Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Moratorium and review of "Smart Motorways" and associated works
Closed
502 signatures
What the petition asks
No more "Smart motorway" roadworks should be started until all present works are completed.
Then a review of smart motorways should be established to investigate their impact on:
a) road safety
b) levels of road usage/traffic
Then a review of smart motorways should be established to investigate their impact on:
a) road safety
b) levels of road usage/traffic
Driving up and down the M6, I am terrified that there's going to be a disaster. With no hard shoulder and suddenly have a family vehicle stop in front of you, stopping a 40t lorry doing 40-55mph is almost impossible. The worst are emergency laybys - too small for HGV's & breakdown vehicles and emergency response vehicle's unable to manoeuvre through traffic.
Roadworks at present need to be finished first, then a detailed review over a meaningful period of time to see just how safe and practical they are.
Roadworks at present need to be finished first, then a detailed review over a meaningful period of time to see just how safe and practical they are.
Timeline
| 2 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
502
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
2 Oct 2020
Closed
2 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.