Hard shoulders don't make much of a difference.
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24 vehicles crash into stationary cars on the hard shoulder every week
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Almost 9,000 of these accidents involved a vehicle colliding with a stationary car, and 42 per cent of those 9,000 took place on the hard shoulder of a motorway or major A road.
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After a
minor collision, there was no pressing need to stop on a live lane of any sort. Would you do it on any other busy road?
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There was no nearby lay-by and the drivers had pulled over by a barrier to exchange insurance details when the lorry hit their vehicles.
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