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Clare Mercer said she plans to sue the Highways of England for corporate manslaughter over the death of her husband,

killed The Widow of A Man who to sue on a "smart highway" plans of the motorways of England for corporate manslaughter.

Jason Mercer, 44, died on may 7. June on the M1 near Sheffield, where the strip is now an active lane-keeping assistant.

He was involved in a minor collision, but if he and The Other driver got out to exchange details, the hit of a truck. Both died at The Scene of the accident.

His widow, Clare Mercer, said Highways England will have to reconsider, with hard shoulders and live lanes.

The Other driver was 22-year-old Alexandru Murgeanu of Mansfield .

Smart-car-be-controlled cars to computers, which are constantly on The Road , and can change the speed limit on their own

- Ms Mercer, from Rotherham, said she, "fell to the ground" when a Police Officer told her that her husband was dead.

Two months later, she calls on highways in England to outlaw, all-lane running, and to bring back hard shoulders.

"the motorways of England in its duty of care, my husband and several other people, and I'm encouraging others to the same path as I," She Said .

"I want the whole [smart highway] exit system, with immediate effect, while the independent bodies, the analysis of the facts. "

Ms Mercer said, to replace The System , highway edge of the strip with live lanes should stop, while independent bodies", to analyze the facts of" Smart motorways

Jason Mercer and The Other three died in The Past year between the port 31 and 35 of the M1, where there is no hard shoulder.

Sixteen miles from the M1 in South Yorkshire , between Meadowhall and Woodall, had the hard shoulder replaced every mile or so by a retreat area.

Highways England overhead said portals will advise drivers to Move Away from a blocked lane.

But the vehicles may be cars stranded in life, if you are not near a place to retreat to when you stop.

There are two types of Smart motorway in the UK. The First is where the hard shoulder is opened to traffic, when it's really busy, often speed limits cut at the same time.

you \ ' ve since 2006, and statistics show that traffic congestion and cut accidents, because it is easier to control the data traffic. Sensors in the roadway detect how full the highway, and overhead gantries with matrix attached to explain the characters, when the stand is open.

"All-track" is run differently. It is where the hard shoulder is open all the time, effectively converting a three-lane highway into a four-lane one.

For the government, it is a cheap way of increasing road capacity also without a complete rebuilding of a highway, which would mean riding of the bridges and cross.

But a report by the Transport Select Committee " in 2016, called for an end to the "all-lane-running" programs, to say there are great security concerns.

The Department for Transport said: "all-track" has been developed to run as safe as ordinary highways.

Spencer Stokes, BBC Yorkshire business correspondent

Clare Mercer said she "fell to the ground" if she tells, her husband Jason died

the motorways of England chief highway engineer Mike Wilson said safety was a "top priority".

He said the UK motorways are among the safest roads in The World , and the latest generation of smart motorways, reduced accident rates by over 25%.

"We will continue to evaluate lane running schemes and works closely with The Emergency services to ensure security is maintained," motorways of England said.

"shows proof of where all-lane running, was introduced, there was less collisions and congestion has been reduced, despite an increase in the number of vehicles with them. "

A 39-year-old man from Hull, was arrested over the collision and was released on bail, pending further inquiries.

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