I was recently interviewed along with others about the road which went out on the internet. The interviewer was asking people their views regarding the action that has been taken to reduce accidents, many of them fatal, on this road. In 2018 North Yorkshire County Council secured £11.5m for road safety from the Government s Safer Roads Fund. The money, announced by the Department for Transport, is for work to upgrade four stretches of road in the county over the next five years. The county council submitted bids for each of the projects and has been awarded 100 per cent of the money requested.
Click the thumbs up >Highways England has launched a new campaign advising drivers to “go left” if they break down on the motorway.
The multi-million pound exercise is aimed at improving safety on smart motorways following a review by the Transport Secretary last year.
It is being supported by partners across the recovery industry and independent road safety campaigner Meera Naran.
Set to the tune of the Pet Shop Boys’ hit version of the ‘Go West’ song, the advert delivers a clear, single-minded message – go left.
Highways England Acting Chief Executive, Nick Harris, said: “No one plans to break down on a motorway, but if the unexpected happens then I want all motorists to know what to do so that they can keep themselves and others safe.
10 March 2021
In a multi-million pound public information drive the company is giving motorists clear advice about what to do in an emergency.
Millions of journeys are made every day on the country’s busiest roads – motorways and major A-roads – and most are incident-free. But around 600 journeys a day involve a breakdown, and when you are on a busy motorway that can be frightening.
So today Highways England is setting out what drivers should do if they encounter problems with their vehicle – go left. The campaign is being supported by partners across the recovery industry and independent road safety campaigner Meera Naran.
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