In the wake of the federal election, the Union and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) are set to continue opposing the introduction of a speed limit on autobahns, as advocated for by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens. According to Ulrich Lange, the CSU’s parliamentary group vice-chair, the “Rheinische Post” was told that the Union will “continue to rely on personal responsibility rather than bans.” He explicitly rejected a general speed limit, stating that, in the Union’s view, free mobility is not only about being able to choose the right mode of transport according to one’s needs, but also about having the freedom to decide how fast one can drive on the autobahn.
In line with their election programs, the SPD and the Greens have pledged to introduce a speed limit of 130 km/h on autobahns after the election. Oliver Luksic, a former FDP state secretary in the Ministry of Transportation, also dismissed the plan, arguing that “in the case of heavy traffic, bad weather, or other circumstances, there can and should be situational and digital speed restrictions, but this is not necessary everywhere.