In a landmark ruling, two cyclists who were left injured after crossing the tram tracks in Scotland’s capital have been awarded damages of an undisclosed amount. Elizabeth Fairley, 58, and Ian Lowdean, 35, have sued Edinburgh Trams Limited and Transport Initiatives Edinburgh respectively following injuries which occurred at Haymarket and Princes Street between October 2012 and October […]

Despite a 10 per cent drop in the total number of crashes where people were injured or killed, there was a rise in the number of deaths in road accidents across Scotland; from 145 in 2017 to 160 in 2018, according to recent statistics. Between 2017 and 2018, the latest Transport Scotland data revealed there was an 11 per […]

Ian McDonald, who had to have his right hand amputated following a training exercise in 2014, has now received £1.5 million in compensation. The 37-year-old from Bishopbriggs was taken to hospital with a swollen hand when the hospital staff noticed ‘a tiny red dot like a skelf’ during the examination. It turned out McDonald’s leather […]

In order to make cycling safer, the Scottish Government has been urged by campaigners to pass legislation that reduces the speed limit from 30 to 20mph in residential streets. While this was first suggested in September 2018 by Mark Ruskell MSP – the Restricted Roads (20mph speed limit) (Scotland) Bill – the renewed calls come after the […]

Recent analysis from Sustrans Scotland discovered that children in the 20 per cent most deprived areas are more than three times as likely to be involved in a road traffic accident when travelling on foot or by bike than those in the 20 per cent least deprived areas in Scotland. Though it is well-established that a higher […]