18 new public petitions onlineBan on overtaking buses at stops, forced rental of vacant houses...

As a reminder, any petition that collects more than 4,500 signatures will be subject to a public debate in the Chamber of Deputies.

Following the fatal accident in Neudorf a few weeks ago, a petitioner is now asking for a ban on overtaking a bus that is parked at a stop. Also on the subject of transport safety, a petition seeks for schoolchildren to be required to wear seat belts on school buses, as well as a prohibition on standing spaces on these same vehicles. Another petitioner requests that the connections in northern Luxembourg be improved.

In light of the housing crisis, a petitioner proposes forcing the rental of vacant houses.

One of the petitions echoes another topical debate by advocating for increased security and tranquility for inhabitants and visitors of the Gare neighbourhood in Luxembourg City.

On the topic of education, a petitioner asks that the Luxembourgish language be taught during the courses leading to the Vocational Capacity Certificate (CCP), the Vocational Aptitude Diploma (DAP), and the Technician’s Diploma (DT), including in the French-speaking streams.

Two other petitions address noise pollution in residential and urban areas. Petition 2712 calls for a ban on noise pollution, especially from construction sites, before 9am, while Petition 2713 calls for a ban on ‘beeping sounds’ from trucks and other heavy construction equipment.

The other ten petitions demand

• to ‘complete’ the right to breastfeed in order to value and encourage women in this practice while reconciling private and professional life

• to tax imports of food and drink products

• to combat food waste by requiring institutions serving meals to redistribute leftovers

• banning the use of road salt by the Bridges and Roads Authority due to its negative impact on the environment and water resources

• to restrict the use of the social network TikTok, in order to prevent it from ‘dumbing-down’ our youth (read more about this petition here)

• allowing full personalisation of number plates

• an appropriate childcare ratio in crèches and drop-in centres

• banning cars on country roads and main roads

• reducing the working hours of bus drivers in the private sector to improve safety

• partial reimbursement of the cost of corrective lenses for sunglasses by the National Health Fund (CNS)

You can find all these petitions on the petitions.lu website.