The RAI Association will present a package of recommendations for the new cabinet to be formed. The trade association hands this over to informer Mariëtte Hamer. Among other things, there are calls for the introduction of kilometer charges, more 30 km/h zones and more enforcement in traffic.
Numerous parties in The Hague have recently brought their policy proposals for the new cabinet to the attention of the informateur. In March, the Mobility Alliance already presented an extensive plan for the future of mobility in our country. The RAI Association is part of that alliance, but is now also coming up with its own package of recommendations that is specifically aimed at road traffic. In the letter to the informant Three main points emerge: affordability, sustainability and safety.
affordability
According to the RAI Association, the affordability of mobility can be improved by paying according to use. In short: kilometer charge instead of fixed car taxes. This should then replace the mrb and bpm. “That is not only fair, but also offers the possibility to compare the price of the journey with, for example, the same journey by train or bus. In addition, such a system also contributes in the future to stabilizing income from car taxes instead of completely dry up,” said the RAI Association.
Durability
To make mobility more sustainable, the trade association states that a ‘realistic transition to emission-free transport’ is necessary. Nitrogen, particulate matter and CO2 emissions must be restricted in traffic. Not only passenger cars, trucks and buses, but also motorcycles and scooters must be included in that story. “For example, by focusing on Mobility as a Service concepts. Feasible, affordable and with a positive impact on people and the environment. This means that in the transition period to zero emissions, (plug-in) hybrid technology and the use of biofuels will also be used.” to make the existing vehicle and motorized two-wheeler fleet greener, where data sharing also plays an important role for better maintenance and repairs to the mobile fleet, as well as improving the use and processing of the li-ion battery and an industrial policy to stimulate the development of sustainable innovations in the industry are given full attention.”
Safety
Finally, safety is an important spearhead. The RAI Association underlines the goal of 0 road deaths by 2050. According to the industry association, more efforts should be made to target 30 km zones in built-up areas in order to achieve this. After all, 20,000 are injured in traffic every year, a significant proportion of which are cyclists or scooter riders who collide with a car. “Where bicycle paths are not separated from the road, we are in favor of 30 km zones so that two-wheelers can mix more safely with faster and heavier traffic. But that is only possible if these roads are also designed as 30 km zones. Existing infrastructure must also be safer for bicycles and scooters by removing obstacles and more space should be created on the bicycle path for the growing number of two-wheelers.”
RAI Association underlines the importance of new safety technologies in cars. This must be ‘widely deployed’. Among other things, they see great importance in sharing data between vehicles, in order to be prepared earlier for dangerous situations and to be able to anticipate them with assistance systems. Of course, for the most part it remains (for the time being) people’s work, which is why the RAI Association advocates more enforcement by the police and the judiciary in traffic, ‘both on the road and on the bicycle path’.