{"id":248665,"date":"2023-12-15T14:51:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248665"},"modified":"2023-12-15T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:51:23","slug":"smart-motorways-are-safer-unless-your-car-breaks-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/smart-motorways-are-safer-unless-your-car-breaks-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart motorways are safer, unless your car breaks down"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New National Highways stats show increased dangers following breakdowns on smart motorways, but improved safety overall<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--RXMKV5QQ--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1649247551\/autoexpress\/2022\/04\/Chris%20Rosamond.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/upload\/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1\/v1580309122\/evo\/2020\/01\/motorways.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Drivers are three times more likely to be fatally or seriously injured following breakdowns on motorways with no hard shoulder, according to latest stats released by National Highways.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the rates for so-called KSI incidents, where car occupants are killed or seriously injured, has risen by 10 per cent on \u2018smart motorways\u2019 without a permanent hard shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>The figures, released as part of the National Highways annual report into the smart motorway programme, show that from 2017 to 2021 there were 0.07 serious injuries per billion miles driven on roads dubbed \u2018controlled smart motorways\u2019 which retain the hard shoulder. \u2018All-lane running\u2019 routes where the hard shoulder has been permanently done away with to create more space for traffic, have a figure of 0.21 serious casualties &#8211; a number that\u2019s three times greater.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--I-vIIc----\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1562243146\/autoexpress\/2016\/08\/5555636572_0bb9671fef_o.jpg\">What is a smart motorway? Speed cameras, safety and hard shoulder use explained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conventional motorways have a casualty rate of 0.10, suggesting smart motorways of all kinds are at least twice as dangerous for drivers who break down on them. However, National Highways stats also show that from 2017 to 2021, the overall safety levels of all types of smart motorways are better than for uncontrolled motorways.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest safety data (2017-2021) continues to show that overall, all three types of smart motorway are safer than conventional motorways,\u201d says Nick Harris, chief executive at National Highways. \u201cThe majority of collisions on our network involve moving vehicles. The minority involve stopped vehicles, and the risk of this continues to be higher on motorways without a permanent hard shoulder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AA has already been vocal in its criticism of smart motorway safety, and has renewed calls for action following publication of the National Highways report. While applauding progress on work being undertaken to improve Stopped Vehicle Detection, AA president Edmund King noted the fundamental problem remains with stopped vehicle accidents being more frequent on all-lane running routes. \u201cTo address this, the hard shoulder needs to be reinstated or at the very least the number of Emergency Areas needs to be radically increased,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0King added that the AA welcomed the scrapping of new smart motorway projects, announced in April by Rishi Sunak, but said more needs to be done to reduce the dangers of existing roads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have called for more \u2018controlled motorways\u2019 which the report shows have lower killed or serious injury rates (KSI) than All Lane Running\u00a0 (1.31 compared to 1.43). These motorways have the benefit of \u2018smart\u2019 motorway technology whilst also having a hard shoulder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want the latest car news in your inbox? 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