• the motorway network to be extended significantly (PR286 Our Green & Pleasant Land)
• an increase in the motorway speed limit (PR473 PR520)
• removal of variable speed limits (PR155 PR705)
• no hard shoulder running (PR362)
• an end to prolonged closures after an accident (PR592)
• more gated emergency exit points to allow police to clear traffic after an accident (PR592)
• new motorways built with separated carriageways to reduce accidents (PR365)

The M6 just north of Tebay services in Cumbria has carriageways which are so far apart that sheep can graze between them. This design totally eliminates the possibility of cross-over accidents and stops rubber-necking at accidents. Separated carriageways should be standard design practice for all new motorways wherever space permits. A minor road between the carriageways could provide access for emergency services and maintenance, reducing the need to close lanes.

Sub-Topics

• Dartford Crossing Tolls — ABD observations, November 2001
• M6 Toll
• Motorways planned and needed
• Our Green and Pleasant Land
• Raising the motorway speed limit
  The ABD's submission to the government, 2001
• "Breaking the Logjam" — The ABD's response, March 1999

ABD Press Releases about Motorways

• PR781 — 'Unfit for 80' Report Seriously Flawed — 2012-05-13
• PR724 — M6 Toll A Failure - We Told You First! — 2010-08-31
• PR710 — Driver Skill Can Exorcise Phantom Jams — 2010-04-06
• PR705 — Plans for M20 Variable Speed Limits Condemned — 2010-03-06
• PR592 — Six Point Plan to End Crazy Road Closures — 2007-11-01
• PR591 — Merkel Rejects Autobahn Speed Limits: Safety Not Even Mentioned — 2007-10-30
• PR520 — No More Excuses — Raise The Motorway Speed Limit Now! — 2007-01-06
• PR495 — Cross-Party Proposal is Crass — 2006-08-07
• PR483 — Camera Claim for M4 Accident Reduction Unfounded — 2006-04-12
• PR473 — Forty Years on, Time for a Higher Speed Limit on Motorways — 2005-12-19
• PR472 — ABD Refutes Link Between New Roads and Traffic Growth — 2005-12-15
• PR452 — Hidden Study Shows Speed Cameras Useless In Motorway Roadworks — 2005-08-07
• PR449 — New Research Undermines M4 Cameras — 2005-07-21
• PR440 — M4 Camera Partnership in Cash for Questions Row — 2005-05-02
• PR439 — ABD Hails Success Of M4 Speed Camera Protest — 2005-05-01
• PR437 — ABD Backs M4 Protest — 2005-04-25
• PR435 — M4 Speed Camera Rip Off Shows Why Camera Partnerships Should be Abolished — 2005-04-12
• PR423 — Lane Discipline, Not Lane Theft, Says ABD — 2004-12-11
• PR392 — "Cruise Missiles" a Bigger Factor in Sleep Crashes than Tiredness — 2004-02-19
• PR387 — Tolls Make for Inefficient Use of Roadspace — 2003-12-18
• PR379 — Daylight Robbery on the M4 — 2003-11-01
• PR365 — ABD Calls for End to Crossover Accidents — 2003-06-12
• PR362 — ABD Condemns Dangerous Government Hard Shoulder Proposal — 2003-05-19
• PR355 — Highway Code Should be Sent to All — 2003-03-03
• PR332 — ABD Supports Calls for M25 Widening — 2002-07-24
• PR324 — Darling's First Gaffe — 2002-06-04
• PR311 — Government Must Wipe The Sleep From Its Eyes On Safe Driving — 2002-01-10
• PR291 — Strong Evidence in Favour of a Higher Speed Limit on Motorways — 2001-05-27
• PR286 — Proposed Outer London Orbital — 2001-05-01
• PR160 — Anti-car highways agency in stealth plan for 50mph motorway limit — 1998-08-24
• PR155 — Flawed variable speed limits to be extended to Birmingham and Manchester — 1998-08-05
• PR104 — M25 Variable speed limit trials — 1997-02-28