Investigating human rights
Road Tolls Act should be able to receive the benefit of this measure. Apart from
social considerations, there would be a better incentive to use the special toll
sections and thereby increase traffic safety in accordance with the statement of
the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology.
In its response to this suggestion, the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation
and Technology referred to the decline in the revenues for ASFINAG associated
with such a provision. Providing support to persons with disabilities is the task
of the state, thus the decline in the revenues for ASFINAG shall be compensated
from the federal budget.
Revenue declines
expected
In the view of the AOB, budgetary considerations should take a back seat to
the traffic safety aspect and the social components of the proposed measure.
Therefore, the AOB suggests that such a provision be considered.
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