A sort ofActivists held a protest on the opening day of the car show International Aviation Industry Association Mobility temporarily paralysed traffic on the highways around Munich. According to police reports, on Tuesday, demonstrators deployed banners on the A8, A92, A94 and A96 highways. For this reason, they sometimes descend from highway bridges. According to their own accounts, the activists climbed the sign bridge on A9 and pasted the inscription.
“Emergency services are at the scene. People are being deported now,” a police spokesperson said.and also Fire department let’s move. “The streets are closed, of course there is a traffic jam.” At first she couldn’t provide more details. The police used a helicopter to observe the situation from the air.
On the A96 highway at the Germering-Süd exit, two demonstrators used ropes to pull a banner with the words “Block IAA” from the highway bridge in the morning. The fire brigade drove a turntable ladder car to approach, and laid a safety mat under the bridge. In the morning, the two activists ended their operation, climbed back to the bridge, and asked the police to take them away.
“The climate crisis starts here”
The activists of Greenpeace also indicated that they should get rid of the internal combustion engine more quickly. On Tuesday morning, when the outdoor temperature was around ten degrees, 14 young people with posters climbed into the basin in front of the door. Munich Exhibition, IAA hosted it for the first time this year.
The poster shows photos of floods and forest fires in recent years, as well as slogans such as “The climate crisis begins here.” A large number of police at the exhibition site let the activists take their own initiative, and about half an hour later, they left the cold water.
“The German auto industry is increasingly exacerbating the climate crisis,” criticized Benjamin Stephen, a transportation expert at Greenpeace. “The reckless deals between Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW restricted the freedom of young people. In order to change this situation, companies must get rid of the climate-damaging internal combustion engine more quickly.”
A further blockade was announced on Friday, and a large-scale demonstration and bicycle rally will be held on Saturday, with tens of thousands of people attending.
Achieve climate-friendly mobility changes
The IAA auto show was held in Munich for the first time this year with a new concept. Opponents of the fair hope to disrupt this process to demonstrate the transition to climate-friendly transportation. “We call for the construction of car-free cities, developed and free public transportation-especially in rural areas. And immediately stop the construction of all highway projects,” the press release said.
The Automobile Industry Association (VDA) criticized Protest action And rejected criticism. VDA President Hildegard Müller said: “IAA Mobility demonstrates a way to achieve climate neutral mobility.” “We also discuss with those who disagree. Our dialogue proposal is in place. We reject violence and coercion.”
