Dozens of drivers break down and are left stranded each day in fast-moving lanes of “smart” motorways that have no hard shoulders.
Research by Highways England has shown that 19,316 vehicles stopped in flowing traffic on motorway “live lanes” in 2017 and last year, equivalent to more than 26 a day.
In another 28,547 breakdowns drivers were able to make it from the smart motorway lanes to an emergency lay-by, verge or hatched area near a junction, according to a report to MPs.
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