Cars: Emotions>Logic
“The autobahn, though, is statistically safer than highways in many countries, even if its crashes are singularly horrific. Saving the planet, it turns out, may be more persuasive than saving lives.
“Given the pride of Germans about being No. 1 in protecting the environment, this could lead to a breakthrough,” said Peter Schneider, a writer who limits himself to 90 m.p.h. on the autobahn…
… “I have friends who are left-leaning intellectuals, and they’re proud to tell me they can get to Hamburg from Berlin in two hours,” Mr. Schneider said. (That requires driving an average of 87 m.p.h.)…
…“It’s a kind of freedom,” said Mr. Bongers, 40, who once pushed his own Porsche 911 to over 187 m.p.h. to prove he had the guts to do it. “Speed is relative on the autobahn.”
I won’t bother with the autoban… well, at lest untill I can rent one of these, and see if I can break 150….
