Motorway driving at its best and worst times
Once you have passed your driving test and are fully qualified to drive on all minor and major roads in Britain it’s inevitable that at some point you are going to use a motorway to try to get from A to B in the quickest time possible. When the motorway is running smoothly, and traffic is flowing at a steady speed, getting to wherever you need to go is easy and straightforward. Unfortunately, there are sometimes accidents or incidents that can close one or more lanes or even the whole motorway must be stopped, and cars can wait for hours while any debris is cleared from the road and casualties are cared for. If there is an incident where chemicals have been spilled onto the road surface it will be the job of the Fire brigade to bring their specialist cleaning equipment including Chemical Spill Kits and make sure the motorway is once again safe for drivers to carry on their journeys.
There are now, new “Smart Motorways” in use, these are built for our busiest and most congested areas and don’t include a hard shoulder for drivers to pull over should their vehicle break down. These “Smart” roads have features and modern technology fitted not used on conventional motorways, emergency areas and radar-based all vehicle detection to name just two.
The transport Secretary published a report over two years ago suggesting that “Smart Motorways” are the roads of the future and there have been several significant improvements to our motorway systems since then.
