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Around 13% of the nation's 1,900 miles of motorway network is made up of 'smart' stretches without a hard shoulder at any ...
Smart motorways promised to revolutionise motorway travel ... the speed limit through messages displayed on overhead signs. Drivers are meant to receive these messages at least two kilometers ...
Director of Policy and Standards at IAM RoadSmart, Nicholas Lyes, also chimed in, saying: “Ignoring a red X sign on a smart motorway is dangerous because it risks a serious collision and for ...
Looking at 12 stretches of smart motorway, the ORR analysis found four ... All running lane motorways also have overhead gantry signs that display the mandatory speed limit.
Overhead electronic signs display messages to drivers ... Looking at 12 stretches of smart motorway, the ORR analysis shows: four did not meet the target for detection rates; the target for ...
According to data analysed by IAM RoadSmart, over 53,000 drivers have been caught ignoring the Red X signs on smart motorway routes. The numbers are increasing every year with 29,773 caught out ...
Smart motorway drivers face £2,500 fines for ignoring ... restrictions and warnings for all lanes. Lane specific signs and signals can display advice, restrictions and warning that apply to ...
Lane specific signs and signals can display advice ... by displaying a speed limit or the word 'END'." It is common for smart motorway sections to sometimes open up the hard shoulder to ease ...
A driver on a motorway in England took to the internet to question the rules of the road after spotting a crash scene with ...
READ MORE: Drivers warned over 'dangerous' change to smart motorway 'red X' signs An updated statement on the National Highways website said: "Since opening the new fourth lane, we’ve been ...