The transport minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Oliver Wittke, was caught on camera at the speed of 109 km/h in a municipality where the speed limit was 50. His driving license was taken away, but people from different political camps asked for his resignation.
For Dirk Fisher from Witkke’s party CDU, “When a transport minister attracts that kind of attention, he doesn’t just have a problem, he’s got a big problem. In the end, he’s supposed to be a guardian of the rules.” Wittke finally decided to resign in February 2009, under the pressure. We will unfortunately have to wait a long time for the resignation of those responsible for the (crap) car scrap incentive scheme adopted in Germany under the pressure of carmakers.
