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Originally Posted by InCoGnEtO
almost 30 years old, but I have been to 4 continents, and 35 countries...I am still shocked everytime I come home to see just how over legislated life is in Canada (and the US for that matter). People in North America live under the thumbs of the government, and it doesn't necessarily make it right, or good.
I am even talking about places like Germany, where the speed limits on the highways are basically left up to what you are comfortable with.
All over the world, people are left to be responsible for their own doings, not counting on the government to raise their kids, and keep them safe. It is insane how people do not want to be responsible for their own doing here in North America. Hell, i guess when the government has dictated things your entire life, then why change now?
And for the record, I am a 29 year old, staunch fiscal Conservative. I have had a father that has sat in the House of Commons in Ottawa as an MP (PC Party), and believe in seeing all sides of the story. I am well educated, and have a great job. I am not just some backpacker that has the blinders on.
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Sorry, but for someone that has so much "world experience", and is got such a pulse on things, your view is relatively ignorant and misinformed. China is probably the most dangerous place on the planet to be a driver or pedestrian near a public road. Also The Autobahns in Germany, or any other european roadway without a speed limit are specially designed for the speeds people travel on them, they are wxtra wide, triple laned and concrete and the calibre of cars people drive at ridiculous speeds there are night and day to what we drive. And to be honest most europeans, Germans especially are superior to North American drivers. Hence why it is the safest place to drive a car in the world.
Also in Germany cell phone usage is banned on all public roadways.