Ah ah ah – good one Dennis
For added entertainment – in Germany, pass a
German driving anywhere, preferable a FAST one driving a MB and as you pass –
catch his eye and tap the side of your head with your right hand index finger
indicating YOU NIT WIT. Heh heh. Yeah – entertaining probably isn’t
the correct word.
DOUG
Oh – best to have a car faster than
the one you just tapped out. Much faster and hope for no traffic jam ups. Heh heh
From: Dennis Liu
[mailto:bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013
5:07 PM
To: DOUG
Cc: The
FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Clemens
Gleich's Traveller Guide to the German Autobahn,Part 2 | The Truth About Cars
Many
excellent quotes here (as well as insight into German character).
"In Germany,
we love rules. The only thing we love more than making The Rules is explaining
The Rules to the ignorant, which I shall do now."
"As the French expect visitors to know their history and culture and speak
their language, the Germans expect you to know the unofficial rules without
being told."
"In Germany,
it is forbidden by law to go so slow that traffic is hampered without a good
reason (see §3 Abs. 3 Nr. 3 in our holy traffic bible StVO). Traffic will
immediately be hampered the nanosecond you fall below the current speed limit.
The law is not often enforced, but when it is, we celebrate like Americans when
they have found another terrorist. Pray that the offender doesn’t pay his
fine, as this will provide you with the rare opportunity to attend a (public)
trial of a Peugeot driver where he will be condemned for his sins of slowness.
The memory will last you a lifetime."
"On a more serious note, I have encountered tourists having a debate about
their alleged whiplash on the leftmost Autobahn lane, our overtaking lane.
I’m afraid this is not tolerable behavior in Germany. In fact, it is a criminal
offence over here (dangerous intervention into traffic). If you get screamed at
by a policeman who kicks you so hard his jackboot will stay stuck between your
buttocks and then writes fines full of numbers you didn’t know existed,
you will have been very lucky."
"On a more serious note, I have encountered tourists having a debate about
their alleged whiplash on the leftmost Autobahn lane, our overtaking lane.
I’m afraid this is not tolerable behavior in Germany. In fact, it is a criminal
offence over here (dangerous intervention into traffic). If you get screamed at
by a policeman who kicks you so hard his jackboot will stay stuck between your
buttocks and then writes fines full of numbers you didn’t know existed,
you will have been very lucky."
"You see, in general, Germans don’t care much about freedom. They
will happily trade freedom for more order every time. But the Autobahn is the
one exception. The freedom to drive as fast as we want is the only one we are
prepared to fight for. To the German, speeding is like owning guns to the
American. A general speed limit seems un-German to us, has a socialist stench,
maybe even something French about it."
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/01/clemen-gleichs-the-travellers-guide-to-the-german-autobahn-part-2/
Vty,
--Dennis
dock.net)