Anselm R Garbe dixit (2010-02-01, 15:58): > On 1 February 2010 15:49, <sta...@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: > > * Anselm R Garbe <ans...@garbe.us> [2010-02-01 15:48]: > >> On 1 February 2010 13:30, <sta...@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: > >> > experts rule: Actually they don't want! Ever seen a suckless car, or > >> > mobile phone? > >> > >> There was the DDR Trabant, which I consider quite close to a suckless > >> car: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant > > > > Well, Trabi is close to suckless, I agree. I still enjoy the simplicity > > when I > > have a ride with an owner of an old one occasionally. But it is not safe, > > for instance. Safety, in turn, is generally important, but not that much an > > issue for the everyday home-work-back trip in a large city. > > Security is relative with a car like the Trabant. Back in GDR times it > was rather secure since it's maximum speed was around 120km/h and > roads weren't as crowded as today and hence car accidents were a rare > occasion. Driving a Trabant today is surely a security risk but so is > driving an original Mini Cooper as well or some other classic car.
That's major bullshit. Please... -- [a]
