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Smart motorway faults exposed
- 22/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new investigation has revealed the extent of safety concerns around the UKs smart motorway network. There are 193 miles of motorway with no hard shoulder in the UK, a further 63 miles where the hard shoulder is sometimes used as another lane for traffic, and 140 miles where the hard shoulder has been [...] -
Smart motorways top driver concerns
- 10/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that more than half of UK drivers are worried behind the wheel, with smart motorway causing the most anxiety. According to IAM Roadsmart, which surveyed more than 1,000 motorists, 60% said they had concerns driving UK roads, with 33% reporting that they are most worried about driving on [...] -
Drivers dumbfounded by smart motorways
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey has found that more than 60% of drivers think smart motorway schemes should be scrapped entirely and the hard shoulder reinstated. The RAC Report on Motoring 2021 found that 62% of UK drivers want to abandon smart motorways while retaining the technology that manages traffic flows and detects [...] -
‘Smart Motorways’ make sense says FTA
- 04/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The implementation of 'Smart Motorways' in Northern Ireland would make economic, environmental and safety sense – is the message from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) today. Responding to a study commissioned by the roads authority – TransportNI - which outlines the proposal of the M1 and M2 in and out [...]