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Smart motorways make up 10 percent of England’s motorway network, and RAC road safety spokesman Simon Williams highlighted that these need to be made “as safe as possible”.
He said: “The possibility of converting all lane running stretches to the ‘dynamic hard shoulder’ configuration, where the hard shoulder is open and closed depending on the levels of traffic, could be one option the government considers.”
Labour’s Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP called for Ministers to “reinstate [the] hard shoulders on existing smart motorways”. She said: “We know smart motorways, coupled with inadequate safety systems, are not fit for purpose and are putting lives at risk.”
Rebecca Guy, Road Safety Manager at The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said: “It is quite clear that drivers want the return of the hard shoulder, and ultimately we need motorists to feel safe on our roads. That’s why we welcome the plans to shelve the planned construction of smart motorways and hope that money will go into making motorways safer in other ways.”
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