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Daily gripe: tiny midget cars

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From: Walt Horning
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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From: whorning@pipeline.com (Walt Horning)
Subject: Daily gripe: tiny midget cars
Date: 1998/07/28
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