ABD - Links to foreign campaigning sites

The Association of British Drivers
Links — Foreign pro-car sites

The backlash against anti-car ideology is not just happening in the UK.

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Australia

National Motorists Association Australia
The ABD's equivalent down-under.
Australian Drivers Rights Association
QLD speed Focus on Queensland
Mr Road Safety
RoadSense

Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan

Assistance of Resolution of the Legal Problems of Transport Workers (No website)
Address: K.Rahimov Street 74/16, AZ1108 Baku
Tel: +994 12 436-09-23 or +994 12 462-32-06
Mob: +994 50 388-26-24

Canada

SENSE
Society for Safety by Education, Not Speed Enforcement.
CAA — Advocacy & Traffic Safety
CAA South Central Ontario — campaigning for drivers since 1903.
Canada Safety Council — Traffic Calming Versus Safety
Common sense on traffic calming from the country that first scrapped speed cameras.

Finland
Suomi

Finnish Roads
Reflections on some Finnish road design problems by a British ex-pat.

France

40 Millions d'Automobilistes (French≡Francais)
France's equivalent of the ABD.
ControleRadar English Francais
Location of all automatic speed radars in France, plus photos of French speed cameras — some not looking too pristine.
Federation Francaise des Vehicules d'Epoque (French≡Francais)
Historic vehicles group. Campaigning against insane plans to classify all former military vehicles as weapons.
FFMC (French≡Francais)
Motorcycle lobby group
NCA — Nouveaux Conducteurs Associés (French≡Francais)
Pour 4x4 (French≡Francais)
Campaigning against anti-4x4 propaganda in France.
RadarsOnline
Search for speed cameras in France by route or town.

Germany
Deutschland

Radarfalle (German≡Deutsch) Translate
Includes a database of speed camera locations in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland.
Starenkasten (German≡Deutsch) Translate
Maps of speed cameras in northern Germany.

Ireland

Irish Drivers Association
Giving Irish Drivers a Voice.
Consumers Association of Ireland
On-line petition against Vehicle Registration Tax and the cost of taxation on drivers overall.
MIJAG
Campaigning against the exorbitant prices young drivers are charged for motor insurance.
Road Signage in Ireland
Highlighting Ireland's appalling road signs
Irish Speed Trap Locations

Kenya

Driver Awareness Club
The ABD's equivalent in Kenya.

Netherlands
Nederland

Stichting Pro Auto
A Dutch pro-car group (Dutch≡Nederlands)
Beter Veilig {Better Safety}
(Dutch≡Nederlands)
FlitsService
Providing radar trap info via SMS to mobile phones (Dutch≡Nederlands).

New Zealand

Fast and Safe
Campaigning for drivers in New Zealand
Investigate Magazine
Several interesting articles in back copies of their magazines which are in PDF format. Use their search engine.
- (Newstalk) Where is the law that says "flashing lights" is illegal? 2004-04-01
- (Newstalk) This government is really living in a fantasy world! 2003-08-06
- Speed kills - or does it? July 2000
New Zealand Herald — Caught in the speed trap 2004-04-14
A newspaper article about the speed camera debate, including some utterly daft claims from NZ police.
New Zealand Herald — Speed cameras absent from accident blackspots 2003-12-29
A familiar story.
NZ Speed Camera Information
Radar Reporter
Speed Camera Locations
Speed Camera Sites
The Case for Roads
National Party PR — Speed camera tax grab hits your region
New Zealand's opposition party speak out on Labour government's abuse of speed cameras. Sound familiar?

Russia
Россйя

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PROMT

Свобода Выбора Svoboda Vybora Freedom of Choice
(Russian≡Русский)
Group which organised the protests over the jailing of a driver whose car was hit by a VIP car travelling at high speed, resulting in the death of those in the VIP car. Forum based website.
RuPoint — Автотранспорт (Russian≡Русский)
Russian language forum for Russian-speaking drivers in the UK
Общество Защиты Прав Водителей (ОЗПВ)
Obshchestvo Zashchity Prav Voditeley (OZPV) {Driver's Rights Protection Association}
(Russian≡Русский) — English pages are promised but don't work at present.
Public Opinion Foundation — Traffic Police: Knights of the Road?
ФОМ — ГАИ-водитель: встреча на большой дороге
Russian Traffic Police are often reported to encourage bribes at every opportunity. British Police would never stoop so low, they have a network of 5000 roadside machines to extort money from drivers.

South Africa

We are not aware of any drivers campaigning groups in South Africa, but recommend you visit this site.

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Sweden
Sverige

Swedish
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Systran

ABD — Stockholm Congestion Charge
We are keeping a close eye on the trial.
Bensinskatteupproret {Fuel Tax Rebellion}
(Swedish≡Svenska)
Campaigning against fuel tax levels in Sweden. Swedish drivers also get ripped off by VAT charged on fuel tax.
Bilfront
(Swedish≡Svenska)
For balanced discussions of motors and traffic.
Stoppafartkamerorna {Stop Speed Cameras}
(Swedish≡Svenska)
Campaigning against speed cameras in Sweden.
The Ride Quality Homepage
Looks at road surfaces and ride quality (English & Swedish).

Switzerland
Suisse
Scheiwz

Pro Moto German≡Deutsch French≡Francais
Campaigning against Swiss government plans to limit motorcycles to 80kph .
SwissBike
Radar trap locations (German≡Deutsch).

UAE

BBC — Dubai Speed Cameras Gain Sponsor
Hewlett Packard decide that jumping on the speed camera bandwagon will get them more customers.
How naive can you get?.

USA

National Motorists Association (NMA)
The ABDs equivalent over the pond.
Americans against traffic calming
Automotive Freedom & Privacy
The Office of the House Majority Leader describes the red light camera scam.
Bear Trap Guide
List of speed traps on all Interstate Highways.
Coalition for Vehicle Choice
Preserving the freedom of Americans to choose motor vehicles that meet their needs and their freedom to travel.
Friends of Southern California's Highways
A grass-roots organization dedicated to the rebuilding and expansion of the freeway and highway system.
Highways are safe at any speed
An article by Eric Peters of the Wall Street Journal showing how history refutes all the nonsense about speed.
Houston Coalition for Free Streets
Fighting speed humps in Houston
No Speed Bumps
Residents of Orange County, Florida, fighting speed bumps
The Problem with Police Radar
Questioning the reliability of police radar guns
Responsibility In DUI Laws
Concerned citizens who recognize that the current trend in DUI laws is criminalizing and punishing responsible drinkers
RADA
'Road Access for Disabled Americans'. Campaigning against speed humps. Highly recommended.
Speed Related Argument Database
Countering many of the arguments used against drivers.

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