True, but Germans are fanatic rule followers. When driving if you do something they think is rude they holler and shake fists.
When I was there in 73 I was entering the autobahn and there was some very very slow vehicle on the ramp. I dropped to the apron and passed him. Wooo Hooo you'd have thunk I shot someone!
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.