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Are you really advocating drink driving Local, you do know that pedal bike or car the law sees no difference in Germany....??
Also, you need to have a drivers licence in order to have points added to it...
Especially when the streets are narrow.
But I like doing stupid things. It's part of my cultural makeup.
Also, you need to have a drivers licence in order to have points added to it...
Try it and you will see how wrong you are..........You can also be in the situation where you will be required to take the idiot test to be able to ride your bike again. This has been reported more than one here.
16:17 February 14, 2013 by rugbycoach
In Germany, if you are cycling on a designated cycle path you are allowed to be twice the driving alcohol limit. This does not apply sharing the road where the usual limit applies.
Again, give it a whirl and see how long you are without your four wheel Pferd.....
http://bicyclegermany.com/german_bicycle_laws.html
For example, try flirting with a woman on a bus. In 1/100th of a second you will get the death glance messages that translates to, "Drop your eye contact now or risk my using this giant meat hook, which I keep in my purse for just such occasions, to hang you upside down by your testicles from yonder tree."
I know that's a lot of information to convey in 1/100th of a second, but somehow they get the job done.
Well that is the problem we are having here. People are not getting together and making "baby Germans". The population is in decline. We better start sending those ladies to the bar to meet men eh?