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Old July 20th 05, 11:54 PM
Dave Head
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On 20 Jul 2005 13:59:22 -0700, "John S." > wrote:

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>BE wrote:
>> "Car maker Volvo has asked the Swedish government to waive the country's
>> strict drunken driving laws to allow its test drivers to booze on the job,
>> news reports said Wednesday."
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ccarv
>>
>> Interesting...

>
>Not a big deal since as the complete article says: The testing would
>be done on a special track near Goteborg, on Sweden's west coast, where
>Volvo's parent company, Ford Motor Co., has a safety development
>facility.
>
>As a side note I do like the Swedish approach to drunk driving.


I don't - not if they're applying their traffic laws to private property which
a test track would be. Do they try to enforce speed limits at their auto
racing tracks?

Dave Head

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