Free highways, “What if we paid our policies 5 days … – The Express

Free highways, "What if we paid our policies 5 days … – The Express

Fill Paper by Matignon, derided by social networks. Tough day on Tuesday to Ségolène Royal, who believed do well by offering to provide free highways on weekends for users. “It is their duty (to motorway companies, ed) ,” said the Minister of Ecology RTL, saying shocked by the profits of the latter. “Highways have not respected the contract that was theirs, that is to say, they would have had to lower the price as of the amortization period highways,” said she insisted.

Immediate reaction Manuel Valls said the proposal “is hardly possible.” “Why not put the free Sunday also pastries?”, Also mocked Christian Jacob, head of UMP deputies to the National Assembly. But it was on Twitter that the minister has come under increasing criticism. With #gratuitleweekend hashtag, users have also made some proposals to make things free. And often, they are far-fetched.

The UMP Dominique Bussereau has thus asked if the measure could also extend the days off and during holidays.

Other users are wondering whether to take full advantage of the measure, it will not also be that the essence is free on weekends. PV and also for that matter.

Always more mocking, some offer to make free things that have nothing to do with highways, especially in areas where there is also a lot of profit. Bank charges, drugs … and even beer.

And why not luxury items, wonders “Punky Brewster”?

“Da Mourf ‘own view was that there would be savings to be made by not paying the weekend politicians.

Rightly, others wonder if encouraging motorists to drive on the weekends is not an anti-environmental measure. A peak for a Minister for Ecology!

“Sandra” thus observes that it would have been better to make free cleaner forms of transportation, such as buses or trains.

A shared by the magazine Green Terra eco , which calls Ségolène Royal on Twitter by submitting its own list of things to make free criticism. Ideas really in favor of sustainable mobility and have already been tested abroad or in certain cities of France. We thus find some free routes for motorists who carry more passengers or are carpooling. A measure that works pretty well in Minnesota. In addition to the free bus, already set up in the town of Aubagne (Bouches-du-Rhône), the site proposes to offer bikes.