Saturday, June 11, 2022

Car Chatter

 Via Focus article.....SPD Party elements are discussing two harsh realities: (1) speed limits for a temporary period, and (2) Sunday banned driving.  Both were help in some minor way with the Russian oil chaos.

Public sentiment?  Well....on banned Sunday driving.....that was done for a brief period in the 1970s (gas crisis) and Germans probably would accept this for a couple of months.  I don't think they'd agree to this for an entire year.  

The speed limit?  There's been continual chatter over autobahn and regular road limits.  Autobahn limit would be suggested at 130 kph, and state roads at 90 kph.  If you asked me over public sentiment....if you said this was a six month deal....the majority would probably accept the autobahn limit.....but I'm not so sure about the state road limit.

The logical problem.....with the E-car mix?  Well....why would they have to play along with the gas-crowd being forbidden Sunday driving?  The same argument would arise over the speed limit and E-cars.

So, prepare for this to be a top five discussion as the summer vacation period ends, and probably some six-month long mandate to occur.

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