Mandatory mask in the car? The government in Berlin has such a plan – not only in the time of the pandemic. However, this does not mean that every driver will have to cover his face always and everywhere. The mask is supposed to be like … a reflective vest.
When driving in Germany by car, it is worth having a reflective vest in the trunk. It will be useful in an emergency, but you can also get a penalty for not having it.
The German government now wants a similar obligation for face masks. This may not sound particularly surprising in the current situation – after all, there is a pandemic, everyone has a mask with them anyway.
However, information from German media shows that Angela Merkel’s government wants the obligation to stay and after the pandemic – when we finally deal with it. In a word – two masks in a car are to be the same duty as now a reflective vest. You will need them in your trunk. Failure to do so is subject to a fine of EUR 15.
Mandatory mask in the car. But why?
Exactly – most of us treat masks as a necessary evil. And we will gladly take them off as soon as the pandemic is over. So why an extra obligation?
Not everyone understands this. For example, he does not understand ADAC – an influential German organization with up to 17 million drivers. “Such principles are accepted when people understand the need behind them,” said an ADAC spokeswoman.
So what can the German government be about? Maybe this is a cover in the event of a future pandemic? Or maybe the German authorities are just preparing for the fact that the pandemic will not end so soon – even if we think so?
There is another explanation as well. The masks are uncomfortable, but they protect us against viruses – not only against coronavirus. And it is visible that the number of remaining infections is decreasing because masks simply protect us against them. Who knows, maybe it’s time to prepare for the fact that we will not forget about the masks so quickly, and that the authorities will “encourage” us in various ways to have them with us as often as possible?