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Old July 22nd 05, 06:49 PM
John S.
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Dave Head wrote:
> 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?


The Swedes as well as several other countries take safe driving
seriously...much more so than we in the U.S. do. Their rules regarding
drunk driving are probably very simple and comprehensive and go
something like this: Nobody may operate a vehicle in Sweden if their
blood shows any level of alcohol. I think that Volvo and the
Government are also sending a very good message by requiring Volvo to
ask for an exception. It provides public reinforcement of how
seriously the Swedes take driving safety.

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