environmental and Transport groups are demanding that the countries of the chamber, a speed limit. It is criticised that improvements for cyclists are missing.

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BERLIN taz | Prior to the vote of the Federal Council on the Reform of the road traffic regulations, a coalition of eleven environmental and transport associations as well as the police Union is calling for a clear vote in favour of a speed limit on highways 130 and a speed of 30 kilometres per hour in towns and cities. On Friday, the Federal Council is to vote on the amendment to the road traffic regulations (StVO). The representatives of the countries are more than the vote of 80 Amendments for submission to the Federal Minister of transport, Andreas Scheuer (CSU).

shy wants to modernize the highway code. For this he needs the consent of the länder chamber. The transport and the environment Committee of the Federal Council, where each country has one vote, and not, as in the plenary, depending on the size several, have called for speed limits in the Wake of the amendment.

"The Federal Council now has the opportunity for the traffic turning to votes the climate protection and more safety on our roads," - said in a statement, the Alliance, among other things, the FEDERAL government, the ecological transport club of Germany and the traffic accident victims assistance Germany belong to. On the basis of the votes in the plenary of the Federal Council, a vote for the speed limits is unlikely. The Land of Thüringen will not be able to participate due to the current government crisis in the vote.

With the new Traffic regulations will also be Cycling safer. Provided, among other things, the imposition of minimum distances between cars and cyclists, and Prohibited, among other things, for on bike paths and in the second row and in the end to cars. The original Plan, to prohibit the Parking of cargo bikes on the streets, has been withdrawn by the Federal Ministry of transport.

The Reform was sobering, said the traffic expert of the green group in the Bundestag Stefan money hair. "Riding a bike is much safer," he said. In the novel important points were missing. So, municipalities can set up as before, no security zones, where only Trucks with the turn wizards are allowed to drive. These alarm devices to warn drivers when in their blind spot, people are – and can help to avoid accidents.

At the vote in the Bundesrat, it is also about giving the local authorities a significant increase in the cost of residents Parking. According to the will of abrasives, it should be possible to ride also in the future, the bus lanes from Cars. "This would be a significant deterioration in the public TRANSPORT", says yellow hair. If there is a majority, is unclear.

The decisions of the Federal Council do not have to be from the Bundestag confirmed. The amendment goes back with the Changes directly to the Federal government, which decides if and when it enters into force. The Federal Minister of transport, Andreas Scheuer (CSU) can't leave the Reform of the whole of the case, if the Amendments to the Federal Council's favor.