basis, much of the safety equipmentjust doesn't work. either no power, or the kit itself is broken. so no vehicle detection, no cameras. it means the motorway�*s not smart any more, and you're on your own. we put in a freedom of information request, and found that betweenjune 2022 and february this year, power was lost on the smart motorway network 397 times. well, if we've got to the point where we can't necessarily rely on the cameras to be in the right position, we can't necessarily rely on the radar or the signs themselves, or the power outages, you know — what exactly are we left with to rely on as motorists when we're in quite a high—risk situation on a smart motorway in the first place? some of the details are staggering. lastjuly, there were no safety devices working for nearly five days on a section of the m6. in february, there were no signals, signs, sensors or cameras on one stretch of the m27 for more than a day. atjunction14 of the m4,