In the discussion about a general speed limit of 130 km / h on motorways, a large car association has now spoken in favor of the speed limit.
- A general speed limit could soon be introduced on the federal motorways.
- This decision is also controversial in politics.
- Now an important automobile association has spoken out in favor of speed limits.
It only seems to be a matter of time before a general speed limit of 130 km / h is introduced on Germany's motorways. Speed limit advocates have now won an important ally.
German Road Safety Council is for a general speed limit
The German Road Safety Council (DVR) has now also spoken in favor of the speed limit * of 130 km / h . A decision published by the DVR states that the motorways are considered to be relatively the safest type of road, but accidents would have all the more serious consequences due to the high speeds of the vehicles. The general speed limit is intended to reduce the number of deaths on motorways .
The President of the DVR, Walter Eichendorf explains on the website: "The strategy of the DVR is Vision Zero ( the goal of 0 traffic fatalities; editor's note ). It is therefore our job to work for all the measures that Preventing traffic accidents with fatalities and injuries, including the general speed limit on federal highways. "
The decision is made up of three main parts :
- The introduction of the general speed limit on the federal highways of 130 km / h .
- Increased use of intelligent traffic control: Depending on the situational conditions, such as weather, construction sites, accidents, the permissible maximum speed should be adjustable.
- Possibility to increase the permissible maximum speed in exceptional cases with special reason .
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The decision of the DVR has a lot of political weight
Before the DVR came to this decision, according to a spokeswoman, there should have been long and controversial discussions with various experts (via Tagesschau). The talks are said to have lasted a total of one year. The DVR is made up of representatives from over 200 important automobile associations . Members also include the ADAC *, the Association of the Automotive Industry and the federal ministries responsible for transport. For this reason, the decision of the DVR has a lot of weight in the discussion about the speed limit.
The SPD parliamentary group's spokeswoman for traffic policy, Kirsten Lühmann, believes that the DVR can now initiate a rethinking process. "The force that should be convinced of a speed limit is the CSU," Lühmann told Spiegel.
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