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What are Smart Motorways and are they safe as Smart Motorways revealed to have higher rate of… National World09:15Freedom of Information

Smart motorways 'safest roads in England' despite breakdown statistics Evesham Journal07:51England Worcestershire

Smart motorways have higher rate of recorded breakdowns Evening Standard07:48Road Travel

Safety fears for smart motorways on M6, M5 and M42 in West Midlands as incredible breakdown figures are revealed Express & Star14:04M6 England M5

Tragic death of stranded M6 driver sparks fresh smart motorway fears as coroner demands action Birmingham Live08:50M6 Staffordshire Birmingham

Driver's death sparks fresh M6 smart motorway concerns as coroner demands action Stoke-On-Trent Live06:25M6 Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent

Major road safety concern raised in the Senedd Abergavenny Chronicle12:01Road Safety Senedd Welsh Politics

Smart motorways have much higher breakdown rate than normal ones Daily Star16:01Road Travel

Breakdowns on smart motorways exceed conventional ones Bodyshop Magazine09:50Automotive

New 'major concern' raised with smart motorways by the AA as it urges government to axe them entirely This is Money12:31Freedom of Information Road Travel

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Breakdowns on smart motorways exceed conventional ones Bodyshop Magazine09:50

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Tragic death of stranded M6 driver sparks fresh smart motorway fears as coroner demands action Birmingham Live08:50 16-Jun-25

Driver's death sparks fresh M6 smart motorway concerns as coroner demands action Stoke-On-Trent Live06:25 16-Jun-25

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Motorists should heed special traffic arrangements during smart motorway operational test at Ting Kau Bridge southbound … The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Press Release)03:07 14-Jun-25

Major road safety concern raised in the Senedd Abergavenny Chronicle12:01 12-Jun-25

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Smart motorways 'safest roads in England' despite breakdown statistics Evesham Journal07:51 31-May-25

Smart motorways have much higher breakdown rate than normal ones Daily Star16:01 29-May-25

Safety fears for smart motorways on M6, M5 and M42 in West Midlands as incredible breakdown figures are revealed Express & Star14:04 29-May-25

New 'major concern' raised with smart motorways by the AA as it urges government to axe them entirely This is Money12:31 29-May-25

What are Smart Motorways and are they safe as Smart Motorways revealed to have higher rate of… National World09:15 29-May-25

Smart motorways have higher rate of recorded breakdowns Evening Standard07:48 29-May-25

Smart motorways may have been scrapped but there's another serious safety issue on the M1 Nottinghamshire Live04:26 20-May-25

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About our Smart Motorways news

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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