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The official strategy for reducing casualties on smart motorways began to unravel yesterday as it emerged a key safety pledge may not be delivered until 2030 – five years later than first thought.
Officials were forced to admit that 150 extra emergency laybys, which prevent drivers being marooned in live traffic, will not reduce their average space apart to 0.75 miles.
Achieving this is seen as crucial by the Government and safety campaigners, with laybys currently up to 1.5 miles apart.
Laybys on current smart motorways are up to 1.5 miles apart, increasing the level of danger for motorists stranded on a live traffic lane
About 40 per cent of breakdowns on smart motorways with the hard shoulder permanently removed happen in a live lane due to a lack of laybys to pull into
About 40 per cent of breakdowns on smart motorways with the hard shoulder permanently removed happen in a live lane due to a lack of laybys to pull into. Yesterday it emerged another 250 emergency refuges – 400 in total – will be needed to reach the 0.75-mile target.
But ministers do not plan to
