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Article #14234Daily gripe: tiny midget cars
From: Walt Horning
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00
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I saw a strange sight on the interstate this evening. It as a Trabant, a car made at one time in the former East Germany. These little 2-cyclinder cars have a top speed of 100 kph, or about 63 mph. But typically one does not push them that hard and settles for 50-55 mph. This is just too slow for a small car this tiny on the interstates, not legally speaking, but if you pardon the pun, "I would not be caught dead in one" on a 65 mph interstate, or one that had even higher limits, as in some western states. I would simply stick to the secondary roads. But personally, I would not be caught there either, they are just too small to be seen. I also question the wisdom of allowing too small a vehicle on the interstates, but I know its a free country and they can take their lives in their own hands if they want.
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