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Smart Motorways Catch More Than 1,000 Speeding Drivers a Week

posted by CoolHand on Monday November 07 2016, @10:39PM   
from the big-bro-on-the-road dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

More than 1,000 motorists a week are being caught speeding on the UK's smart motorways, police figures suggest.

Last year, 52,516 fixed penalties were issued on 11 smart sections, including on stretches of the M1, M25 and M6.

This compared to 2,023 on the same stretches in 2010-11, before they were upgraded to smart motorways - which use the hard shoulder and variable speed limits to control traffic flow.

The government says they are used to improve capacity, not generate revenue.

Smart motorways are operated by Highways England, which uses overhead gantries - also containing speed cameras - to direct traffic into open lanes and change speed limits depending on the volume of traffic.

Ticket revenue has increased tenfold over 5 years. Have British drivers experienced the "improved capacity" that the government uses to justify the smart highways?

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• Re:One word - or several Re:One word - or several (Score: 3, Funny) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Tuesday November 08 2016, @04:01AM

  by fido_dogstoyevsky (131) <{axehandle} {at} {gmail.com}> on Tuesday November 08 2016, @04:01AM (#423917)

  "The government says they are used to improve capacity, not generate revenue."

  Bullshit.

  Since it's in Britain, you can also use the term "inconvenienlty large consignment of superannuated shoe repairers" and be understood.

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  It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.

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• Re:One word - or several (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 08 2016, @06:43AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 08 2016, @06:43AM (#423955)

  "bollocks"

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• Re:One word - or several (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 08 2016, @05:15PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 08 2016, @05:15PM (#424143)

  "Yes, Minister"

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