With thanks to our Ward Officer Chris Woodness for sending us this information:

“The following link will take you to a two minute video presentation on the new and FREE road safety app ‘Travel Safe D & G’ launched by the Dumfries and Galloway Road Safety Partnership”:

New Road Safety App Launches For Dumfries and Galloway | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROAD SAFETY PARTNERSHIP (DGRSP) HAVE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE ‘TRAVEL SAFE D&G’ ROAD SAFETY MOBILE APP FOR THE REGION’S ROAD USERS…. | By Dumfries and Galloway! Whats Going on ? | Facebook

The free app will allow route planning to find the safest option from A to B and covers public transport options from buses to ferries with access to up to date info re ongoing incidents on trunk routes. With other useful options to use, the ‘road defect’ capability might come in handy too…

To download ‘Travel Safe D&G’ free road safety app for D&G use the QR Codes in the image (above and below), or search ‘Travel Safe D & G’ in the play store.