Smart motorways were introduced as a cost-effective alternative to road widening, providing increased capacity and reducing congestion on the busiest sections of British motorway. What makes a smart ...

Motorways are designed to be some of the safest roads in the country, yet many drivers unknowingly develop habits that ...

A recent BBC Panorama investigation has found that the equipment supporting England's smart highway network frequently malfunctions. According to data made available by the programme in response to ...

UK drivers have been avoiding using smart motorways due to concerns over the traffic measures, which could see drivers fined £100, as well as the lack of hard shoulders. A recent report found that 33 ...

For many people, the rollout of smart technology across the UK’s road network has been clouded by fears about the removal of traffic-free safety lanes. Traditionally, motorway hard shoulders offered ...

In one of his essays, George Orwell pilloried the use of “political language” – consisting “largely of euphemism, question begging and sheer cloudy vagueness”, said Leo McKinstry in the Daily Express.

On April 15, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government announced that plans for new, dangerous “smart motorways will be cancelled in recognition of the current lack of public confidence felt by drivers ...