Will Electric Vehicles ever be ready to power the Caravan and Motorhome Industry? The unsuitability of EVs for heavy vehicles highlights the need for continued…
Roger Lawson13th October 2019
Emission Impossible and Climatically Irrelevant as Global Fossil Fuel Use Continues to Increase. The government has embarked on a unilateral policy of reducing the UK's…
Roger Lawson6th October 2019
ABD Argues The Focus Should Be On 85th Percentile To Maximise Safety. The ABD have long called for an overhaul of speed limits. The current…
Roger Lawson3rd October 2019
The USA is traditionally where the motor car is king as public transport has been sparse while roads have been built to cope with demand.…
Roger Lawson23rd September 2019
In a modern 24/7 society denying drivers the use of roads for spurious reasons is unacceptable.The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has become increasingly concerned…
Roger Lawson19th September 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers has submitted evidence to Parliament’s Transport Committee inquiry into road safety. Subsequently, the Committee expanded the inquiry to seek evidence…
Roger Lawson16th September 2019
UK pedestrian road traffic accident causation statistics consistently indicate that 65% of pedestrian fatalities and serious pedestrian injuries are precipitated by the pedestrian "jumping, running,…
Roger Lawson15th August 2019
There has been much hysteria about hands free phone use in the media. Whilst we are being presented with much evidence of phone use being…
Roger Lawson14th August 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has launched a campaign against blanket 20 MPH speed limits under the name “20s Senseless” – see www.20ssenseless.org The…
Roger Lawson12th August 2019
Vision Zero is a multi-national road traffic safety project that aims to achieve a highway system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic.…
Roger Lawson6th August 2019
The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) has long been concerned that the national media does little to adequately inform the public regarding the stark disparity…
Roger Lawson10th July 2019
Another ABD prediction comes true and the likes of Brake are proved wrong again. In 2015 speed limits were increased for goods vehicles over 7.5…
Roger Lawson28th June 2019
Our car industry is dying due to uncertain taxation policies with local mayors, councils and future governments able to introduce taxes at whim. Today's 'compliant'…
Roger Lawson7th June 2019
Important information for British journalists, policymakers and drivers faced with ULEZ zones. German regional public broadcaster NDR (Northern German Broadcasting) has made a film investigating…
Alister Watt28th May 2019
Heathrow airport has announced plans for a charge on some cars and PHVs from 2022. It will apply to those that enter the airport to…
Roger Lawson26th May 2019
The ABD has submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Transport Committee's inquiry into road safety. We stress the need for a new road…
Roger Lawson19th May 2019
The ABD strongly opposes the introduction of EU mandated vehicle speed limiters which are due to be approved this October, regardless of whether we stay…
Roger Lawson19th May 2019
The ABD welcomes today's news that the Government does not intend to lower the drink-drive limit in England and Wales as figures have shown that…
Roger Lawson14th May 2019
For decades, funding to maintain Britain's road network in a serviceable condition has been inadequate, especially the bulk of road mileage for which local authorities…
Roger Lawson14th May 2019