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Four-week failure for smart motorway tech meant to protect drivers on M62 Fleet News01:40M62 Automotive

Bring back the hard shoulder: ‘safety stocktake’ prompts new calls to scrap smart motorways AutoExpress18:53KSI Road Travel Motoring

Smart motorway software outage left drivers unsafe on a 9-mile stretch of the M62 for a month MailOnline17:01M62 Car Tech Road Travel

Smart motorway ‘experiment’ has failed, say three in five drivers Fleet World10:23Automotive

Smart motorways such as M27 have 'failed' with drivers 'less safe', AA says The News, Portsmouth15:45M27

England’s National Highways completes key safety upgrades for all-lane-running smart motorways Traffic Technology Today16:29

A third of drivers feel ‘a lot less safe’ on smart motorways The Independent13:03Road Travel

A third of drivers feel 'less safe' on smart motorways than three years ago MailOnline16:15Road Travel Motoring

A third of drivers feel 'less safe' on smart motorways than three years ago - is it time they were scrapped entirely? This is Money15:59Road Travel

A third of drivers feel unsafe on smart motorways BBC16:55M4 Road Travel Travel and Transport

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Smart motorways such as M27 have 'failed' with drivers 'less safe', AA says The News, Portsmouth15:45 22-Mar-25

Majority of drivers call for scrapping of ‘smart motorways’, says AA TransportXtra11:44 21-Mar-25

Renewed calls for return of motorway hard shoulder Honest John09:54 21-Mar-25

Smart motorways safest roads in the country – National Highways Bodyshop Magazine07:13 17-Mar-25

In the last month

Smart motorway software outage left drivers unsafe on an 9-mile stretch of the M62 for a month This is Money17:08 14-Mar-25

Smart motorway software outage left drivers unsafe on a 9-mile stretch of the M62 for a month MailOnline17:01 14-Mar-25

Ex-minister calls for quangos to face MPs’ scrutiny amid Sentencing Council row Belfast Telegraph16:36 14-Mar-25

England’s National Highways completes key safety upgrades for all-lane-running smart motorways Traffic Technology Today16:29 14-Mar-25

Calls to scrap smart motorways after release of latest stocktake Fleet World16:01 14-Mar-25

Four-week failure for smart motorway tech meant to protect drivers on M62 Fleet News01:40 14-Mar-25

Bring back the hard shoulder: ‘safety stocktake’ prompts new calls to scrap smart motorways AutoExpress18:53 13-Mar-25

Safety continues to improve on England’s Strategic Road Network but National Highways unlikely to meet challenging… Office of Rail and Road (Press Release)14:37 13-Mar-25

A third of drivers feel unsafe on smart motorways BBC16:55 10-Mar-25

Smart motorway safety fears as drivers' say 'incredibly dangerous and anxiety-inducing' Birmingham Live05:59 8-Mar-25

A third of drivers feel ‘a lot less safe’ on smart motorways The Independent13:03 7-Mar-25

A third of drivers feel 'less safe' on smart motorways than three years ago MailOnline16:15 6-Mar-25

A third of drivers feel 'less safe' on smart motorways than three years ago - is it time they were scrapped entirely? This is Money15:59 6-Mar-25

Smart motorway ‘experiment’ has failed, say three in five drivers Fleet World10:23 6-Mar-25

Northampton motorist caught speeding six times, including three on controversial M1 smart… Northampton Chronicle & Echo11:02 24-Feb-25

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Latest news on smart motorways, a controversial initiative developed by Highways England to manage traffic and avoid the need to build additional lanes.

Many people are of the opinion that smart motorways are more dangerous than conventional motorways, because of the lack of a hard shoulder.

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