Political ideas

Important: Be positive, suggest general solutions, don't address parties or politicians

In the Netherlands, traffic is getting worse everyday. Air pollution is above the allowed maximum. How to solve this? (Might apply to other countries too.)

• Promote working nearby home. Governmental employers first to set the tone, accept new employees only if living nearby. Make job swapping easier. Don't let employers pay for fuel or lease out diesel or petrol fuel powered cars.
• Make petrol, gas and diesel much more expensive, make electric or H2 cars cheaper, improve public transport.
• Maximum speed for all traffic at 90kph. It sounds stupid, but this helps to get faster to work with less fuel consumption. Why?
  • A lot less jams and ghost jams, trucks are not mobile roadblocks anymore as they travel at the same speed, safety is improved, car density can go up, less accidents.
  • Maximum speed is lower, but average speed goes up and people get more relaxed and less agitated, less health costs!
  • Air pollution drops significantly as it is more efficient to drive slower and on a more even speed. As a result you'll have less health costs again!
  • Many of the speed signs can disappear, this also saves a lot of money.

Everybody has the right to get kids, but this planet is getting too crowded. This problem should be discussed more frequently and openly to the public. If a population decreases in a country it is not always a bad thing!

Economical growth should not be a goal ever, economical sustainability with the main goal to reduce pollution is a lot better.