Inch Remove their cars in German – this is something like that they want to limit meat consumption or to ban one family at home. All reasonable measures in the fight against climatic crisis. But you do not win voices with this. In the end, noticeable restrictions will mean. And even if you are one of the main causes of Co all over the world2-Missions -Germani is part of the ten best climate institutions -and traffic -the interest in the size of the issuer, you do not want to change your lifestyle.
But we must. If we still want to have suitable for the inhabited planet in the future, radical measures are needed. The absence of a car in city centers is one of them. The one that not only saves the climate, but also makes life more suitable for life: fewer dead on the road, the best air, more quality of stay. District justice has been added in Berlin: because, although only the minority has a car, most of the public space is reserved for St. Blekel.
Despite many good reasons, it is unlikely that anyone does without their own car. On the contrary: shares are constantly increasing in capital. This prefers the policy of traffic, favorable to the car of the Black and Red Government of the state, which offers parking spaces at mockery prices, TEMP 30 says that the struggle and reduces bicycle tracks.
So only coercion helps. In order for generally accepted benefits to make measures that no one follows voluntarily, in fact is the task of politics. But it hugs before the destruction of drivers, as before the influence of the lobby of the car. That is why in Berlin the initiative was founded that wants to stimulate mobility directly democratically. The referendum “Berlin car is unsuccessful” provides that private individuals in the city center in the future can take only twelve trips per capita and a year later – only six. There should be many special permits. Activists collected 50,000 signatures four years ago, more than twice as much as necessary.
The Senate announced the draft law on the fundamental
The Senate – consisting of SPD, greenery and left at that time – was too radical. He announced the draft law for the Basic Law and presented it to the Berlin Constitutional Court for the exam. Currently, this decided that the referendum will say, the draft law is appropriate and proportional, measures are suitable and necessary to achieve the goal – to protect life, health and climate.
But, no matter how much a paramount judgment, the reactions are so destructive: a refusal to all party borders and even participants in the transition of mobility require a compromise. Instead of “anti-automobile coercion” they rely on the expansion of public transport.
But it is too easy. Because the expansion of public transport, so that people voluntarily leave their car, be abandoned for many years. And nothing goes forward. But this will require greater pressure. This will automatically be accompanied by the city center, softened by the author. In the end, there should be alternatives to the car.
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It may happen that the draft law for numerous exceptions means “huge bureaucratic efforts”, as the left -wing criticizes. It is still unlikely to prevent this in Germany. Thus, instead of hiding behind excuses, the policy must find bold solutions. The Berlin House of Representatives now has four months for this. If this does not do this, Berlinsev is asked in a referendum. And most of them consist of non -car drivers.
