Categories: smart motorways

13 March 2025 16:01

REACTION: IAM RoadSmart's reaction to National Highways Smart motorways stocktake fourth year progress report

This follows the release of a National Highways report which examines the most recent safety data and evidence concerning smart motorways.

IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said, “After the many billions of pounds that have been spent on smart motorways, the metrics do not show a safer network compared to what it replaced. It also reveals that on those stretches o

23 July 2024 00:01

Record number of drivers caught ignoring Red X signs on smart motorways

· More than 53,000 drivers have been caught by cameras since police started enforcing against the contravention and the numbers have risen ten-fold in three years
· Red X signs are common on smart motorways and indicate the lane is closed
· Flouting the rules puts lives at risk when motorists are stranded in a live lane

More than 53,000 motorists have been caugh

15 December 2023 14:36

IAM RoadSmart responds to National Highways 3-year Smart Motorway report

Responding to the publication of National Highways' third annual progress report, IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said: “It stands to reason that if you permanently remove a hard shoulder from the motorway, it will make breaking down on one more risky if you do not reach a refuge area. There remain many miles of all lane running motorways on the network and perhaps it’