut out horrendous over...
1868 George Cameron 2013-11-24T10:17:16.193 ASC are not the answer, it needs central money diverted ASAP to ensure the A9 is dualled immediately!\r\nSpeed is not...
1868 Emma Sharp 2013-11-24T10:18:08.14 Dualling is the only way to go. Use the money you were going to spend on cameras to duel another section now. Keep du...
1868 John McRae 2013-11-24T10:23:33.507 As a frequent A9 user I agree it is risky overtaking driven by frustration that causes accidents. The only solution ...
1868 Kenneth Mackenzie 2013-11-24T10:24:38.757 This would only slow all traffic down to 40mph behind lorries. This would cause frustration and also reduce cars aver...
1868 Sean Donnelly 2013-11-24T10:30:03.807 The ultimate answer is to dual or even install a motorway but in the short term additional lengths of dual carriage w...
1868 Roderick Boyd 2013-11-24T10:34:28.653 I firmly believe that cameras will only increase driver frustration on this busy road, leading to more accidents.
1868 Lesley Meldrum 2013-11-24T10:39:05.903 This wont stop the accidents this will make them worse build bridges
1868 Diane Davidson 2013-11-24T10:41:35.67 Slow speed just as dangerous as fast speed. Lorries should be allowed to keep up their speed after dual carriageway. ...
1868 Stephen Lovie 2013-11-24T10:42:15.89 A9 is a good road, just drivers become impatient and frustrated by slower lorries and some cars and try to overtake. ...
1868 Diane Davidson 2013-11-24T10:42:57.25 Slow speed just as dangerous as fast speed. Lorries should be allowed to keep up their speed after dual carriageway. ...
1868 chris 2013-11-24T10:44:52.473 Repeatedly claiming my email address is invalid will not discourage me from signing this petition. Nice try!
1868 Charlesworth 2013-11-24T10:48:32.31 Average speed cameras are NOT the answer. This will simply ensure HGVs travel t the regulated 40mph, cause more tailb...
1868 Neil Cruickshanks 2013-11-24T10:48:50.827 There is a lot of frustration on the A9 caused by small moving Vehicles, trucks doing 40mph, Causing inpatient driver...
1887 Ross Hughes 2013-11-24T10:51:21.89 Hope it makes a difference
1868 Ruan Peat 2013-11-24T10:53:05.357 The A9 needs to be dueled not have more cameras that do nothing when your part of a line of 50+ cars etc stuck behind...
1868 c bell 2013-11-24T10:53:39.467 slowing the traffic wont help,let hgvs travel at 56 mph
1868 Karin Stewart 2013-11-24T10:53:39.953 NO
1868 Mark Willenbrock 2013-11-24T10:57:20.797 Cameras - and in particular average speed cameras - are nothing but a revenue stream.\r\n\r\nThere are excellent argu...
1868 Elliot Toms 2013-11-24T11:02:35.153 I agree one hundred percent with the above comments
1868 Kenneth f Murdoch 2013-11-24T11:20:30.437 Average speed cameras are a must for long term road works \r\nFor safety only there is enough cameras and camera vans...
1868 Mark Elder 2013-11-24T11:24:13.91 I use the A9 every day to work between Strathspey and Inverness. Speed camera's are not the answer. Its been near mis...
1868 Simon davidson 2013-11-24T11:26:46.873 I use the a9 on a regular basis with a truck and I see all the crazy over taking cause of the lorry speed limit. I p...
1868 James Duff 2013-11-24T11:34:26.81 Speed cameras will NOT improve road safety they will seriously increase the hazard by forcing drivers to take more ch...
1868 Stephen Scott Olivant 2013-11-24T11:35:01.67 This road is a death trap due to several factors, most notably the 40mph enforced speed limit of lorries which preven...
1868 Michael Sant 2013-11-24T11:38:23.137 We have been using the A9 regularly for 12 years : the road layout constantly changes from single carriageway to thre...
1868 Richard allen 2013-11-24T11:41:36.717 When can you. Ever average over 60 on the A9 anyway.
1868 Catrina Angela Maclean 2013-11-24T11:43:10.547 Average speed cameras are not the answer! Widen the road
1868 Allen Brown 2013-11-24T11:46:19.713 They have no idea the biggest danger is overtaking slower drivers. they need to create a law where if you build up so...
1868 Leslie McLaggan 2013-11-24T11:55:08.093 The A9 does not need average speed cameras
1868 Tam Reid 2013-11-24T11:59:42.78 There are other issues that are causing accidents on tnis road and speeding isnt the issue , I have seen accidents on...
1868 colin capp 2013-11-24T12:09:44.187 cameras are not the answer up the speed limit off hgv and duel the A9 inverness to perth
1868 David Moore 2013-11-24T12:15:44.347 It is BAD driving that causes the problems on the A9. Drivers who are ignorant in their manouvers and drivers who pay...
1868 Tricia Adie 2013-11-24T12:20:46.787 Seems to me that the brains behind this idea are not regular users of the A9 or they'd know it's not the solution.
1868 Adam Beck 2013-11-24T12:25:02.92 The issue is not with drivers speeding, it's them not going fast enough. Therefore frustrating other drivers into mak...
1868 chris 2013-11-24T12:32:45.843 Dual carrige is only option but exspensive so the average speed cameras is a easy and cheaper wsy to save face and fo...
1868 Andrew Murdoch 2013-11-24T12:33:54.06 No need for this rubbish get the30MPH and 40 MPH to get of the road they cause most accidents and get the lorry drive...
1868 Andrew Cecil 2013-11-24T12:35:20.73 Selfish and aggressive driving need to be addressed, speed cameras will not do this. I have had cars that close i cou...
1887 Lesley Silver 2013-11-24T12:46:18 I am astonished that this petition is necessary. I wish it success.
1868 Donna Beck 2013-11-24T12:48:00.263 This road should have been dualled a long time ago instead of wasting money on the trams. How many people have died b...
1868 John Sehar 2013-11-24T12:48:21 If anyone from the southern end of the A9 had to use the road daily they would sigb this petition without hesitation! !!
1868 Dawn Morrison 2013-11-24T12:48:31.25 Average speed cameras will encourage more dangerous overtaking due to longer time required to pass vehicles.
1868 Darren Hunt 2013-11-24T12:48:31.89 Put the monet from buying cameras towards another stretch of dual carriegeway..
1868 Jonathan Oxley 2013-11-24T12:59:52.513 As a regular user of the A9 over many years, I cannot see how the installation of these average speed cameras will ha...
1868 Wendy Pieroni 2013-11-24T13:00:58.153 Average speed cameras will cause frustration and make a dangerous road even more dangerous.