Germany May Face New Speed Limits
According to the USA Today, “Members of one of Germany's governing parties on Saturday backed a proposal to introduce a speed limit on highways, which would revoke a cherished freedom in this rule-bound country and was likely to be met with resistance.� A majority of the delegates are backing a general speed limit 80 mph. “Many stretches of German autobahn have no speed limits. However, the current surge in concern over carbon dioxide emissions has put that tradition under renewed scrutiny.� Some have argued that speed limits would reduce incentives for manufacturers to produce more environment-friendly engines. They argue for “new technologies, new (car) fleets and alternative fuels — not new rules."
I wasn’t able to find a different account of this story, however the same AP story was printed in the Kansas City Star, the Monterey Herald of Salinas, CA, the Sioux City Journal, the Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, the El Paso Times, the Syracuse Post-Standard and many others.