According to a survey published Friday for the Swiss Association of Road and Transport Professionals, a large part of the population believes that there are too many people on the roads.
Nearly 60% of those surveyed believe that widening busy highways is a good idea. They also advocate the development of freight transport by rail and they want to develop and improve public transport and cycle paths.
Investigation carried out among 2000 people by the Sotomo Institute also shows that most of the participants believe that motorized transport is more congested than public transport which, too, should be developed, just like cycle paths.
A political campaign for the extension of highways
The Swiss Association of Road and Transport Professionals focuses its communication on the extension of motorways. She is in favor of several highway widening projects on which the people will have to vote within a few months.
On the side of those opposed to this vote, we believe that the communication is a little misleading: for the co-president of the Transport and Environment Association, David Raedler, if the study actually shows that a strong majority of the population sees a problem of congestion on the roads, the percentage of people who say that action must be taken, especially with widening, is not as high.
The challenge for both camps will now be to convince people about the best solution to adopt to relieve traffic congestion. This type of study will fuel the debates, like the figures published at the start of the week by the Confederation on the record number of traffic jams recorded last year on the roads.
>> Review the 7:30 p.m. topic on the traffic jam record in Switzerland:
On the side of the opponents, we believe that the communication is a little misleading: for the co-president of the Transport and Environment Association, David Raedler, if the study actually shows that a strong majority of the population notices a problem of congestion on the roads, the percentage of people who say that action must be taken, particularly with widening, is not as high.
>> On the subject, read: The referendum against motorway extensions submitted with 100,000 initials
The challenge for both camps will now be to convince people about the best solution to adopt to relieve traffic congestion. For this, there is no doubt that this type of study will fuel the debates, like the figures published at the start of the week by the Confederation on the record number of traffic jams recorded last year on the roads.
>> Take part in the Dialogue debate on solutions to avoid traffic jams in Switzerland: How to combat traffic jams in Switzerland?
Radio subject: Gabriela Cabré
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