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German efficiency
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22/04/2021 20:11
22/04/2021 20:11
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 33,579 Berlin
barnacle
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Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
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Berlin
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Lost my intwebs this afternoon; a bit of a pain for a while as everything comes up the same pipes but it got better. An hour ago, Telekom sent me a fine email: Sehr geehrter Herr Barnes, es liegt aktuell eine technische Störung in unserem Netz vor. Es ist möglich, dass auch Ihr Festnetz- bzw. Internet-Anschluss betroffen ist. Doch keine Sorge: Wir kümmern uns bereits intensiv um die Fehlerbehebung, damit Sie Ihren Anschluss so schnell wie möglich wieder uneingeschränkt nutzen können. Hier noch ein Tipp, falls es künftig noch einmal zu einer Störung kommt: Bitte gehen Sie auf unsere Internet-Seite www.telekom.de/stoerung. Dort finden Sie eine aktuelle Störungsübersicht, können aber auch jederzeit ganz bequem Ihre Leitung prüfen oder eine Störungsmeldung an uns senden. Freundliche Grüße Ihre Telekom Deutschland GmbH Roughly translated: it was broken, it might still be, we're looking at it - in future, look for info on www...Using the internet I haven't got, presumably... Neil
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Re: German efficiency
[Re: barnacle]
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24/04/2021 07:04
24/04/2021 07:04
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barnacle
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Heh. I'm ploughing my way through German traffic regulations (something I should have done earlier, but...) https://routetogermany.com/index seems to cover everything, apart from the 'do not bump into trees' warnings they have on some roads locally. But there are some oddities which I'm still thinking about: - A roundabout with a sign is a roundabout, and traffic on it has right of way. Signal on the way out, but not the way in, which is fine.
- A roundabout without a sign is a four way crossing, and traffic to the right has right of way...
- A cycle must have lights, even if only used in daylight.
- You may not 'tune' your car except internally without (inspection and) permission. Tyre sizes may not be changed, exhausts may not increase noise, spoilers, engine changes/mods/replacements...
- Trams have right of way over everything, except emergency vehicles with blues and twos. Busses have right of way over everything except trams - if they're pulling out from a stop, you *must* wait even if already alongside. As far as I can tell, *everything* has right of way over a thirteen year old UK registered Bravo.
All good fun! Neil
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Re: German efficiency
[Re: barnacle]
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24/04/2021 08:47
24/04/2021 08:47
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 526 The Netherlands
jaaps2
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Enjoying the ride
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The Netherlands
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Heh. I'm ploughing my way through German traffic regulations (something I should have done earlier, but...) https://routetogermany.com/index seems to cover everything, apart from the 'do not bump into trees' warnings they have on some roads locally. But there are some oddities which I'm still thinking about: - A roundabout with a sign is a roundabout, and traffic on it has right of way. Signal on the way out, but not the way in, which is fine.
- A roundabout without a sign is a four way crossing, and traffic to the right has right of way...
- A cycle must have lights, even if only used in daylight.
- You may not 'tune' your car except internally without (inspection and) permission. Tyre sizes may not be changed, exhausts may not increase noise, spoilers, engine changes/mods/replacements...
- Trams have right of way over everything, except emergency vehicles with blues and twos. Busses have right of way over everything except trams - if they're pulling out from a stop, you *must* wait even if already alongside. As far as I can tell, *everything* has right of way over a thirteen year old UK registered Bravo.
All good fun! Neil In the netherlands you can add that bicycles have prority (at least liability wise). And I still do not know how to cope with UFO’s on a roundabout: http://www.googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=887&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=52.02734,5.129081&z=17
Last edited by jaaps2; 24/04/2021 08:48.
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