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People who would help stranded motorway users have been urged not to if the situation were to occur.

The Highways Agency has claimed that the dangers of driving on the hard shoulder are too big to risk, while a stranger could also force a scared motorist back into their vehicle unintentionally, according to Reuters.

Subsequently, it stated that drivers may suffer a road accident which could invalidate their car insurance policy.

Yet the news company added that a poll of 100 motorists last month found that six out of ten male drivers would stop to help a stranded female driver with young children.

But the agency's traffic operations director Derek Turner reminded people that it is illegal to stop on the hard shoulder unless it is an emergency.

"This applies even to well-intentioned offers of help. Drivers are putting themselves at grave risk," stated the official.

Meanwhile, the Glasgow Evening Times has reported that motorists in Strathclyde are not particularly considerate road users.

The area has the highest frequency of drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel.

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