MPs want the brakes applied to Government plans for motorway hard shoulders to be turned into regular lanes. The concept has been suggested as a quick way of increasing motorway capacity but it has attracted criticism from motoring and road safety organisations. RAC chief engineer David Bizley, “Whilst supporting smart motorways as a cost effective and … [Read more...]
Eight million motorists rarely take to motorways
Over eight million of Britain’s 38m drivers hardly ever venture onto motorways while 380,000 say they never do, says the RAC. Of the eight million, or one in five drivers (22%), who rarely take to the country’s fastest roads 6% admit they are just not keen to and 12% say they generally rely on someone else. The remainder (79%) claim never to have the need … [Read more...]
