[Spits] Gas Prices

[Brits'n'Pieces (Eric Frenken)]

Doug, I'm from Germany and refuse to get lumped together with Italians
drive-wise. People living in Italy (and some other [mostly southern]
European countries) have another idea of what a red signal light means than
we do. The right of way there is defined by the sound intensity of one's
signal horn.

In Germany every car has to pass a technical examination every two years and
many cars find their life's end during this examination. Not so in Italy,
Greece, ....

Eric, Germany

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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