Smart Motorways
Measures to boost safety on ‘All Lane...
Every new ‘All Lane Running’ (ALR) motorway, more commonly known as ‘smart motorway’, will open with technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles
Experienced motorists have no trust in smar...
A new web poll on smart motorways from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that the majority of respondents (85
MPs to scrutinise future of smart motorways
The Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry into the safety of smart motorways. Smart motorways, which use variable speed limits and hard shoulder running
Highways England referred to CPS over smart...
Highways England could face manslaughter charges after the death of a 62-year-old grandmother on a stretch of smart motorway. A coroner investigating the death of
Are Highways England addressing smart motor...
The safety of smart motorways has hit the news again this week, after an inquest heard the deaths of two men on a converted stretch
Less than half of drivers aware of smart mo...
Brake says the findings of a new survey reinforce the urgent need to improve public awareness of smart motorways. The survey of 2,000 UK drivers,
Measures to ‘raise the bar’ on ...
The Government has confirmed dynamic smart motorways are being abolished, in an effort to ‘rebuild public confidence’ in the motorway network. The move comes as
AA crews instructed not to stop on smart mo...
Following recent media coverage, the AA has confirmed its patrols are told not to stop on smart motorways – but says it is not alone
Public information events ahead of M56 smar...
People using and living around the M56 in Cheshire and Greater Manchester can find out more about plans to improve the motorway at public information
Smart motorways to be reviewed over safety ...
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced to MPs* that an urgent review into the safety concerns over smart motorways, and has called for recommendations to be
