The mum of a young girl who was knocked down on a busy Paisley road has called for a speed camera to be reactivated at the site.
Kirsty Anderson said she does not blame the driver for the incident which saw her 11-year-old daughter struck as she crossed Glenburn Road last Thursday but she has called on officials to bring dormant cameras back into use.
Emergency crews rushed to the road after the youngster was injured when she ran out in front of a car.
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There is no suggestion the driver was at fault and she has not been charged by the police in connection with the incident.
Community members called for more to be done to stop drivers speeding down the road, with Councillor Eddie Devine asking Renfrewshire Council roads chiefs to audit the whole stretch to identify areas where it could be made safer.
In the wake of the accident involving her daughter, Kirtsy Anderson said on social media: “It was my daughter who had the accident, and the first thing out her mouth to anyone who was there to help her before we got there was it was her fault, she ran out in front of the car!
“The driver did all they could to stop in time, it was an accident pure and simple.
“I along with my family do not blame the driver, the police do not blame the driver, and it is making me sick to my stomach that they too could be traumatised and having to read and listen to reports that hint otherwise."
She added: “Maybe instead of waiting for accidents to happen and just talking about doing something to stop speeding the people with power should try having speed cameras that are already in place fixed and working before anyone gets hurt or loses their life.”
Safety Cameras Scotland, which manages speed camera’s across Scotland said a decision to ‘bag’ the Glenburn Road camera was taken in December 2018.
A spokeswoman said: “The fixed speed camera site at Glenburn Road, Paisley, was a legacy site which was inherited by the Scottish Safety Camera Programme. A decision was taken in December 2018 to ‘bag’ the fixed speed camera site as speed surveys showed that vehicle speeds had remained consistent at the site, and there have been no injury collisions related to speed since 2011.
“We understand that there is growing public concern regarding the safety of the road as a result of the incident last Thursday. “There is nothing to suggest at this time that the incident was speed related, in which case the dormant camera would not have prevented this tragic incident.
“A final decision will be made regarding dormancy of this particular site later this year by Scottish Safety Camera Programme once the relevant speed data has been collated.”
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