Living in Tamworth with the M42 nearby which, as far as I know, was used as the "Trial" for using the hard shoulder as running lane I'm very sadly not surprised.
Desperately sorry for those involved but common sense saw it coming a long time ago.
Was there a lane closure indicated?
If so, what happened to make the lorry driver ignore it?
Maybe he's been through miles and miles of closures with nothing happening and absolutely no reason for the lane closure? I've posted elsewhere about crying wolf.
I've been hunting for the Smart motorway protocols for changing speed limits/closing lanes etc. etc. for some time and guess what.....
I've drawn a complete blank. Nothing anywhere in the public domain that I've been able to find.
Maybe it's time to see them published so we can all understand the process and use that information in our driving?
Thoughts are with the family for their loss in such tragic circumstances.
Andy.
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