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A year after the U.K. government halted the expansion of so-called "smart motorways," pressure is growing to reintroduce emergency hard shoulders on nearly 200 miles of national highways. A new BBC ...

Originally built to “manage traffic in a way that minimized environmental impact, cost and time to construct by avoiding the need to build additional lanes,” smart motorways were the pioneering idea ...

Ever since smart motorways were introduced in the UK in 2006, they have proved highly controversial. The concept was brought in to create much-needed capacity on key parts of a congested road network.

After a series of high-profile fatal accidents, the U.K. Dept. for Transport has scrapped plans to roll out $1.2 billion worth of additional “smart motorways.” However, the government will retain the ...

Smart motorways in England are set to switch off TODAY as part of a crucial tech update. Car-detection software and variable speed limit signs will be unavailable, motorists, road users and drivers ...

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Classic car owners are going out of their way to avoid driving on smart motorways because they are “frightened” of being hit from behind while stopped in live lanes. Drivers of cars which are ...