Time for action Bold action is needed to cut the climbing toll of road deaths in the North-east and across Scotland.

Bold action is needed to cut the climbing toll of road deaths inthe North-east and across Scotland.

That's the view of Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevensonafter a summit on young drivers.

From night curfews for newly-qualified drivers to limiting thenumber of passengers in their cars - a series of proposals weretabled at yesterday's event.

The ambitious plan to make Scotland's roads safer comes as 23people have died in crashes on North-east roads this year.

It is hoped that pledges made at the summit will help stop thattoll rising.

Proposals included newly qualified drivers being prevented fromdriving at night for a probationary …