He said: “Smart motorways have been a huge topic of debate and it is absolutely correct for the government to pause their development to both gather data and ensure that the UK’s motorways are as safe as possible.
“It is clear that many drivers are yet to be convinced about the safety of smart motorways and therefore there must be clear transparency about all the data being gathered and the evidence on which future decisions are based.”
The poll also asked road users how the Government should handle smart motorways in the future.
More than one in three (36 percent) said permanent hard shoulders should be reinstated on roads as soon as possible.
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