There has been widespread support for our campaign to improve road safety on the A85 between Oban and Connel. Allan Strang Jnr posted: ‘In the 2.5 mile or so between Dunbeg and town there seems to be a lot of bends, which maybe folk aren’t ready for even though they should be. Straighter roads would be better as a) it gives a clear sight of what’s going on ahead and b) it’d stop folk speeding only if it would give more places for speed detection to take place and also if overtaking folk wouldn’t chance it if they could see ahead. Let’s just put it straight. The roads of the last millennia aren’t fit for todays volume of traffic and our local roads budget is being significantly dented before it reaches the outside world.’
Margaret Adams suggested: ‘Drivers ignore the double white lines in the middle,of the road. Speed is also a factor. It could also be that the beautiful scenery takes their eyes off the road!’
Murdo MacKenzie wrote: ‘There’s so many people who think they’re invincible being inside a metal frame. I’m sick of being overtaken on that stretch. It’s so dangerous, so many people have died on the roads around Oban. You’d think people would be wiser.’