7 days ago
Sunseeking Germans Face Swiss Backlash Over Alpine Holiday Congestion
Switzerland's tolerance for foreign drivers clogging up its highways is wearing so thin that some politicians now want to make them pay extra for the privilege.
An ever-bigger deluge of mostly German and Dutch motorists heading south every summer toward the Mediterranean sun has turned tranquil Alpine valleys into congested 24-hour thoroughfares, inciting local fury and calls for action.
