The secretary of State for Transport has estimated that this proposal for a ‘Convention’ for the climate could be subject to the French.
And if the measure, deemed “unfeasible” by some, was submitted to the French ? The limitation to 110 km/h maximum speed on highway, proposed by the ‘Convention’ for the climate, could be a subject submitted to a referendum, among other issues, said Monday the secretary of State for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari on RTL.
“These speed restrictions are related to the ecology, road safety, the report of the French (…) to have their freedoms, they are beautiful subjects of democracy. This proposal could be found if the president (of the Republic) decides to insert themselves into a series of propositions (…) are submitted to a consultative referendum,” said Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
“A beautiful subject policy”
The head of State, who will receive the 150 citizens of the Convention on the 29th of June, had decided to organize, in this exercise of participatory democracy unheard of in France after the crisis of the “yellow vests”, triggered by the announcement of a carbon tax on fuels. The president and Emmanuel Macron said consider a referendum to multiple questions on some of the proposals made by the Convention, hypothesis relayed by several members of the majority or of the government.
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Among the proposals, the reduction of speed on motorways from 130 to 110km/h polarizes opinion and has sparked the ire of the automobile associations, echoing to the grumbles already triggered by the 80km/h on national. When asked about his personal position on the 110 km/h), the secretary of State for Transport has not taken a position. “I am a citizen, so if I am consulted, I am focusing my comments”, he simply answered. “It is a beautiful subject policy, ( … ), this is why I think it is one of the issues that potentially could finding to be inserted in a referendum”, insisted Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
