Legendary German autobahns without speed restrictions may soon become a thing of the past in the case of, If the government approves the proposed measures for combating global warming and the emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere.
According to the proposed transportation projects committee, aimed at reducing harmful emissions into the atmosphere in an attempt to mitigate the impact of vehicles on Climate Change, vehicle speed on the autobahn in Germany would be limited 130 kmh.
Currently, the country's motorways are no restrictions on speed, although it is recommended to stick to 130 kmh, while in the Austrian and Swiss highways have speed limitation has long existed in the 120-130 km / h.
The transport committee draft, received the government order to make recommendations to reduce the harmful effects of transport on the environment, also proposed to abolish tax breaks for diesel car manufacturers, raise taxes on fuel to 2023 year and set quotas for sales of electric and hybrid vehicles.
As expected, Implementation of these proposals will help Germany, finally, achieve approved by the European Union emissions performance of vehicles of harmful substances into the atmosphere.