[GeorgeJohn]

I saw the headline and agreed straight away, it just seems a way of the government saving a few quid but putting peoples lives at risk. I know I don't feel safe travelling on roads without them.

Eight out of 10 drivers think that removal of hard-shoulders on SMART motorways has made motorways more dangerous than four years ago, according to an AA-Populus poll of 20,845 drivers.

Link for full story: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/i...hard-shoulders-increases-danger-say-motorists

 

[Skyye]

Of course it would be better to have a normal 4-lane motorway in the first place with proper hard shoulder, but in many cases this may not be practical or affordable.