Now an Aberdeen survey revealed that road safety in the city is a major concern for three-quarters of Macedonians.
This week, the top of the Granite City Police Chief Superintendent Adrian Watson, Aberdeen City Division Commander, promises to tackle head on the dangers in an attempt to save lives.
The police chief said query forces also revealed that the fear of road accidents in the higher ranks of the concerns of the local population from the threat of violent crime and a new team Scotland Police was created to focus on cutting the carnage.
But he said that suppress a worrying new trend crime road was critical to keeping communities safe.
He said: "On the strength of Grampian age, the emphasis was Aberdeenshire and Moray and the perception was there that all accidents and terror that goes with traffic accidents stood outside.
"This is not the case. If you objectively look at the statistics, Aberdeen has a problem that Aberdeen Now readers have the right to stand out and there have been a number of years.
"Many think that the city is often grid locked, so how can we have such accidents? But we are seeing that this is possible and we obviously were the same people who listen to you.
"A top priority for us when we came into public consultation was not robbery and serious assaults would expect the third largest city in Scotland, was safer roads. So, we included this as a priority for the city.
"What we have been able to do through Scotland Police is to increase our commitment to roads policing.
"We now have an inspector, two sergeants and very soon have a dozen city officials who did not have before, dedicated to safer roads.
"It is a real concern for people in Aberdeen."
Our survey of 500 people showed that 75 percent of us live in fear of traffic accidents and accidents.
There have been dozens of serious accidents in recent months.
Terry Crook, 18, died earlier this month when the motorcycle he was riding was involved in an accident with a car in Provost Rust Drive, Northfield. Fleeting adolescent Torry was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
And in May, the community of Northfield was in shock when eight years old, Kyle Allan was killed when rode into the path of a mobile crane near the Haudagain roundabout in Aberdeen.
Chief Sup Watson said one of his main concerns was that, as the tragic accidents - incidents of road crimes are destroying lives.
He said Operation Trinity was created in direct response to a string of bicycle thefts and incidents of anti-social behavior and said more needed to be done to open young people's eyes to the damage they are causing.
He said: "You get the horrible story of the little boy who cycles out on Great North Road and passes in front of a crane.
"But there is also a worrying trend for us who are working hard for children to steal motorcycles and joyriding.
"There is a bit of bravado with them, but there is also a real immature about it, and that's something we have to face. We have an operation called trinity, which is a partnership approach, but I can tell you that the application itself just does not work.
"We had a lot of people in court and sometimes the same people return to court.
"We need to work in a situation of fun broader with other partners.
"Maybe we can get them involved in engineering or mechanical areas. Take them out of the streets.
"We had a couple of serious accidents involving motorcycles and recently it has been very worrying for us. But we're doing a lot of work around these issues.
"We have a good recovery rate to find the motorcycle and charge people, but the application just is not working.
"It's not that the conveyor belt in the process of criminal justice.
"They should think of others and not just themselves.
"We need to get the message and we are doing it in schools, which are target problem areas as well as the individuals themselves.
"We need the message that it's not just about you.
"In other road users there to be dragged into this on the sheer stupidity, with tragic consequences."
Another issue crime road that has terrorized the city is the theft of luxury cars and vehicles.
But Operation Ruby has seen more than 80 people charged in relation to thefts in just six months.
Chief Supt Watson said: "We do not roll it with what we have been doing with Operation Trinity, because sometimes it's the same folk.
"We generally know who they are and we usually find all the people responsible for all the thefts of cars.
"But enforcement is not enough because these people are returning to the community, often very early I'm sure many would say.
"We have most of the cars back, but there are a couple of issues. Due to the good weather recently are finding that people tend to leave their doors open. We have a bad habit of that in Aberdeen.
"I should have some confidence that, as commander people feel safe enough to do it, but not frustrating.
"I can not force people to close the doors and lock their cars, but it would certainly help if they did."
One thing Chief Supt Watson is most proud of in your career is the decline of serious and violent crime in Aberdeen - which has seen figures halved through the work of Operation Oak.
He said: "Aberdeen is a great city, a growing city.'m Very proud we have reduced year on year for the crime, certainly the last four or five years.
"The early signs are that Scotland Police continue with it.
"Others speak to the successes we have had in the city of Aberdeen and see us as an example of what we have achieved.
"We have a civic responsibility to our city center and if you look at it statistically, we can say that we are doing well. Undoubtedly, we still have problems and challenges.
"There is still a human element that is failing, particularly when alcohol is involved, and individuals are vulnerable to certain situations. But, in relative terms, Aberdeen in a safe place.
"We have much to be proud of in terms of community safety in Aberdeen, we go forward."
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