German transport minister warns of weekend driving ban

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/12/german-transport-minister-warns-of-weekend-driving-ban/

by belter • 2 years ago

12 7 2 years ago

telegraph.co.uk

Imagine you aren't allowed to drive on the weekend just so some politician can posture like this. Of course it's probably not a real threat, but the right to free movement is often taken for granted, bith by those who actually have it, and those that don't.

pySSK• 2 years ago

This is a conservative newspaper amplifying a conservative politician offering a sensational false choice – i.e. reduce pollution reduction targets or ban driving on weekends. If it’s not obvious, I t’s a a false choice because there are other ways to reduce pollution.

SuperNinKenDo3• 2 years ago

I agree. What I was pointing out is that it would be less tenable in a country like the United States that a "minister" could even threaten this at all.

iamthemonster• 2 years ago

This is just an unholy alliance between a posturing politician and the right wing gutter press, to gain outrage, get people to comment angrily, driving ad revenue and getting the politician exposure.

SuperNinKenDo3• 2 years ago

I agree, however when you look at other Western countries, these kinds of laws are quite tenable, and in fact, some similarly onerous laws have been implemented or trialed in a limited capacity in places like the U.K.

I merely wished to point out the value in a recognised right to free movement that so many people take for granted. I feel that in a place like the U.S. this kind of posturing would simply be a non-starter, because it's basically a totally untenable threat.

xs83• 2 years ago

Ask Volkswagen - pretty sure they have a solution to this required reporting

Log_out_• 2 years ago

Well at least the large truck producers in the US did adhere to emissions a andards for diesels..

German transport minister warns of weekend driving ban

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