Imagine that, holding someone accountable for their own actions! What a novel concept. I doubt it would ever be accepted in the US. MOO "J.Feldhaar" <j.feldhaar%[email protected]> on 01/10/2002 08:00:52 AM Please respond to "J.Feldhaar" <j.feldhaar%[email protected]> To: "Price, Ed" <ed.price%[email protected]>, emc-pstc%[email protected] cc: (bcc: Oscar Overton/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: Re: radar (Germany) Hi Ed, in Germany you have speed ratings for your tires, beginning at 160 KPH (100 mph)and then on to 190, 220 and 250 and beyond (some cars really go that fast, take a Porsche or a Ferrari). BMW and Mercedes have a "gentleman agreement" that these cars can't exceed 250 KPH (abt 156 mph). But of course, you can always do chip tuning... NOW : It is not very often that you can go very fast on a German motorway, because of lots of traffic, and many traffic jams. Also a big percentage of the motorways are regulated for 130, 120 100 or even 80 KPH, and a lot of mobile and stationary controlling devices make nice black-and-white photos of you and the car.... I drive a BMW, and I think the last time I drove faster than 200 KPH is two months ago, and I don't have an ego problem with that! Anyway, if you are involved in an accident and you drove more than 130 KHP (81 MPH), the court will see negligence on your part for driving so fast. Of course it is not forbidden - but if there is a problem, you have a distinct disadvantage! My 0.02 EURO... Jochen Feldhaar ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
