On 1 February 2010 15:49, <sta...@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: > * Anselm R Garbe <ans...@garbe.us> [2010-02-01 15:48]: >> On 1 February 2010 13:30, <sta...@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: >> > experts rule: Actually they don't want! Ever seen a suckless car, or >> > mobile phone? >> >> There was the DDR Trabant, which I consider quite close to a suckless >> car: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant > > Well, Trabi is close to suckless, I agree. I still enjoy the simplicity when I > have a ride with an owner of an old one occasionally. But it is not safe, > for instance. Safety, in turn, is generally important, but not that much an > issue for the everyday home-work-back trip in a large city.
Security is relative with a car like the Trabant. Back in GDR times it was rather secure since it's maximum speed was around 120km/h and roads weren't as crowded as today and hence car accidents were a rare occasion. Driving a Trabant today is surely a security risk but so is driving an original Mini Cooper as well or some other classic car. Cheers, Anselm
