(Repetition with corrected typo: In the first sentence "demanded" (instead of: "demanded")).

BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - The FDP is calling for a pro-car transport policy and largely rejects restrictions such as the conversion of roads into bicycle and pedestrian zones. City centers should become more attractive again for motorists through free parking or low-cost flat-rate parking. This is according to a resolution passed by the FDP executive committee. "We don't want an ideological mobility policy," emphasized FDP Secretary General Bijan Djir-Sarai afterwards. The car should not be deliberately disadvantaged.

"A one-sided cultural struggle against the car is a cultural struggle against the reality of people's lives, especially in states such as Brandenburg and rural regions," said Brandenburg FDP leader Zyon Braun. He is to head a working group set up by the Liberals on transport policy.

Free parking to prevent city centers from bleeding dry

With the push for free short-term parking or a nationwide parking model along the lines of the 49-euro ticket for local public transport, the aim is to "counteract the bleeding of the cities", said Braun. However, he conceded that the federal level could only ask local authorities to take such measures because the parking issue falls under their jurisdiction.

Working on construction sites around the clock

The FDP's list of demands also includes allowing young people aged 16 and over to drive under supervision. Green waves should become more effective through digitalization and artificial intelligence. For construction sites, the FDP demands work at weekends and at night as well as three-shift operation. Their catalog also contains well-known positions such as the renunciation of a general speed limit on freeways and the EU Commission's alleged plans to decommission millions of diesel vehicles. However, Brussels has declared that it is not pursuing any such plans./sk/DP/men