More safety changes promised for Cumbria M6 junction 37
Bruce Parker from National Highways said: "We recognise this is a location where there have been a number of very tragic incidents in the past, so this is very much a priority location for us."He said the "vast majority" of drivers were looking to check if the road was clear, but there continued to be instances when motorists did not notice the junction ahead."We are working closely with the police who are similarly perplexed why the issue appears to be happening," he added."If people are ignoring the stop signs, why would they not ignore a traffic light."What we don't want to do is spend lots of money making changes to the junction for it to have no impact."
'Improve awareness'
In a statement National Highways confirmed it was looking at options to further improve safety.It said: "We expect to deliver those improvements, once identified, in the current financial year. "We need to be confident that any additional measures will improve driver awareness without the risk of causing confusion."
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