By Paul Bond
14 February 2020
The BBC’s documentary flagship Panorama, “Britain’s Killer Motorways?” revealed that 38 people have been killed on “smart motorways” in the last five years. This is the case although smart motorways account for just 200 miles of the British motorway system.
“Britain’s Killer Motorways?” produced by the BBC’s Panorama Investigative documentary series
This is the first time the death toll has been revealed, giving the lie to Highways England’s claim that smart motorways are as safe as conventional motorways.
In the words of Edmund King, President of the AA (Automobile Association) breakdown and rescue service, “Smart motorways are a scandal because, as we’ve been saying from the outset, they are dangerous, they’re not fit for purpose.”
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