Smart motorways have become a prominent feature of the UK's road network, offering increased capacity and improved traffic flow.

Red X signs on smart motorways have been ignored ... “Ignoring a red X sign on a smart motorway is dangerous because it risks a serious collision and, for this reason, we welcome police forces ...

If you've broken down on a smart motorway, you've got to be super careful ... We can then set the appropriate signs and signals to warn approaching traffic that a vehicle is about to exit an ...

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 ...

Dennis said: “It’s largely roadside signs that communicate which lanes ... Government to convert all-lane running stretches of smart motorway to either controlled motorways – with hard ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A driver on a motorway in England took to the internet to question the rules of the road after spotting a crash scene with ...

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 ...

Speed restrictions are to be lifted on a stretch of M1 smart motorway in South Yorkshire after safety retrofitting work. In June 2023, National Highways said it would be building 12 additional ...