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?
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday November 08 2016, @06:23PM
I know how to use a clutch, which allows for smooth and precise speed tweaks without ever touching the brakes. Even in modern auto transmissions, where you can change gears much easier than the old ones, you don't have the fine-grain control of coasting...
Done that the other day on an LA highway, more than 30 minutes in a jam without actually stopping nor braking as I coasted to match the period of the speed-and-stop car in front of me. The two cars behind me never had to stop either.
Keeps me entertained and challenged since I don't yap on the phone when I drive. Try it, the other drivers might be happy when the jam goes away faster.