There are “forces in the country”, who wanted to destroy the “Diesel”: Minister of transport, Andreas Scheuer (CSU) has criticised in the debate on fine dust to the environment help focus. In addition, a speed limit on the car would be mind webs “against every man”.
Berlin – German transport Minister, Andreas Scheuer (CSU) has announced consequences from the criticism of more than a hundred lung doctors to the fine dust limit values. He will make the Initiative of the Doctors on the topic of the next EU transport Council of Ministers, announced in Scheuer and in the “Bild am Sonntag”.
“The call of the pulmonary doctors must lead to the implementation of the limit values and if necessary changed,” said Scheuer. As the First but had to “be the masochistic debate ended, as we in Germany always put it briefly, self-harm and can be a burden. Especially now the measurement to be checked.”
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At the same time, Scheuer accused the German environmental aid to the German car industry is broken: “There are forces in this country who wish to destroy the Diesel and then the diesel.” The German environmental aid “and other” pursued this strategy “to the detriment of the citizens, and the jobs”.
Scheuer on the topic of speed limit: “Who wants to go 120, 120”
Railways are Also under stroke shy of his opposition to a speed limit on the car. “The principle of freedom has proven its worth. Who wants to go 120, to 120. Who wants to drive faster, must also. What is the approach of the constant nannying?“ A speed limit on the motorways would reduce, therefore, according to Scheuer, the total CO2 emissions in Germany by less than 0.5 percent. With a view to the safety aspect, the Minister said: “German highways are the safest roads in the world.” Already 30 percent of the highway miles, namely, 7640, would have a speed limit, 18, 150 kilometers of one. Scheuer told the newspaper: “the System of recommended speed works and has proven itself.”
one of the Last Considerations of a climate working group of the Federal government were to become known, which have a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour on motorways. Scheuer said that such proposals be understood “against every man”.
mobility data against congestion?
The Minister suggested at the same time, congestion in towns and cities with mobility data from car drivers, to counteract. “If a lot of users would provide personal, anonymized mobility data, this would allow cities to plan transport policy, so that people are less in a traffic jam. The citizens must trust the state.“ So you could develop better mobility and could get an even cleaner air.
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AFP/dpa