A driver who killed a 79-year-old woman while speeding in a car with faulty brakes has been jailed for five years.

The long-awaited ban on pavement parking – approved by MSPs in 2019 – is not likely to come into force until 2023.

Announcements of proposed changes to the Highway Code are simply tinkering at the edges given the recent road casualty figures.

Pedestrians hit by car. Trustworthy legal advice and representation you deserve

Pedestrian accident compensation claims in Scotland

Everyone should give running a try. The sense of achievement one gets after having completed the run makes all the effort so worthwhile. Start small and build slowly.

Jodi Gordon introduces the 'protecting pedestrians on pavements' project which aims to educate road users to better understand how these incidents are occurring.

The hierarchy of vulnerable road users working in practice.

When a 90-year-old gentleman was struck and killed by a reversing van a year ago in Scotland, the bereaved family suddenly and highly unexpectedly found themselves in the hands of the criminal justice system.

Some of Scotland's cities have the poorest records for pedestrians knocked over and injured by motor vehicles.