The verdict of air pollution being a contributory factor was made in the absence of measured data, under intense emotional and political pressure The following…
Paul Biggs17th December 2020
Witnesses seem to have a political, personal or professional interest in implicating air pollution from traffic as a cause of death. The second inquest into…
Paul Biggs30th November 2020
Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) Report highlights the economic damage from even a 2p rise in fuel duty. ABD Spokesman Paul Biggs said:…
Paul Biggs24th November 2020
Many thanks to LTT for summarising the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution’s latest position on air pollution and health (‘COMEAP sums up…
Paul Biggs21st November 2020
An arbitrary target date for banning new petrol/diesel cars and vans is based on costly virtue signalling. It is widely reported that Boris Johnson is…
Paul Biggs18th November 2020
14 Tory MPs so far have signed the letter to Grant Shapps (1) highlighting the damage being done by road blocks and cycle lanes installed…
Ian Taylor10th November 2020
Despite substantial recent expansion of the cycle network nationwide, there has been no corresponding increase in the uptake of cycling. The ABD is neither in…
Ian Taylor8th November 2020
The Government has responded to the parliamentary petition which called for withdrawal of guidance and funding of road closures and cycle lanes that are creating…
Paul Biggs28th October 2020
ABD HITS BACK AT ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE THE GROUP The Guardian’s hysterical piece (21 October 2020) objecting to the Alliance of British Drivers giving evidence…
Ian Taylor26th October 2020
Highways England (HE) is proposing to reduce the motorway speed limit for all traffic, including "zero" tailpipe- (but in practice merely geographically displaced) emissions electric…
Ian Taylor24th September 2020
Photo: Horncastle Road The Alliance of British Drivers has long argued that there is way too much scaremongering about the impact on people’s health of…
Ian Taylor11th September 2020
The Traffic Management Act was passed by Parliament in 2004. Its objective was to improve the management of the road network. Part 2 of the…
Ian Taylor9th September 2020
The national news media are finally waking up to the damaging road closures caused by Grant Shapps’ directives encouraging local councils to promote “active” travel…
Ian Taylor23rd August 2020
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are being promoted by local councils and central government and are actually being implemented in many locations around the country. Typically…
Ian Taylor18th August 2020
The Daily Telegraph covered the alleged “culture war” caused by road closures in Islington today. The article said: “The leader of Islington council, Richard Watts,…
Ian Taylor13th August 2020
A raft of new laws prioritising cyclists ramps up the war on drivers under the guise of fighting obesity Following Nanny State instructions on what…
Paul Biggs29th July 2020
A Highways England (HE) study (1) into raising speed limits from 50mph to 55 or 60mph through motorway roadworks confirms the longstanding ABD position that…
Paul Biggs28th July 2020
A Highways England (HE) study into raising speed limits from 50mph to 55 or 60mph through motorway roadworks confirms the longstanding ABD position that sensible…
Paul Biggs27th July 2020
Dear Mr King, Many drivers are cyclists, including ABD members, but road space reallocation for cycling has collided with democracy and common sense. The ABD…
Paul Biggs26th July 2020