Audi boss calls for ‘car-free days’

The CEO of the company says that people are running out of money, especially more and more motorists are using the right lane and do not drive faster than 100 kilometers per hour

German highways, which continue without speed limits, have been the subject of public discussion in Germany for months, in the context of the energy crisis and
the need to save of fuels. “High fuel prices have single-handedly led to a change in driving behaviour,” said Audi chief executive Markus Duesmann, who has just taken up arms against these startling statements, “but that is not enough.” “In order to better adapt to the situation and the need to save in Germany, car-free days may come again, as in the 1970s,” he said in an interview published by “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.

Duesmann has seen with his own eyes that high fuel prices are already affecting the driving behavior of many German citizens. He confesses that he has noticed in his daily life that “on the Autobahn you already see that people are running out of money, especially more and more drivers
use the right lane and they don’t go faster than 100 kilometers per hour.

However, he does not believe that this effect of high prices “as the sole regulatory factor” is sufficient to
reduce fuel consumption and petrol and believes that speed limits on highways are a good idea, as are days when cars are not allowed to drive freely. He confesses personally: “I would benefit from the positive effect of a traffic ban. For example, if it’s Sunday, I ride my racing bike on the closed highway.”

Duesmann takes inspiration for his proposal in the 1970s, during the oil crisis, when Germany announced a driving ban on Sundays, days when only taxis, doctors and suppliers of fresh products were allowed to circulate.

At that time, the roads and highways were reserved for bicycles and skates. “We need to rethink things, realize that our lives are changing,” emphasizes the manager, who
trust in conscience and the responsibility of drivers and ensures that his proposal would be more welcome than one could imagine.

Source: La Verdad

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