Plan to allow driving on motorway hard shoulders slammed

Ministers have spoken out against plans to convert the hard shoulder on smart motorways to a permanent live lane 2016-06-30 10:25 Ministers have slammed the Government’s plans to turn hard shoulders into a permanent live lane on smart motorways as “unacceptable”. The criticism came in a report by the House of Commons Transport Select Committee that highlighted the increased safety risks to broken down cars and emergency vehicle crews.
The Government plans to use the hard