Grandmother killed in crash could still be alive if safety technology on smart motorway she broke down on hadn’t been ‘dangerously defective’, court hears – https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15520711/Grandmother-killed-horror-crash-alive-today-safety-technology-smart-motorway.html
Growing ‘smart’ motorway anxiety an issue for drivers, says AA – https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/growing-smart-motorway-anxiety-an-issue-for-drivers-says-aa
Widow ‘not surprised’ by smart motorways anxiety – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89qjn88pg1o
Nearly half of drivers now scared of driving on smart motorways – https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-15519877/Nearly-half-drivers-scared-driving-smart-motorways.html
Smart motorway anxiety doubles: 46% of UK motorists no longer feel safe – https://www.regit.cars/car-news/smart-motorway-anxiety-doubles-46-of-uk-motorists-no-longer-feel-safe
Driver anxiety on smart motorways doubles in 2026, AA survey finds – https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/driver-anxiety-on-smart-motorways-doubles-in-2026-aa-survey-finds/204516/
This constant threat and danger to life was very obviously created and is being upheld by a tight group of fools that drive cars that are new enough to rarely have problems AND are lucky enough to have children and grandchildren with wealthy enough parents to buy them cars that they never have to worry about breaking down in them. Am I Right?
I fear almost daily for the lives of my four children and four grandchildren that travel these Emergency Shoulderless Roads – If the Transport Department are convinced that these Death Trap Roads need the extra lane – Then Build an extra Emergency Hard Shoulder along side them. How many more lives will it take ??
All drivers.who use SMART. Motorways should write to the Secretary of State for Transport,complaining about the danger of braking down on SM and the
high risk of injury or death if a vehicle runs into the back of you.
A continuous hard shoulder should be constructed under H and S legislations.to avoid a financial claim
Regards
Tom Perrott
Retired Chartered Civil Engineer
25 Fitzmaurice Place
Bradford on Avon,
BA15 1EL