"Go Left" on smart motorways.

I have never been on one, and have no desire to do so!

I do not like smart motorways always glad to get off them.
It is always sensible to get out of the passenger door if broken down on any motorway and although our cars have large consuls in the middle I can easily crawl over my DH cannot at 6ft 4 it’s not an easy option.

I hate smart motorways, if you breakdown you can’t always get to a safe area and they are few and far between. As for clambering over to the passenger side, there are many people who would not be able to do this. This is the most stupid dangerous idea ever. I have only been on one once and hated it, I felt very unsafe. I will avoid smart motorways at all costs. I really cannot understand the thinking behind these, they certainly do nothing to make motorway driving safer.

DD is a far more intrepid driver than me and she has started avoiding them.

Here's another thought - you've got small children in the back of the car. How do you organise getting them out while performing contortions in the front seats?

Our granddaughter had a terrifying experience on one of these motorways. I agree they are deathtraps.

better to be one hour late in this life,
than 10 years early in the next.

i would go so far left as to leave the motorway as soon as i discover it has a totally stupid section without a hard shoulder.

These motorways are death traps. Several people have been killed on them. What if your car breaks down and you can’t get to one of these so called safe areas??

? what car were they testing this scenario out on I wonder?
Cars (or people) don't seem to made this way these days.

Apparently an enquiry was launched at the end of last month by the Transport Committee. Hummm. Frankly I hate being on them but am not hopeful of any change soon, if ever.