We promote road safety awareness in Scotland
Let's make 2024 safer together.
Latest Campaigns
Speed
You only have to lose control once
A collision could happen to anyone – no matter how good a driver you think you are. Even a small increase in speed can make a big difference.
Older Drivers
Is a change in vision affecting your driving?
As you get older, changes in your vision and other health issues can affect your driving. There are lots things you can do to continue driving safely, like getting a free NHS eye examination. Learn more about what you can do to keep driving safely.
20mph campaign
If you hit someone at 30mph, they’re seven times more likely to die than at 20mph.
To keep everyone safe in cities, towns and villages across Scotland, new reduced 20mph speed limits will be put in place on all appropriate roads.
Road User Advice
Drivers by life stage
Driver behaviour
Other road users
Wear a seatbelt
Not wearing a seatbelt can have big consequences.
These statistics show the difference it makes.
Wearing a seatbelt reduces both fatal and non-fatal injuries by 60% among front seat passengers
Wearing a seatbelt reduces both fatal and non-fatal injuries by 44% among rear seat passengers
Only 75% of drivers considered not wearing a seatbelt as ‘very serious’, well below the 93% who consider drink driving and drug driving to be ‘very serious’
Children and Educators
Our teaching resources equip children with the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will help them stay safe now and in later life.
Research and Reports
Let's make 2024 safer together.
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RITS: Road Safety Information Tracking Study (Wave 22)
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The Development of Children’s and Young People’s Attitudes to Driving: A Critical Review of the Literature
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Road Safety Step by Step
Document opens in new tab.Published 12 Sep 2007
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