Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – The CDU state chairman Thomas Strobl has shown himself open to the introduction of a speed limit on German motorways. “A speed limit will not fail for us,” said Strobl at a CDU event in Allensbach (Konstanz district), as reported by the “Südkurier” (Friday). The state interior minister thus backed a demand made by Konstanz CDU constituency deputy Andreas Jung, among others, which is the subject of controversial debate in the Union.
“The situation is serious. There must be no ideological barriers,” said Strobl. If the traffic light government in Berlin decides on a speed limit, “we as the CDU will not stand in the way”. The Union supports “everything that saves energy and helps to gain some”.
Jung, CDU federal deputy and climate policy spokesman for the party, had called for a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour to be introduced on German autobahns in view of the climate goals and an impending energy emergency due to the Ukraine war. This should be limited to two years and then be put to the test.
In view of the energy crisis, Union faction leader Jens Spahn (CDU) had not previously ruled out a speed limit on motorways. “I can’t say with nuclear energy: Please no taboos, please put all ideologies aside, all options on the table, and then immediately set up bans on thinking again at the speed limit,” said the former health minister in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”. .
Other CDU members of the Bundestag expressed skepticism, such as the traffic policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Thomas Bareiß. In view of the mixed opinion in the Baden-Württemberg state association, Strobl campaigned for a rethink, according to the “Südkurier”. With a full tank you can save up to 25 euros by simply driving more slowly, i.e. a maximum of 130 km/h, according to the CDU state chairman. At the same time, he referred to a change in mood in society. “I notice that many are already driving more slowly.”
A general speed limit has been the subject of bitter arguments for years. As a result of the Ukraine war, it has now come back into focus – as a possible contribution to saving energy. In the traffic light coalition, the FDP is opposed to such a limit, which it had already rejected in the coalition negotiations.
