With its internet campaign against the introduction of a speed limit, the CSU angered its coalition partner in the federal government. SPD deputy faction leader Sören Bartol accused the Christian socialists of „loss of reality“ today.
There is now „a social majority for a speed limit,“ Bartol told AFP. „The CSU should also face this reality – loss of reality is unworthy of a people’s party,“ said the traffic expert.
CSU locates „ban delusion“
With the Internet campaign, the CSU wants to be at the top of the opponents of a speed limit on German motorways. On a website, supporters can use the motto “Speed limit? No thanks! Take part – register together against speed limit ”. According to the CSU, 10,000 supporters would have registered within two days of activating the site, as reported by the newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” (“BamS”).
„The constant ban ban stinks more and more citizens,“ said CSU General Secretary Markus Blume of „BamS“. „Many citizens want to set an example and fight back.“
Greens: „Laughter number in the world“
The Greens faction deputy Oliver Krischer criticized the CSU campaign as „populist“. „With its permanent blockade of a speed limit, the CSU makes Germany the laughing stock in the world,“ Krischer told AFP. „If even the ADAC is no longer against a speed limit, it shows how far the CSU is sidelined.“
Krischer accused the CSU of „having finally given up the center of society in climate and transport policy and orienting itself towards an ever smaller marginalized group“.
ADAC does not make recommendations
With Andreas Scheuer, the CSU provides the German Transport Minister. According to the Greens, the co-governing SPD is now also advocating a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour on motorways and cites climate protection as one of the reasons.
The debate about the speed limit was recently fueled by an announcement by ADAC not to make any recommendations in the dispute. The largest automobile club in Germany justified its neutrality with an „unclear“ opinion of its members.
