Petition to ban smart motorways

Mazzer2:

Franglais:

robroy:
As somebody just said, why not add dual carriageway to the petition as they also do not have a hard shoulder.

A1 dual carriageway Sandy Beds, busy? Under 25,000 vehicles daily in 2019.
M1 Beds,same year…Over 143,000…

roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints/81288
roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints/81549

Notice any difference?
6 times as much traffic, even with an extra lane it is a lot busier, and less easy to change lanes.

Ed Typo

The majority of the M1 through Bedfordshire is now 4 lane so if we’re being pedantic double the capacity of the A1 at Sandy Bedfordshire

Fair enough. 2 extra lanes.
M1 is 2 times the size, with 6 times the traffic.

I think my comment “a lot busier” still covers it. :smiley: