Alex, my old man used to be involved with training high speed pursuit police drivers. They were often doing very high speed without the blues on, and often in unmarked vehicles. We are talking over 20 years ago. They used to get all over Scotlands roads, but one he often recalled was coming north, down the dip to Daviot. 3 training drivers and him, they were touching 145 and a Porche was overtaking them until they looked in and saw the uniforms.
Incidentally, I have never been hit on any of the three main north roads, its always been more minor ones, Fort William - Mallaig road twice though, and both times my car was a complete write off.
Sad about the two painters going home after a weeks work, may well have been frustration on what would have been a very busy A9 on Friday.
Charles, was it not Labours dream to have the trams from the airport to the city centre, job becomes totally over budget, and now Labour vote to stop it short. Sorry but that would be even more of a folly than completing it to the city centre, under tight budgets and new contractors.