Date:         Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:58:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
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When I worked in The Netherlands, I discovered that Germans say that
the NL sticker on the back of Dutch cars stands not for Netherlands but
for "Nur Links," in English "Only Left." That is, the Dutch drive in
the left lane too much to suit the Germans. And when German tourists
stop to ask Dutch kids for directions, they might reply "I'll tell you
if you give my dad's bicycle back."

: )

Jim

On Sep 23, 2005, at 8:20 AM, d spence wrote:

> 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.
>>
>