Petition · past parliament
Reverse Government support for SMART motorways
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
38 people have died on SMART motorways yet Highways England and the Dept of Transport insist they are safe. It has also been said that they are safer than conventional motorways. Experts disagree. The Government should restore the hard shoulder as a life saving feature of all motorways
We need to stop avoidable deaths and injuries on motorways
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Timeline
| 24 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.