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Date:         Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:20:45 -0600
Reply-To:     d spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         d spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
In-Reply-To:  <20050923040242.SLWS8679.priv-edmwes23.telusplanet.net@gerry.vanagon.com>
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That is the law n Germany. Has been for at least 25 years. Trucks are banned on Sunday too. On Thursday, September 22, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> I've forgotten whether it's Holland or Denmark that has actually banned > trucks from passing on limited access highways. They must stay in the > right > lane regardless of speed. The studies have shown that the "shock wave" > that > trucks cause by attempting to pass each other actually just slows > everyone > down. Truck traffic now moves as fast, or faster than it did before the > regulation took effect. Speed is just testosterone converted to excess > and > unnecessary air pollution. >


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