Motorhome Ready To Scrap Smart Motorways And Consider Introducing Advisory Speed Limits

The Foreign Secretary made the comments in response to a question from a Conservative Party member at the latest event in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as leader. Smart motorways, which include variable speed limits and the use of hard shoulders as a road surface at rush hour, are controversial with many Tory MPs after claims they increase the risk of accidents. A Tory member of the audience at the Wembley hustings, identified only as David, told Mrs Truss: “Smart motorways kill. They also cause long delays because they close lanes when there is a breakdown, which is a problem for people who have to drive as part of their job. “They also often impose very low speed limits – mandatory – much lower than necessary. “So you’re going to bring back hard shoulders on all motorways and in the meantime change the speed limit from mandatory to advisory to allow drivers to make their own judgments about safe speed, rather than having some overly cautious person on a remote the box decides the speed limit for them?’ Ms Truss replied: “I agree with you. I definitely think we should look into them and stop them if they don’t work as soon as possible. All the evidence I have agrees with your point about smart highways. “Regarding speed limits, I’d be open to seeing that. I can’t give you an exact answer at this point. But I think the smart highway experiment didn’t work.” Asked by LBC radio host Nick Ferrari if she would “stop smart motorways”, Ms Truss simply replied: “Yes”.

title: “Motorhome Ready To Scrap Smart Motorways And Consider Introducing Advisory Speed Limits Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “April Spencer”

The Foreign Secretary made the comments in response to a question from a Conservative Party member at the latest event in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as leader. Smart motorways, which include variable speed limits and the use of hard shoulders as a road surface at rush hour, are controversial with many Tory MPs after claims they increase the risk of accidents. A Tory member of the audience at the Wembley hustings, identified only as David, told Mrs Truss: “Smart motorways kill. They also cause long delays because they close lanes when there is a breakdown, which is a problem for people who have to drive as part of their job. “They also often impose very low speed limits – mandatory – much lower than necessary. “So you’re going to bring back hard shoulders on all motorways and in the meantime change the speed limit from mandatory to advisory to allow drivers to make their own judgments about safe speed, rather than having some overly cautious person on a remote the box decides the speed limit for them?’ Ms Truss replied: “I agree with you. I definitely think we should look into them and stop them if they don’t work as soon as possible. All the evidence I have agrees with your point about smart highways. “Regarding speed limits, I’d be open to seeing that. I can’t give you an exact answer at this point. But I think the smart highway experiment didn’t work.” Asked by LBC radio host Nick Ferrari if she would “stop smart motorways”, Ms Truss simply replied: “Yes”.

title: “Motorhome Ready To Scrap Smart Motorways And Consider Introducing Advisory Speed Limits Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Shauna Toombs”

The Foreign Secretary made the comments in response to a question from a Conservative Party member at the latest event in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as leader. Smart motorways, which include variable speed limits and the use of hard shoulders as a road surface at rush hour, are controversial with many Tory MPs after claims they increase the risk of accidents. A Tory member of the audience at the Wembley hustings, identified only as David, told Mrs Truss: “Smart motorways kill. They also cause long delays because they close lanes when there is a breakdown, which is a problem for people who have to drive as part of their job. “They also often impose very low speed limits – mandatory – much lower than necessary. “So you’re going to bring back hard shoulders on all motorways and in the meantime change the speed limit from mandatory to advisory to allow drivers to make their own judgments about safe speed, rather than having some overly cautious person on a remote the box decides the speed limit for them?’ Ms Truss replied: “I agree with you. I definitely think we should look into them and stop them if they don’t work as soon as possible. All the evidence I have agrees with your point about smart highways. “Regarding speed limits, I’d be open to seeing that. I can’t give you an exact answer at this point. But I think the smart highway experiment didn’t work.” Asked by LBC radio host Nick Ferrari if she would “stop smart motorways”, Ms Truss simply replied: “Yes”.

title: “Motorhome Ready To Scrap Smart Motorways And Consider Introducing Advisory Speed Limits Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-06” author: “Andrea Lanser”

The Foreign Secretary made the comments in response to a question from a Conservative Party member at the latest event in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as leader. Smart motorways, which include variable speed limits and the use of hard shoulders as a road surface at rush hour, are controversial with many Tory MPs after claims they increase the risk of accidents. A Tory member of the audience at the Wembley hustings, identified only as David, told Mrs Truss: “Smart motorways kill. They also cause long delays because they close lanes when there is a breakdown, which is a problem for people who have to drive as part of their job. “They also often impose very low speed limits – mandatory – much lower than necessary. “So you’re going to bring back hard shoulders on all motorways and in the meantime change the speed limit from mandatory to advisory to allow drivers to make their own judgments about safe speed, rather than having some overly cautious person on a remote the box decides the speed limit for them?’ Ms Truss replied: “I agree with you. I definitely think we should look into them and stop them if they don’t work as soon as possible. All the evidence I have agrees with your point about smart highways. “Regarding speed limits, I’d be open to seeing that. I can’t give you an exact answer at this point. But I think the smart highway experiment didn’t work.” Asked by LBC radio host Nick Ferrari if she would “stop smart motorways”, Ms Truss simply replied: “Yes”.