Before the Bundestag vote today on the speed limit on German motorways, the German government has opposed a speed limit. The Greens, who called for the vote, are skeptical that there will be a decision for a speed limit.
At noon, at the request of the Greens, members of the Bundestag are to vote by name on the introduction of a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour on highways from January. In addition to the Federal Government, Transport Minister Scheuer (CSU) had personally opposed a speed limit. Environment Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) had been open to it.
Consumer advocates also want the speed limit
The Green politician Cem Özdemir does not expect a majority for the thrust. Tempo 130 "brings climate protection, less accidental death, less serious accidents," said Özdemir on Thursday to the ARD. Most Germans are also not "those who jostle with the flashlight" - in this respect he does not understand, for whom Transport Minister Scheuer speak, if he rejects a speed limit, Özdemir said. The Green politician also pointed out that only with a speed limit the automated driving on the highway was possible. "There's no other way to do that." The speed limit "will come in the long run," said Özdemir convinced.
In view of the Green push, the highest consumer advocate has also called for such a speed limit on motorways. Many European neighbors have opted for a speed limit in terms of road safety and climate protection, said the head of the Federal Consumer Association, Klaus Müller, the "Handelsblatt". "That's why I can not understand that Germany is swimming against the current here." A speed limit would make sense, and Germany should follow the European path, said the former Green politician Müller.
