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2006-06-28 Europe

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-28 13:49|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Barbara, I seem to recall that Germany actually instituted a 120 kph maximum on long stretches of the autobahn in the 1990s or early 2000s, although whether it was to improve pollution or reduce those lovely 100-vehicle pile-ups I couldn't say. Loud squawking at the time about taking away the Germans' natural right to go precisely as fast as their native ability and vehicle's specs would take them. I've a friend who was arrested at the border of Bavaria, clocked at well over 220 kph (it was one of those nice BMWs with only two seats); when he asked the police why they hadn't stopped him sooner, as he'd been driving that speed since leaving Munich, he was told they'd been enjoying the speed, too,

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-28 14:02|| 2006-06-28 14:02|| Front Page Top

#2 The thing is the Kyoto targets were chosen with Germany in mind. They have the baseline of East Germany polution to start with and had already met a bunch of their targets before treaty was signed.

If they weren't half socialist they would have met them by now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-28 14:07|| 2006-06-28 14:07|| Front Page Top

#3 TW - could be. The last time I was in Germany was the early 1990's. (Guess I won't be back anytime soon, either.)

They're still driving like Germans, though - at any speed.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-28 14:38|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-06-28 14:38|| Front Page Top

#4 but would achieve carbon cuts through other measures.

KarbonStraum!

Posted by 6 2006-06-28 16:51|| 2006-06-28 16:51|| Front Page Top

#5 I read this crap in the BBC and understood these Eco-Freako bull for what it is propaganda.

The Religion of "Global Warming" at work at the BBC.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-28 18:04|| 2006-06-28 18:04|| Front Page Top

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