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Sgt Ronnie Sommerville

Sgt Ronnie Sommerville

   
 

"I'm one of three motorcycle sergeants in Strathclyde Police and on a daily basis we deploy resources to crash hotspots"

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Inspector Fraser Candlish

Ins Fraser Candlish

   
 

"A small mistake can result in disastrous consequences and if you're not paying full attention 100% of the time it is easy to have a crash"

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Dave Mills

Dave Mills

   
 

"If you're a cyclist... and you want to be treated and respected as an equal road user, follow the rules of the road like everybody else"

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Kenneth Canavan

Kenneth Canavan

   
 

"The roads are relatively safe for cyclists, but they could be safer"

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William Budgen

William Budgen

   
 

"The attitude has to change because there will be more cyclists on the road"

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Constable Sam McLean

Sam McLean

   
 

"The nights are going to be drawing in, and you'll be driving mostly in the dark.  Weather conditions will be different."

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Ailsa Chandler

Ailsa Chandler

   
 

"the interesting thing for Sophie is that her name comes on the pack, so it's a letter for her"

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Aileen Johnson

Aileen Johnson

   
 

"they have specially designed books that have games, songs, all sorts of things that children can have fun doing"

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Bill Smith

Bill Smith

   
 

"children... are one of the most vulnerable groups of road users"

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Elaine Lorimer

Elaine Lorimer

   
 

"A group of local authorities throughout Scotland get together and every year we have a programme of checking car seats - it's called Car Seat Clinics."

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Faye Podger

Fay Podger

   
 

"We've done some car seat safety checks. We've found most people who come along on the days weren't aware of the law coming in on 18 September."

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Pauline Gregory

Pauline Gregory

   
 

"I drive differently as a new mum. Out and about in the car with your baby"

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Ian Hepplewhite

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"I've had to give up my job, I can't walk too far, I can't drive or run, or do anything that I did before really."

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PC Ian Fyfe

Drink Driving - Ian Fyfe

   
 

"I think we still have a core problem with a hardcore of drink drivers who continue to use the road system while under the influence of drink"

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PC Alicen Winston

Drink Driving - Alicen Winston

   
 

"The charge that the drink driver faced was culpable homicide because it was such a horrendous case"

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Adrian Manson

Drink Driving - Adrian Manson

   
 

"Ultimately drink driving's not worth it.... It prevented me from pursuing a career that I really wanted to do"

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Jackie Hillhouse

Drink Driving - Jackie Hillhouse

   
 

"Four years ago, my daughter, Shaneela, was killed by a drink driver"

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John Darcy

Drink Driving - John Darcy

   
 

"The only way to drive safely home is not to drink at all"

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Jim Dunbar

Jim Dunbar

   
 

"25% of the calls to Crimestoppers last year regarding drink-drivers took place over the festive period"

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George Cairns

George Cairns

   
 

"If you kill or seriously injure someone in a crash, you'll probably end up with a custodial sentence"

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Donald Geddes

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"The speed limit on the road where I was driving was 60... I was doing maybe 90"

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Bill Carcary

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"Most of us have stressful lives and speeding is adding to that cocktail of stress"

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Iain Gray

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"The speed limit is not a target, that's just the maximum you can go if the circumstances are safe"

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Derek Prentice

Derek Prentice

   
 

"Apart from it being a very dangerous practice, it's an antisocial issue too."

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John McIntosh

John McIntosh

   
 

"If people would take the time, if they happen to get involved with an incident like that, definitely report it to the police"

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Douglas Muir

Douglas Muir

   
 

"If a driver drives at 30mph past a school, a child has a 50/50 chance of dying"

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Jim Truscott

Jim Truscott

   
 

"even a 1mph reduction in speed can reduce casualties"

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