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Germany's transport minister Wolfgang Tiefensee has declared war on trucks. He wants a ban on overtaking; an extra lane and an increased toll for trucks travelling at peak times. His aim is to lessen traffic on the highways and shift goods transport to the railways. Forecasts show that otherwise, the traffic is set to worsen as ever more trucks clogg up Germany's roads. Moreover, drivers are under growing time pressure, and this leads to an increase in accidents.