This is partly by political choice. The Germna traffic department has been held by the conservatives (CSU) for years, and ministers like Peter Ramsauer, Alexand

This is partly by political choice. The Germna traffic department has been held by the conservatives (CSU) for years, and ministers like Peter Ramsauer, Alexander Dobrindt, and Andreas Scheuer were more concerned with investing in roads (particularly in Bavaria, their home state) than in rails. Now the ministry is with the liberals (FDP, Volker Wissing), who also seem to be more concerned with defending drivers’ freedom.