US visitors targeted for Highland road safety advice

Ch Insp Shepherd told BBC Scotland News visitors from the USA had been identified as a group to be targeted with road safety messages.

He said: “We have had three or four fatal or serious accidents this summer involving tourists who have come from North America, mostly the United States.

“The reasons are varied – tiredness or ill-health or similar things.

“My road policing colleagues are in contact with the American embassy to see what we can do, working with them to get the information to people coming to Scotland.”

The divisional commander said other initiatives to improve safety generally included a fitness to drive day.

It involved officers stopping drivers and asking them to do a basic eyesight test.

He added that campervan hire companies had been asked to remind customers of the risks that slower moving vehicles could cause in terms of congestion and driver frustration.