Scots star Sam Heughan has backed a road safety campaign 'Take Another Look' following the death of three men who were involved in road traffic collisions on Scotland's roads.The Outlander star - who plays Jamie Fraser on the show - took to Instagram in a bid to raise awareness, encouraging fans to sign the campaign.Sharing a snap of himself on a motorcycle, he wrote: "Please sign our call for a new road safety campaign #takeanotherlook in Scotland."It’s time to change the narrative and perception of #motorcyclists.
The campaign aims to increase motorists’ awareness of motorcycles through education and raise road safety overall." The 43-year-old - a keen motorcyclist - is calling for a tougher approach in court, urging people to sign a petition calling on the Scottish Government to launch a campaign asking drivers to 'Take Another Look' at junctions.He penned: "Tracey Marsh, Maureen Rutherford and Jacqueline Dickson tragically lost their husbands in road traffic collisions on Scotland’s roads.
All three men were experienced motorcyclists, but their lives were cut short because a motorist failed to 'take another look' at a junction. "These were cases of ‘carelessness’ according to the courts which subsequently convicted the drivers.
Tracey, Maureen and Jacqueline have now launched a campaign to urge drivers to look again at every junction and I am backing them all the way."As a motorcyclist I know that their experience is repeated time and time again.
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