Moment a 20ft container suddenly detaches from lorry on busy motorway forcing terrified drivers to swerve and slam on the brakes By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 09:33 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 09:42 BST, 29 April 2021 Dramatic dash cam footage shows the moment a large container detaches from the rear of a … Read more
Have a seat! Moment SOFA falls off the back of a truck and spins into traffic on busy M60 motorway ‘before hitting an HGV’ The sofa falls off truck near Whitefield Interchange on the M60 in Manchester Furniture item then spins across the lanes of the motorway on its castors Motorists are forced to swerve … Read more
Smart motorway death crash statistics will be analysed by roads regulator as Grant Shapps continues to insist they are safe The Transport Secretary has ordered an independent review of safety data Fourteen people were killed in 2019 on motorways without a hard shoulder A coroner said smart motorways ‘present an ongoing risk of future deaths’ By … Read more
Smart motorway death crash statistics will be analysed by roads regulator as Grant Shapps continues to insist they are safe The Transport Secretary has ordered an independent review of safety data Fourteen people were killed in 2019 on motorways without a hard shoulder A coroner said smart motorways ‘present an ongoing risk of future deaths’ By … Read more
Technology being built into smart motorways to improve their controversial safety credentials might only detect around 85 per cent of stranded vehicles – and leave thousands of motorists a year vulnerable to potentially life-threatening collisions, a report has revealed. Stationary Vehicle Detection (SVD) systems are due to be rolled out across all smart motorways in … Read more
A Royal Navy engineer died after his souped-up car crashed off a motorway at 150mph while attempting to impress a colleague, an inquest has heard. Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Keith ‘Paddy’ Ross had boasted to his workmate, Harry Malbon, that his car would ‘take the record’ before taking him for a drive from Portsmouth Naval … Read more
A Royal Navy engineer died after his souped-up car crashed off a motorway at 150mph while attempting to impress a colleague, an inquest has heard. Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Keith ‘Paddy’ Ross had boasted to his workmate, Harry Malbon, that his car would ‘take the record’ before taking him for a drive from Portsmouth Naval … Read more
Offices around M25 surge in popularity as fewer people travel to work in City, new data reveals By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 Offices around the M25 have surged in popularity as fewer people have travelled to work in the City, … Read more
Half of the safety cameras on smart motorways are not yet operational, meaning drivers could be avoiding fines for ignoring lane closure signs which are crucial for warning of accidents or breakdowns ahead. The roads, which can use variable speed limits and the hard shoulder as a live running lane to manage traffic flow, have … Read more
Rules of ‘dangerous’ smart motorways will be included in the Highway Code so drivers have better understanding of how they work Road bosses announced plans to include smart motorways in the Highway Code It was a move ordered by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last year But relatives of those killed on controversial routes branded it ‘too … Read more