Hundred lung doctors question the Benefit of the applicable nitrogen limits. The ADAC calls, therefore, on the EU-Commission a Review of the requirements. Protect help comes from the Minister of transport barn.

After the criticism of lungs specialist doctors to the fine dust and nitrogen oxide limit values of the EU, the automotive club, the ADAC calls for a Review of the legal provisions, on the basis of driving prohibitions may be imposed.

“If citizens are affected by driving bans, you need to be able to rely on the fact that the current limits are scientifically justified,” said Vice-President Ulrich Klaus Becker. “This must be the subject of the audit mandate for the air quality Directive, which is included in the work programme in 2019, the EU-Commission.”

At the same time, the Federal government and the local authorities should not slacken their efforts to avoid driving bans, called Becker – finally, the limits remained in place until further notice is legally binding.