Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Lack of driver awareness of stationary vehicles on smart motorways
The earlier warning
Alexandru Murgeanu and Jason Mercer · 19 Jan 2021 · David Urpeth, South Yorkshire West
“The need for better driver awareness on the use of smart motorways”
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Alexandru Murgeanu and Jason Mercer (19 Jan 2021) · stated timescale: shortly
“Highways England will publish this report shortly”
What recurred
- 16 Sept 2022 · Nargis Begum · Nicola Mundy · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Alexandru Murgeanu and Jason Mercer · 19 Jan 2021
“The need for better driver awareness on the use of smart motorways”
Later · Nargis Begum · 16 Sept 2022
“(1) The lack of public understanding regarding the need for them to call National Highways should they identify a problem on the motorway network such as a stationary vehicle.”
What happened next
Evidence found · stated action 1
“Smart motorways stocktake Fourth year progress report: December 2024 Contents 03 Foreword 05 Executive summary 10 Smart motorway features 12 Stocktake action summary 19 Updated safety evidence 50 Conclusion 51 Annex A - Smart motorways map 52 Annex B - Methodology 93 Annex C - Detailed tables 94 Annex D - Detailed collision data 95 Annex E - Before versus after- Detailed tables Contents 96 Annex F”
Smart motorways stocktake · nationalhighways.co.uk/…/cre24_0128-smart-motorways-stocktake-4…
“National Highways publish Smart Motorways Stocktake - Third Year Progress Report In the third progress report since the 2020 Action Plan, National Highways confirm it has now delivered on all actions planned to be completed to date, and provided evidence that, in most cases, smart motorways are safer than the roads they replaced.”
National Highways publish Smart Motorways Stocktake · ciht.org.uk/…/national-highways-publish-smart-motorways-stockta…