A BEREAVED mother whose son was killed by a car last year has launched a road safety campaign.

Wendy Logan’s son Gordon (10) died after being knocked down while walking with his friend on Dunnikier Way, Kirkcaldy, on March 23 last year.

Mrs Logan hopes her involvement in National Road Safety Week will finally hit home the message to motorists that driving over the speed limit can kill.

Visiting Sinclairtown Primary—the school Gordon attended—yesterday to launch the initiative, Mrs Logan said it was important drivers were aware of the dangers their speed posed.

“Gordon’s death caused indescribable suffering to my family and the pain never goes away,” she said.

“But most drivers think it’s okay to speed a little bit and never think they will kill a child. I hope to launch this campaign to convince drivers, once and for all, to drive at 20 mph or slower around schools and homes.

“If every driver across Scotland makes this commitment today, we will be working as a community to stop needless tragedies like the death of my son.”

Then 24 pupils from the school, representing the number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed or seriously injured on roads in Scotland every month, lined up wearing T-shirts with the message Slow Down as part of the campaign’s launch.

Mrs Logan revealed that she will never get over the loss of her son, but hopes being involved in the campaign to raise awareness will help her at least come to terms with what happened last year.

Now, with a child aged two and another one on the way, Mrs Logan is determined to make sure future generations of children are protected as best she can.

“For a long time I didn’t want to get involved in anything,” she said. “I went through so much pain, emotion and conflict, but this campaign sounded like the most relevant to me and I wanted to help other people who are going through what I have been through.”

Fife Council, well-represented at the launch, already has 84 schools with mandatory 20mph limits and speed cushions in place. That will rise to 127 by March, with the remaining 38 expected to follow under the council’s 20mph roll-out.