Drivers in Germany will remain free to push the limits on the country's famed autobahns after the German government outright rejected calls to introduce a national speed limit.
The changes, proposed by the country’s National Platform on the Future of Mobility, were designed to help Germany meet its EU emissions targets. A paper sighted by news service Reuters carried the recommendation of a national 130km/h speed limit across Germany’s freeway network by 2023.
But German authorities have rubbished the proposals, making it abundantly clear there will be no change to the limit-free road network. "There are more intelligent control mechanisms than a general speed limit," said government spokesman, Steffen Seifert.
The country's transport minister, Andreas Scheuer, was even more brutal, labelling the push "against all common sense".
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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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