Ministers of transport of German trade union countries make efforts at federal level to the exam for driving license He was more accessible to new drivers.
Too expensive for young people
First of all, the theoretical part is considered overloaded, which leads to high failure rate and cost increase – said the German press agency of DPA, the Bavarian Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter at a conference of transport departments in Nuremberg. – A driving license costs up to 4,000 euro For young people – he explained.
It is unacceptable that driving license “It costs as much as a small car“-criticized the Minister of Infrastructure Saxony-Anhalt Lydia Hükens. Driving license and car It is still a “piece of freedom” for many young people, especially in rural areas.
According to Land ministers costs. The theoretical part of the training would be improved. “The Conference of Transport Ministers perceives the constantly growing costs of obtaining a driving license as an obstacle in individual mobility, especially in rural areas with limited public transport” – we read in the resolution of the Conference of Transport Ministers.
Funds for infrastructure repairs
At a two -day meeting in Nuremberg, the Federal Minister of Transport and the heads of this ministry in sixteen German trade union countries also discuss the use of funds from special funds for infrastructure and defense, which were adopted by the Bundestag and adopted by the Bundesrat.
The Minister of Transport of North Rhine-Westphalia, Oliver Krischer appealed before the conference for a quick distribution of funds. – The highest priority must be renovations of roads and bridges, as well as the maintenance and expansion of railway lines, because this is where we have the biggest challenges – said the green politician. – It is time to put an end to the decades of destroying infrastructure, and thus the lasting property of the state, and the change in the opposite trend – he added.
(DPA, AFP/DOM)
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