Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
1868 John Ligertwood 2013-11-25T11:04:07.833 Average speed cameras over a long distance, will create havoc and unacceptable frustration to good drivers.
1868 Patricia Hutchison 2013-11-25T11:17:40.827 Don't think speed cameras will make any difference to this black spot area it won't stop people driving silly or over...
1868 CJW Robson 2013-11-25T11:18:39.453 nothing wrong with road - its peeps who cannot drive except on dual carriageways!!\r\nsight lines need cutting back t...
1868 Bill Ross 2013-11-25T11:22:19.553 Average Speed cameras are not necessary - better signage and dualling of the road is better together with forcing tru...
1868 John Clark 2013-11-25T12:24:36.107 The A9 is one of Scotlands only two major arteries north of the central belt (the A90 being the second). Unlike the ...
1922 Alan Gray 2013-11-25T12:27:18.763 Thanks for highlighting this Shonah. An important part of our nation's motoring heritage which deserves to be saved f...
1887 Cate Lincoln 2013-11-25T12:38:02.877 we need to fight for justice and never give up.
1906 William & Joyce Powney (Malta) 2013-11-25T13:43:11.147 We are frequent travelers to Scotland. We just love it. When we are there we look for our friends........and the Go...
1868 Norman MacLeod 2013-11-25T14:22:45.677 We all want something done about the A9 but this is the wrong 'something'. The figures prove it: overtaking and turni...
1906 Mrs Jennifer Mary Buckley 2013-11-25T14:36:28.787 The presence of the Golden Eagle has been the main reason for coming to Scotland over a period of over forty years no...
1868 Bob Thomson. 2013-11-25T14:53:18.78 HGV's MUST be allowed 50mph.\r\nApart from police stopping drivers who break the speed limit they should be stopping ...
1868 Alexander Stuart Dow 2013-11-25T15:13:36.757 Investment saves lives
1868 Alexander vDow 2013-11-25T15:34:51.143 Inverness since awarded city status for the turn of the last milenium has been one of Europes most rapidly growing to...
1868 IM 2013-11-25T16:11:30.787 Having used the A9 for over 30 years on a regular basis my travelling time has not changed from the old road to the m...
1868 A.S.Garden 2013-11-25T16:25:24.88 Speed cameras are not going to address the main cause of accidents - risky overtaking. Improve the road markings to m...
1906 Tommy Jones 2013-11-25T16:34:30.107 What a wonderful idea totally befits the majesty of the birds in flight.
1868 Michael Napier Bartlett 2013-11-25T16:55:00.193 Just driven both directions on A9. Found absolutely no problems whatever. Accidents can only be due to bad driving. S...
1906 karl freeman 2013-11-25T17:25:09.507 i'm sure the only people who will not sign this petition,are the land owners who are placing a strangle hold on this ...
1868 Russell Buchanan 2013-11-25T17:46:57.693 I think ther should be a debate in Edinburgh,but I still think the new bridge could have been held until the A9 was f...
1906 William Maidlow 2013-11-25T17:51:40.46 I think it would be an excellent idea for Scotland to adopt this iconic bird. America has its Eagle, and I think this...
1906 Frances Phillpotts 2013-11-25T18:10:02.07 there is nothing more perfect on or over this earth than a golden eagle
1868 Stacie Ann Stewart 2013-11-25T18:46:26.337 Who's idea was this anyway? Some jobs worth from the central belt who only knows the a9 from a map!
1868 Mary McFadyen 2013-11-25T18:51:52.037 Upgrading needed not cameras.
1868 Christopher Gell 2013-11-25T18:53:39.977 Poor driver attitude and lack of basic road craft (such as an inability to plan and safely execute an overtaking mano...
1868 Chris Leaney 2013-11-25T18:54:41.227 Duel the A9 NOW
1868 Marie Feeney 2013-11-25T18:57:41.21 Totally agree with plans to enforce spacing between HGVs and no overtaking on dual sections and overtaking lanes
1868 Mark Barnes 2013-11-25T19:06:56.333 Stop wasting money on trams and other pointless ideas and duel the A9 . Cameras won't help , and could cause people t...
1868 David M Edes 2013-11-25T19:06:56.983 Lorries need to be allowed to do 50 mph on single carriageway but forbidden to overtake on dual sections Distance che...
1868 Andrew Shand 2013-11-25T19:21:08.783 Perhaps the saftey group should spend some time driving on the road rather than studying statistics
1868 roy cleary 2013-11-25T19:26:21.427 Dual it all the way. If you can afford trams and forth bridges that arnt as bad as you first thought the A9 should be...
1868 bboy 2013-11-25T19:47:33.677 Nothing more than a cash generator.
1868 Samuel MacLeod 2013-11-25T19:48:24.943 Average speed cameras are a cynical attempt to cover up the real issue of lack of proper investment on a crucial arte...
1868 Ryan Forbes 2013-11-25T19:52:57.163 I am extremely concerned at the possibility of AVERAGE SPEED CAMERAS on the A9. This will restrict business and is a ...
1868 Robert Agnew 2013-11-25T20:05:51.07 Speed Cameras do NOTHING to stop bad driving and reckless overtaking!!!!!
1868 Richard White 2013-11-25T20:20:04.867 The problems are the drivers who sit at 40mph EVERYWHERE!!!! it's a straight road so do the limit if the conditions ...
1868 Tom jackson 2013-11-25T20:21:25.63 Increase the road signs and road markings. It's no rocket science.
1868 Graham macpherson 2013-11-25T20:23:29.88 Cameras are not going to solve the problems on the a9 A waste of money
1868 steven corry 2013-11-25T20:42:28.833 Such a sad waste of our money
1884 Irene 2013-11-25T20:48:30.867 local councils should also consider the detrimental effect that parking charges have on small local businesses on the...
1868 Douglas Ross 2013-11-25T20:51:36.4 Frustration causes accidents. Frustration comes by not beimg able to overtake easily. Non dualed A9 causes regular tr...
1868 Steven Wright 2013-11-25T20:54:00.403 Instead of wasting millions on the Edinburgh Tram Project they should have dualled the A9 and the A96 to create a pro...
1868 mrs EA Roberts 2013-11-25T21:10:19.833 Myself and my husband regularly travel the a9, we live north of inverness but weekly commute to the central belt. I'm...
1922 Graeme McIsaac 2013-11-25T21:52:21.43 Please keep Scottish treasures in Scotland.
1868 Brian Chalmers 2013-11-25T22:01:26.22 Introducing speed cameras will have little or no effect on reducing accidents, the statistics support this, it seems ...
1868 Bert 2013-11-25T22:09:02.8 Shocking decision I cannot think of any plausible reason for this. Except maybe finance !
1868 Eddie 2013-11-25T22:28:34.527 It would help if HGV's were forced to pull in when a tailback has built up behind them - say 10 vehicles.
1868 Duncan Graham 2013-11-25T22:40:04.907 I would suggest that the biggest root cause of accidents on the A9 is vehicles slow driving. Lorries at 52MPH are und...
1922 Paul Carlyle 2013-11-25T22:40:25.367 It would be great to keep it in Scotland.
1868 Kristoffer Wishart 2013-11-25T22:41:50.797 Why spend money on this when you can spend it fixing the road and upgrading the infrastructure of the highlands
1906 john witty 2013-11-25T22:45:10.84 hope Scotland get the golden eagle as it status