Hmmm.
Ms Mercer's husband shouldn't have been put at that risk but isn't part of the issue providing enough public information so that people use 'Smart Motorways' properly?
In this case Mr Mercer and the other driver stopped in a live lane to exchange details after a minor collision. If they'd taken thirty seconds to agree that they should drive on to next refuge and exchange details there the outcome might have been very different. There is also a huge issue with drivers ignoring the lane closed sign on the gantires.
The hard shoulder was never exactly a place of safety. Our ex-neighbour who was an AA patrolman said they lost two or three people every year whilst attending to breakdowns on the hard shoulder.
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