Discussion of Simson Mopeds to Occur in Thuringian State Parliament - Mopeds from Simson emerge as a topic in Thuringia's state legislature
In a move that could rejuvenate the cult status of the iconic Simson mopeds, the government coalition in Thuringia has proposed to increase the speed limit for re-imported models from 45 kilometers per hour to 60 kilometers per hour.
The task of providing a legally sound basis for this plan falls to Thuringia's infrastructure minister, Steffen Schütz (BSW). However, legal uncertainties exist, according to Andreas Bühl, chairman of the CDU state parliament faction.
Under the current legal situation, Simson mopeds can drive up to 60 kilometers per hour if they were first registered in Germany before 1992. But if they were sold abroad and then re-imported to Germany, they may only drive a maximum of 45 kilometers per hour.
One possibility for the ministry could be to instruct registration authorities to issue special permits for certain vehicles of this brand. The coalition's application is focused on simplifying the registration of re-imported Simson mopeds.
The state parliament will discuss a joint application from CDU, BSW, and SPD next week, which demands a simplified registration of re-imported Simson mopeds. This move comes amidst political controversy, with Björn Höcke, the AfD faction chairman, having shown interest in Simson mopeds, having been photographed several times with mopeds of this brand and inviting a Simson tour.
However, the coalition, specifically the SPD faction chairman Lutz Liebscher, states that the fact that the AfD has discovered Simson mopeds is not decisive for the coalition's application. Bühl, chairman of the CDU state parliament faction, reiterates that the Simson was invented before the AfD and that it has nothing to do with the AfD.
BSW faction chairman Frank Augsten has been confronted with people saying they would be attending an AfD Simson meeting. He suggests that the coalition application is related to not wanting to "leave this to the AfD" in regards to Simson mopeds.
Despite the political controversy, the increased speed limit for re-imported Simson mopeds could bring a new lease of life to these cult vehicles, which sadly are no longer in production.
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