MrSinatra;431160 Wrote: > the EU is nuts, this is the kind of thing you get when you centralize > and socialize gov't and invest power in it rather than individuals. i > heard the EU has rules and regs for evey possible thing under the sun. > the example that struck me was specs for brake pad thickness or > something like that for BICYCLES. does the EU really need to handle > that? can't entire euro-countries, or an even more local form of gov't > handle that? > Sure they can, but most of this kind of regulation is actually driven by the wish to create the single market (like the US). I havn't heard about breaking pads, but as it is a safety item I wouldn't be surprised if it was true that they need to meet certain specifications. We actually use our bicycles a lot overhere :-), so it matters.
It actually makes good sense to have one set of rules instead of 24! imagine being a manufacturer of braking pads for bicycles and you want to sell them in Europe and each copuntry had their own set of rules. I'm not saying they don't go to far some times, and very often the rules are a compromise, but I think that most of it makes sense when you know the reasoning behind it. -- Letten _________________________________________ Duet -> Audioengine A5 Classic -> Sony surround reciever -> Jamo 5.1 Speakers / JBL 120Ti 2 Boom's SC 7.3.3 on Laptop running Windows XP ZyXEL P-660HW D1 wireless router ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Letten's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16718 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64114 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
