A record number of drivers have been caught driving in lanes market with a red X on smart motorways in the last three years, highlighting what has been described as the “fragility of one of the systems designed to keep stricken drivers safe”.
Road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, submitted Freedom of Information requests to police forces across the county and uncovered that as many as 53,000 people were caught by enforcement cameras and fined for driving in a Red X-marked lane on a smart motorway.
Markings are displayed digitally on overhead gantries, with a red ‘X’ instructing motorists to move into another lane as there as there could be an obstruction.
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