Current status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what advice is provided to cyclists and walkers regarding safety when cycling or walking on rural roads.
The Scottish Government recognises that pedestrians and cyclists are some of our most vulnerable road users, and works with partners to provide education, advice and publicity campaigns promoting safe practices on all road types, including those in rural settings.
Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020 contains a range of measures to reduce the risks to vulnerable road users and our life-long learning approach means this begins with our young people, such as through Road Safety Scotland’s education materials available to every school, and funding for on-road cycling training through the Bikeability Scotland programme for school pupils.