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1. Smart motorway safety ‘not yet meeting performance expectations’

   ... of the strategic road network (that includes the UK’s smart motorway routes), and there is good and bad news. While the report ... improve the safety of the roads. One of the elements of smart motorways that is the focus of the report is the Stopped Vehicle ...

   Simon Hancocks - 22/12/2022 - 10:10 - 0 comments

2. All future Smart Motorway construction has been scrapped!

   ... went on the record to acknowledge the safety concerns around Smart Motorways, and now all further construction of the roads is to be ... the country will be very relieved to hear.  All future Smart Motorway construction scrapped in government U-turn This means that ...

   Simon Hancocks - 17/04/2023 - 08:49 - 0 comments

3. Leaked emails point to shocking ‘smart motorway’ failings

   ... THE prominent action group Smart Motorways Kill (SMK) has obtained leaked emails that paint a worrying picture of the state of the UK smart motorway network. In the emails, senior staff at National Highways ...

   Simon Hancocks - 02/12/2022 - 07:26 - 0 comments

4. Smart motorways come in for more criticism from top Police chief

   ... commissioner (PCC) has poured scorn on the UK’s network of smart motorways, claiming the roads are dangerous and need abandoning. ... on the back of a coroner's report by Mr Urpeth found that smart motorways without a permanent hard shoulder mean an “ongoing risk of ...

   Simon Hancocks - 25/01/2021 - 13:47

5. Smart Motorways | Retrospective Safety Upgrades Added

   ... HIGHWAYS has this week announced upgrades to existing smart motorways, something it hopes will increase safety and the public’s ... a £100 fine and up to three points on their licence. Smart Motorways to gain new emergency signage Another ‘safety’ upgrade ...

   Simon Hancocks - 13/05/2022 - 10:15

6. Smart Motorway rollout paused amid government investigation

   ... THE Department for Transport has confirmed that the smart motorway rollout will be paused until there is five years’ worth of ... The statement from DfE confirms that all lane running (ALR) smart motorways introduced before 2020 will be paused until an appropriate ...

   Simon Hancocks - 12/01/2022 - 13:35

7. National Highways Traffic Officer: “Smart Motorways given to us as a lie”

   ... THE dangers of driving on the UK’s network of so-called Smart Motorways have been brought sharply into focus in a new Panorama ... Killer Roads , the expose focuses not just on the Smart Motorway network, but also on the dangers faced by the public on all the ...

   Simon Hancocks - 18/01/2022 - 10:05

8. National Highways continue smart motorway expansion despite increased congestion

   ... making the stretch of the M1 between junctions 13 and 16 ‘smart’, despite concerns over increased congestion.  The stretch of ... - between junctions 10 and 13 - was upgraded to be a ‘smart motorway ’ in 2012 at the cost of £489 million.  ...

   Alex Whitworth - 11/07/2022 - 10:45

9. MP claims he was misled about Smart Motorway rollout

   ... THE SMART MOTORWAY network has come under fire this morning with everyone from ... halted’. MPs misled on Smart Motorway rollout One prominent MP who was part of the team that delivered the Smart Motorway roll-out was Mike Penning MP who chairs the parliamentary group ...

   Simon Hancocks - 02/11/2021 - 17:01

10. EXCLUSIVE: Scott Smart (WorldSBK technical director) Interview Part 1

    World Superbike technical director Scott Smart lays out the pros and cons in the arguments to bring in a ... in the boom of MotoGP and the Jonathan Rea factor. Smart, nephew of the legendary Barry Sheene, oversees the technical rules and ... technical knowledge of all World Superbike machines, Smart provides his take on the current rules and what can be done in the ...

    anonymous - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

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