Don't chain my V-Dub!

Now they’ve gone and done it…human-caused global warming disciples have turned their attention to Europe, are dipping their paint brushes in black paint and getting all set to put up some speed limit signs on Germany’s famous autobahn.

From the AP:

"There are so many areas in which we waste energy in a completely senseless way and burden the climate," Dimas told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper."A simple measure in Germany could be a general speed limit on highways," he added, according to the newspaper. "Speed limits make a lot of sense for many reasons and are completely normal in most EU states, as in the U.S.A. — only in Germany, strangely, is it controversial."

The reaction was predictable:

Dimas' comments drew a slew of largely negative responses Sunday on the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung's Internet site. One respondent described the debate as a "farce" and questioned the environmental record of Dimas' native Greece. Another demanded "free driving for free citizens" — quoting one of Germany's most popular and well-known slogans.

My take : Germans like their fast cars and like to be able to unwind them on the autobahn. I don’t see them easing up on the accelerator any time soon – speed limits or no speed limits.