Moderator note: the first few posts of this thread were split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/proposed-abandonment-of-smart-motorways.194331 and joined up with this thread, as per:
I thought it was probably worth splitting the discussion away from this one about smart motorways:
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/proposed-abandonment-of-smart-motorways.194331/unread
I’m sure that we’ve all seen plenty of appalling driving on our motorway system, but what do you do to keep safe?
(With the proviso that it’s not always up to you when something goes wrong)
I feel for you there. I drive regularly on a motorway with no lighting. In open country, it is pitch black and scary, especially in the winter months and if there is mist or rain.
Most of my motorway driving is done on motorways with no street lighting, whilst it's different to driving where it's lit it's not any more of a challenge and certainly a lot easier than driving on other rural roads with no street lights.
The "scary" roads are those where the cats eye and white lines haven't been maintained, in those cases you just drive more slowly than during the day, so as to drive to the conditions. Especially when there's rain and mist.
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