I have written an e-mail to Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport about deaths on Highways England’s smart motorways.
In my opinion HE breached their license by failing to set up a stakeholder advisory panel with representatives from “safety groups”.
Dear Mr Shapps,
I am writing to you in your capacity as Secretary of State for Transport.
Please refer to Steve Bird’s article dated 18th January in the The Telegraph – Talented university student becomes latest ‘stranded’ smart motorway death – two others in comas
Highways England was formed in April 2015. Their License from the DfT specified that they must establish a stakeholder advisory panel and ensure that the membership included environment and safety groups .
Their failure to do so is detailed at Highways England’s non-compliant Stakeholder Advisory panel
One can only speculate that if they had received advice on safety via a properly constituted panel the recent tragedies may have been mitigated.
I myself nearly lost my life when trying to extricate myself from tight space on a smart lay-by on the M25.
I trust this is of help.
Kind regards
Peter Silverman
www.cleanhighways.co.uk
(Phone number removed)
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