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#1 05-13-2010, 07:42 AM

It is against the law to drink any beverage while driving in Germany. That explains their long delay for the addition of cupholders.

I was on my way from Eindhoven, Netherlands to Hamburg, Germany. Just over the border into Germany I stopped at a fuel stop convenience store and bought a drink of some kind, I don't remember exactly what it was. I took it to the car to drink before I got on the Autobahn to let it rip. Everyone who saw me step out the door with that drink, eyeballed me hard. It was as if I had just robbed the place.

Germans spend more hours and almost as much money to get a drivers license in Germany than we do to get a PILOTS license here in the US. They are taught to pay attention to their driving. They don't drink coffee when they drive. They don't eat a sandwich when they drive. They're not even allowed to have a child under 10 years old in the front seat when they drive. That's why they have no speed limits on their Autobahn system, but have fewer fatalities per mile driven than any other highway system in the world.

ncc.1701 · #2 05-13-2010, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LarryBible

It is against the law to drink any beverage while driving in Germany. That explains their long delay for the addition of cupholders.

I was on my way from Eindhoven, Netherlands to Hamburg, Germany. Just over the border into Germany I stopped at a fuel stop convenience store and bought a drink of some kind, I don't remember exactly what it was. I took it to the car to drink before I got on the Autobahn to let it rip. Everyone who saw me step out the door with that drink, eyeballed me hard. It was as if I had just robbed the place.

Germans spend more hours and almost as much money to get a drivers license in Germany than we do to get a PILOTS license here in the US. They are taught to pay attention to their driving. They don't drink coffee when they drive. They don't eat a sandwich when they drive. They're not even allowed to have a child under 10 years old in the front seat when they drive. That's why they have no speed limits on their Autobahn system, but have fewer fatalities per mile driven than any other highway system in the world.

Agree 100% - We should have car that require attention and knowledge of what are you doing. Last S class(W126) with 5 speed manual is 1984, E (W124) class is from 1988.