More than 20,000 motorists have been caught speeding at an accident blackspot over the last four years despite widespread attempts to slow traffic.
The speed limit on the A90 near Laurencekirk was reduced from 70mph to 50mph in a bid to increase safety.
But figures from the North East Safety Camera Partnership (Nescamp) show 20,299 drivers have been caught speeding on the stretch of road since 2010.
A 10-year campaigner who has fought for a flyover at south Laurencekirk said the statistics back up her claims, while an area MSP has restated his desire to see a grade-separated junction.
Jill Fotheringham led a busload of fellow campaigners to the Scottish Parliament last month, and delivered a petition to Transport Minister Keith Brown.
She said: “The fact that thousands of people have been caught just shows that there is a need for a flyover.
“I think the figures are actually shocking and if Transport Scotland actually just sat and looked at them properly they would see the need.”
The Nescamp figures show 3,454 motorists were caught speeding on the stretch of road in 2010, 5,198 in 2011, 5,724 in 2012 and 5,923 last year.
The figures were included in the A90 Laurencekirk Road Safety Scheme Monitoring Study, prepared by BEAR Scotland Limited for Transport Scotland.
Members of Mearns Community Council, Villages in Control and Ms Fotheringham joined forces over a perceived lack of action from Transport Scotland.
A Transport Scotland spokesman said: “Road safety is paramount in all that we do and recent statistics show that there have been no fatal or serious accidents at the southern Laurencekirk junction since 2005.
“A review of the safety improvements implemented at Laurencekirk in 2010 shows a substantial reduction in injury accidents over the three-year period following the installation.
“We will continue to support work led by NESTRANS and Aberdeenshire Council on calls for a grade-separated junction.
“This is being considered in the context of access to Laurencekirk and planned developments on to the east of the A90 in Angus.”
A spokeswoman for Nescamp said: “Although these figures show that a significant number of vehicles have been detected, the volume of traffic at that area must also be remembered.
“A high percentage of drivers take note of the 50mph speed restriction and drive accordingly. However some drivers still choose to flaunt the limit and that is why Nescamp continues to enforce it.”
A recent BEAR Scotland report indicated there have been fewer accidents around Laurencekirk over the last three years due to new signs, speed limit variation and road modifications.
North Angus and Mearns MSP Nigel Don welcomed the reduction at this week’s Holyrood Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.
However he insisted “more must be done” at the town’s south end because the number of accidents has remained the same in that area.
“I hope that we can get the grade-separated junction that everyone knows we need just as soon as possible after the best solution has been identified,” he added.
Ms Fotheringham added: “The number of fatalities on the road is low and obviously that is a good thing.
“But there are still a number of accidents and how many people have to die for the flyover to be built?
“It is frightening to think the speeding figures have been allowed to rise like that with nothing at all being done.”