Autobahn?

You ever seen the superb lane discipline of the Germans? I think it was post here once...

Oh, here we are:

https://videosift.com/video/How-Germans-on-the-Autobahn-React-to-Ambulance-Siren

That's BS.

With a 5 round maximum capacity you're going to be reloading a lot and there's no reasonable argument why anyone needs more for hunting (and home defence is a red herring).

I think the whole law/culture issue addressed above is actually linked. Take the example of the Autobahn which is very much a parallel. Germans made a law saying you can drive as fast as you want on certain stretches of highway, a culture of high-speed driving developed, people die. The majority in Germany wants to do away with them, but the 10% who want to drive recklessly in their BMWs and Mercedes along with the manufacturers fight new legislation every time.

The law created the culture, and now the culture is preventing the laws from being changed. Just as in the US, the cycle has to break somewhere. Government can't legislate the culture, but they can change the laws and if the US ever gets to a point where guns aren't in the hands of whoever wants one then the argument for needing a 'home security' weapon drops. People feel safer, there are fewer shootings and the whole situation de-escalates.

I'm not saying barring suspected terrorists from owning firearms will accomplish that, but it would be a (very) modest start in the right direction.

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One of the very few tractors that have permission to drive on the Autobahn as it can go to 100 kph. It's a Hanomag from 1964.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdhVSZh7QN0

That might limit the severity of crashes but believe me, they're not stopping stupidity.
Best thing you can do when you're in a car, assume every driver in a passenger car tries to kill you Carmageddon style. That's what I do on the autobahn and I shit you not, it has saved my life a couple of times. The most incompetent driving I've ever witnessed was done with vehicles below 7.5 tons weight.
The sheer idiocy and carelessness I see on the road nowadays...

Haha, I knew I'd open a can of worms....
I enjoy music of all types, trust me. I know the history. I grew up in a radio station, and remember when DJs were the rock Stars of the 70s.

I have no boundaries, and in fact, the more music pushes the boundaries the better, but I still have to feel the groove.
Often, "musicians," get caught up in the medium and forget the composition. I know - I'm an artist, I've been there, created works, not for composition, but to better understand my medium. It's still art, but it's not "ART."

See what I'm saying. There is a whole new generation of not just musicians and composers, but listeners. they have their own new sound, but a lot of the soul is getting filtered out while the artists explore the medium. I know it will come full circle, but I believe we are in a stagnant period of exploration.

And no, I'm not commenting on all those classical musicians, in fact, they are doing the opposite. There are many classical musicians that are taking their instruments in new directions - finally - and breaking out of the Bach & Beethoven standards. (Stereotyping here). My favorite is Stravinsky, who pushed every boundary of his day. and Guys like Rossini, who was the Heavy Metal Rocker of his day. But there comes a time, to break out and use the instruments differently.

And that's what they are doing right now. Breaking out and exploring. Which is great, it will define another period in music. But we're not quite there yet. Publishers and studios, are the bottom feeders, trying to keep the industry alive, but they are manufacturing the lowest common denominator, giving the public some of the most contrived music of our day.

It's okay to criticize music as it evolves and still like it.
If we don't criticize it, then it doesn't evolve. And I think the artists themselves would agree because, once you stop and consider your groves perfect, then there is no point creating more.

You can come to the defense of the genre, but not every piece is perfect. Yes there are better musicians out there, and some worse, and some I like, you won't like, and so on, that's what makes it great. I remember laying on the couch listening to Kraftwork's Autobahn for hours and loving it. That was over 25 years ago. And I've listened to so much more in between. I've heard it, I've studied it in school, spun discs and worked DJ booths, and was literally raised in a radio station. I've heard a lot, and have the knowledge to compare notes.

I'll end this, it's going too long - but suffice to say, this piece here, is okay, but has no crescendo, nothing to keep me on the edge. The grove becomes quite trance, while trying not to be. He's done a great mix up, and I see what he's doing here. He's taken video excerpts and contained and arranged them together. Great... he's experimenting. But it's not perfect, and that's okay. He's worked hard to create something, and as he evolves, he'll create better, that's what it's all about

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*dupeof http://videosift.com/video/Cruising-down-the-Autobahn-or-maybe-not But still a great turn of events...

No wonder the Germans don't like them driving on the Autobahn.

I wish everyone would learn to drive on highways like Germans drive on the Autobahn - the right lane must be used for travel, and the left lane for passing. Or vice verse in this case.

No, it's not the autobahn, and that's why the speed limits are ~100kph. If it was the autobahn they would (and should) be higher.

But people drive at or around the speed limit. That is reality.

I'm not some insane person who thinks we should be able to drive at whatever speed we like, but I would like to see a more reasoned debate on this. I 100% agree that there are plenty of roads in NZ that should have a lower limit*, but as I said earlier, why aren't the cops speed checking those roads?

And on the flip side, there are plenty of roads that are perfectly safe to drive on at 110kph, but it is politically unpalatable to admit that.

* After my xmas holiday, I drove home over danseys pass. There are signs at the entrance: 4wd only, no boats, no caravans.... 100kph speed limit... insanity.