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Anonymous ID: b3418f Jan. 30, 2022, 10:15 a.m. No.15501852   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2446

https://www.hartvannederland.nl/coronavirus/truckers-protesteren-onder-de-noemer-truckers-voor-freedom

Trucks, tractors and cars in convoy against the corona measures: 'It's ready'

On Sunday, people drive in a convoy of cars, trucks and tractors in various places in the Netherlands. They are demonstrating against the corona rules.

The action seems to have blown over from Canada, where thousands of people protested against the corona measures under the banner of 'Convey for Freedom'. The initiative now seems to be being followed en masse in Europe as well.

In the Netherlands, about 25 trucks, dozens of cars and a few tractors gathered at the Oldehove in Leeuwarden on Sunday morning. They drive past the eleven Frisian cities of the Elfstedentocht. From Leeuwarden the parade continues to Sneek. The protesters hope that several people will join them along the way.

"I'm going to ride along as long as I can, because I'm tired of all the measures," says Erik, who rides on his motorcycle. "No QR code, no injections required. Freedom, that's what it's all about, freedom!" By riding along, Erik wants to show his support for his fellow demonstrators. "I'm an old hippie from back in the day and I've experienced the freedom and now… QR code to go to a store, QR code to have a beer… What are you doing? Get rid of that madness! "

Participant Erica Smits explains that it will be a test drive on Sunday: "We are against the corona measures of the current cabinet and that is why we will soon go on a parade through Friesland. Sitting at home on the couch makes no sense and that is why it is good that we now let's all know for once; enough is enough. It's done once. And now it's done." Erica confirms that the trip is organized according to Canadian example. "We hope that more people will join in along the way."

Convoys are also demonstrating against the corona rules in other places in the country. For example, a demonstration is planned at IKEA in Zwolle and in Barneveld people gather at the industrial estate to start driving from there. In Maarheeze, Brabant, a 'convoy for freedom' departs from a carpool spot.

An accident occurred on the A2 between Maastricht and Eindhoven with five cars that drove behind the slow-moving protest truckers, the ANWB reports. A police spokesman said the exact cause of the accident is still unknown but the collisions, which she said involved four or five cars, took place near a convoy. "It happened very close to the convoy."

It is not yet known whether anyone has been injured. According to the police spokesman, the convoy is still driving towards Den Bosch. It is not yet clear to the police where the journey will lead. There would be noises that the participants in the convoy would not stay in the region. Belgium would also have been mentioned as a destination.

Transport industry association Transport and Logistics Netherlands (TLN) says it has "no involvement in the so-called 'Freedom convoys'". A spokesperson points out that the organization of those convoys has called on "everything and everyone on wheels" to participate. The convoys therefore do not specifically represent the transport sector, according to TLN.