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Cameras that spot broken down cars on smart motorways aren’t monitored all of the time, Highways England bosses admits Highways England insists the ‘smart’ routes are as safe as normal motorways The smart motorways don’t have a hard shoulder but do have refuges for cars Motoring groups have attacked the £6bn scheme after series of … Read more
Smart motorways make traffic jams WORSE after a road crash, newly-released data shows Fears over controversial ‘all-lane running’ motorways without any hard shoulders New figures show they can actually worsen congestion when an incident occurs The £6billion smart motorway scheme is under review by Transport Secretary By Tom Payne Transport Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: … Read more
The longest stretch of UK motorway without a single service station is a 43-mile stint of the M25, identified as the route where passengers will have to cross their legs for the longest. The London orbital motorway from Cobham, Surrey, to South Mimms, Hertfordshire, has not service stations for drivers and other vehicle occupants to … Read more
Get ready to queue: A massive 16.5m vehicles will be hitting the road over the bank holiday weekend, transport analysts have predicted Transport data experts have calculated that 16.5 million motors will hit the road over the next few days as Britons pack up their vehicles to enjoy the bank holiday sun away from home. … Read more