Scotland's most dangerous roads revealed

[Leithen]

Patrick Bateman said:

The A90's biggest problem is the crossings and the one reason I don't disagree with the cameras there.

Exactly this.

It is all about the crossings. Will the dualling of the A9 make a safety difference? It will ease congestion and reduce journey times, but where there are crossings and entry/exit T-Junctions rather than slips and flyovers, disasters will happen.

The A90 became much better when the bridges and slips were built.

[JM]

Leithen said:

Patrick Bateman said:

The A90's biggest problem is the crossings and the one reason I don't disagree with the cameras there.

Exactly this.

It is all about the crossings. Will the dualling of the A9 make a safety difference? It will ease congestion and reduce journey times, but where there are crossings and entry/exit T-Junctions rather than slips and flyovers, disasters will happen.

The A90 became much better when the bridges and slips were built.

Certainly by the looks of the works between Perth and Birnam on the A9 they are installing bridges and (hopefully) decent lengths of slip roads at any junctions.

Unlike what they did at the north Pitlochry junction. The join heading north has been changed from a short slip, merge into two lanes, to a give-way line and pull out onto a one lane 70mph dual carriageway.
This is a junction serving the popular tourist town of Pitlochry with two caravan parks and numerous tourist buses and coaches leaving it.