There is a particular kind of German motorist who finds Switzerland terribly amusing. Our motorways are too slow, our speed limits too restrictive, and our approach to driving evidently designed for people who consider arriving somewhere a rather vulgar ambition.…
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Zurich’s Quiet War on the Car
Zurich’s Rämistrasse and Universitätstrasse have become a lesson in how to discourage cars without formally banning them. Poorly coordinated lights, repeated zebra crossings, permanent stop-and-go traffic and cyclists treating tram tracks as an overtaking lane turn a major route into a daily exercise in frustration, all while motorists face the strictest enforcement.
The EU’s Singing Christmas Car… and other Automotive Nightmares
There was a time, legend has it, when a driver was considered a person capable of operating a vehicle using a combination of skill, awareness, and a driver’s license. A document explicitly confirming one’s ability to steer a machine without…
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Porsche and the End of Permanence: When Legends become Disposable
There are collapses that announce themselves with noise, and others that begin quietly. Porsche’s moment arrived in silence. A company long defined by waiting lists and admiration has reported a near €1 billion quarterly loss and almost total profit evaporation.…
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