24-10-2019, 05:18 PM
I sincerely hope that they scrap so-called 'smart' motorways - and soon. A total moron could predict that leaving cars and people stranded in a live lane, with nowhere to go for safety,
would lead to repeated disasters.
A few years ago I got nicked for speeding (96mph, since you ask, and no I was not in a 7...) and opted for a Speed Awareness Course. One of the 'facts' we were given was that if you park your vehicle on the hard shoulder of a UK motorway then, statistically, in 19 minutes it will be hit by another vehicle. I have no idea if that is true but it certainly stuck in my mind. Now, on some motorways, we have done away with hard shoulders. Utter madness. I cannot think of anything more horrendous than having a breakdown and not be able to reach a so-called refuge area on one of these ghastly Smart motorways.
would lead to repeated disasters.
A few years ago I got nicked for speeding (96mph, since you ask, and no I was not in a 7...) and opted for a Speed Awareness Course. One of the 'facts' we were given was that if you park your vehicle on the hard shoulder of a UK motorway then, statistically, in 19 minutes it will be hit by another vehicle. I have no idea if that is true but it certainly stuck in my mind. Now, on some motorways, we have done away with hard shoulders. Utter madness. I cannot think of anything more horrendous than having a breakdown and not be able to reach a so-called refuge area on one of these ghastly Smart motorways.