Smart motorways have led to a rise in serious accidents – with one stretch going from one crash a year to six after the hard shoulder was removed, it emerged today.
The roads have had the hard shoulder removed to increase lane capacity and instead feature emergency refuge areas, but these can be up to two-and-a-half miles apart.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he was ‘greatly concerned’ by the number of crashes on the roads, while the RAC described the increase as ‘very concerning’.
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