POLICE have launched a road safety campaign three weeks earlier than the rest of the country after new figures show an increase in the number of people who have been killed and seriously injured on roads in Argyll and Bute.
This week, Argyll and Bute Road Safety Group launched a four-week local rural roads safety initiative in advance of a national campaign which is due to take place between September 5 and 11.
The A83, A82, A85 and the A816 will be among roads patrolled by safety group partners including Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the council Road Safety Unit.