• SirSamuel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For reference for those using freedom units that’s roughly 60 mph in a 20 mph zone

    Bonus. In eagle burger land that will either land you:

    • $200 fine and 2 points on your license (varies on state)

    • shot in the face (dwb and reaching for a gun wallet)

    • nothing (hello fellow patrolman, have a great day killing pet dogs)

    Source: I’m a red-blooded freedom loving eagle burger citizen

    • Kallioapina@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      As a finn that had to deal with a week long Erasmus university intense course with mostly german masters students… Yeah, americans of the Europe was the exact impression I got. Everyone else from all the other participant nationalities were respectful and professional, but the german students just couldnt.

      Gods, I fucking hated to see the eyes of shame in the german professors faces watching their students go through their shenannigans and fits. My previous stereotype of germans as a nationality or as a culture being rational and collected died very quickly during that week.

      Sorry for any germans reading this, but I consider you as the Americans of the EU after that experience.

  • servobobo@feddit.nlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Only 2 years suspension is a slap on the wrist for what is essentially an attempt at stochastic murder. We need to stop treating driving licenses as a universal right and stop clearly unfit people from sitting behind the wheel.

        • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year ago

          The context is going 70kph over the speed limit, or 233% over the limit.

          Not sure about Germany and Switzerland, but here 30kph zones are used for school corridors and pedestrian areas.

          Some fuckwit driving 100 kph in one of these is tantamount to attempted manslaughter.

          Someone doing this shouldn’t need to worry about a new car, because they shouldn’t even be able to buy a new car before rehabilitation.