Injuries suffered by Moray motorists have almost halved during the last five years.
The latest set of figures show the number of residents in the region who have been hurt dropped from 223 to 126. Annual fatalities also dropped from six to three between 2009 and 2014.
Moray is now ranked the 18th safest out of the 632 UK Parliament constituency regions following the sharp drop in accidents.
Yesterday drivers were urged to turn their anger away from traffic police tackling crime onto motorists endangering the lives of others.
Moray MP Angus Robertson said: “It would be fair to say that not everyone likes to see the traffic police but the basic fact is that they are doing an important job of saving lives and preventing death and serious injury to people, as well as heartache for family and friends of victims that goes with that.
“It is not the officers policing our roads that are the bad guys but the people abusing the traffic laws and putting themselves and others at risk.”
Mr Robertson met Moray area commander, Chief Inspector Stewart Mackie, this week to hear what was being done to make the region’s roads safer.
During the briefing police told the MP initiatives had been launched to educate drivers about their behaviour on the roads.
Ch Insp Mackie said: “The safety of road users is a key priority for Police Scotland in the north-east and this is reflected in the ongoing work under operations such as Cedar (Challenge, Educate, Detect and Reduce). We continue to encourage all road users to think about their actions and take care of their vehicles.”
The latest statistic for 2014 were prepared by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety.
Despite the roads becoming safer warnings have been issued for when the nights start to draw in.
Mr Robertson said: “The summer is nearing an end and road conditions will be changing as it becomes wetter and colder. People should always be careful on our roads but as conditions change that message is all the more important.”
Concerns can be reported to the police by phoning 101.
