Is a car really necessary ??

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Sun 24 Aug 2003 14:17
Is a car really necessary ?? - Dude - {P}
A friend of mine has just returned from a holiday in Italy and was totally flabbergasted to see six people(Father, Mother and four children) riding on one scooter, - none of them wearing crash helmets.

Apart from the extreme danger in such foolhardy and reckless behaviour, one questions if we, the majority of the bona fide British public, are the only members within the E.E.C. to actually obey the letter of the law ????
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Sun 24 Aug 2003 15:31
Is a car really necessary ?? - Obsolete
Were they circus performers?
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Sun 24 Aug 2003 15:35
Is a car really necessary ?? - MrWibble
Would you see it in Germany / Austria / Netherlands / Denmark / Switzerland / Northern Europe ? Apart from being too cold most of the year of course. I think its more a North / South cultural issue although what about the Italian / French -speaking areas of Switzerland ?

Everytime I visit Portugal I'm shocked at the number of fatal / near-fatal accidents I see on a virtually daily basis - especially around Faro.

I wonder if other have put some thought into the cultural differences in Europe and why they persist since Italy isn't third world ?

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Sun 24 Aug 2003 16:28
Is a car really necessary ?? - Pugugly {P}
Imagine that in this country, Police and Social Services would be soon on the case. I fear it says rather more about our nation than theirs.
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Sun 24 Aug 2003 17:00
Is a car really necessary ?? - wemyss
Agree with you entirely Pug, and yes we are the only country to obey every command from the EC and employ thousands to enforce it.
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Sun 24 Aug 2003 18:19
Is a car really necessary ?? - flatfour
We agree because we're British!
No we don't need cars, we'll just not go to work, shops, or anywhere, oops sounds like some european pesant.
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