[Spits] Gas Prices

[Doug Braun]

Another info-tidbit on the USA vs. Europe driving
thing:

My wife's aunt and uncle recently visited the USA for
the first time. He's from Greece and she's from
Germany, and they live in Greece but often drive back
and forth to Germany (via Italy) to visit their
daughter.

While whey were here, they drove from New Jersey to
Washington DC, then to Niagara Falls, and back to NJ.
So that are in a good position to compare USA vs
Europe driving, roads, etc.

They enjoyed the trip a lot, and one of their most
interesting observations was that during their travels
they did not pass any serious crashes (i.e. involving
ambulances, etc.).  Driving a similar distance in
Germany or Italy, they would have expected to see one
or two.

Doug Braun
'72 Spit


--- Nolan <foxtrapper at aceweb.com> wrote:

> Try getting in a crash in one of those little China
> made fuel efficient 
> cars, then tell me what you think.
> 
> A *big* part of the reason cars in America don't get
> as good a gas mileage 
> is because they are far bigger, safer, and
> resultingly heavier.  And then 
> there's the performance factor...