A rescue demonstration was performed in front of a young crowd in Turriff yesterday as part of efforts to improve road safety.
At the Crash Live event, police, and the fire and ambulance services, were on hand to answer questions from current and future drivers.
Constable Alexander Ritchie, one of the organisers, described the day as an excellent opportunity for drivers to see how serious road collisions could be.
“Our message is that the public drive suitably for the road conditions, don’t speed and get to their destinations in a safe manner,” he added.
Sergeant Gordon Forsyth said: “The purpose of Crash Live is to show people who may not have been involved in a serious collision the workings of what all the emergency services do.
“Given the accident history on the A947 it’s particularly important in this area to highlight the dangers associated with driving on the A947 and driving generally, and the consequences.”
The A947 Aberdeen to Banff road is known locally as a notoriously dangerous 38-mile route.
In May this year, 24-year-old Craig Baxter, died after his machine was involved in a collision with three vans.
Another biker in the same month was taken to hospital in a critical condition after his motorcycle careered off the road, crashed into a house and burst into flames.
In June, the route was again the site of a crash when six vehicles were involved in a rush-hour pile-up. No one was reported injured.
Turriff councillor Alisan Norrie, who was at the event attended by around 30 people, said last night that it had been in held in the town after concerns over the road. She was left disappointed, however, that more people did not turn up.
She said: “It was disappointing that there were not more people there today. It was very interesting.”
In August, the local authority agreed to launch a long-standing action plan aimed at reducing the number of serious accidents along the route.
A study showed that most serious accidents on the A947 were caused by wet roads. The second most common factor was speed.
Crash Live events have, meanwhile, been held Inverurie, Insch and Newmachar.