AUTOBAHN

By Rosaldo Russo Allow me to begin this column by thanking the Oshawa/Central newspaper for allowing me the opportunity and access to the press. Not to many if any allow an average person like me to tell the world what I see and think. In my opinion. The Editor/Publisher is a real upstanding type of guy. He shoots from the hip and hold traditional core values. My name is Rosaldo Russo. I came to this great country to make a better life for myself and my family. I thank Canada for everything it has allowed me to do and earn. I worked construction all my life. I know the value of hard work and honesty. I remember as a boy my father always telling me to work hard and buy land. So I did. I remember days when I did not have enough to eat. I go to work... but I did not wait for hand outs. I rounded up my pride my skill and my determination to succeed and went to work. In those days the only benefits we received was the fact we were employed. Before retiring I was the owner and operator of local material supply company that allowed me to retired without worry. Now that I have time to enjoy life. I look around me and have some concern for future generations. I see that the world is finished. Did you hear the latest? Gas prices at an all time high. Government is so good to us...that instead of lowering the gas prices so we can go further. Now, they opted to increase the speed limit on the death traps they call the 400 series highways. Come on people who is doing the thinking... Government thinks that by allowing us to go faster that we use less gas? Ok, stop laughing. But really, I am serious. In Germany on the Autobahn. On any given day. People pass you doing 200km/hr. No problema. German people have the common sense not to drive in the fast lane doing 60km/hr and giving the finger to anyone going 200km/hr. Maybe the Germans are the super race.... How safe is the autobahn? With cars zipping back and forth between lanes and overtaking each other at speeds of 200 kilometers an hour plus, the autobahn can seem intimidating to the uninitiated. But the lack of speed limit is actually justified on the grounds that it makes driving safer. Yes, I guess that if common sense prevails. Going faster may be safer... then again these same Germans never drove in gene pool we drive on the 401 for example. The Prince of New Delhi, that thinks he is still in downtown deli, not respecting the signs posted on the highway and using the emergency lane as his private reserved lane. Or the Asian that thinks he is doing Mach 1 on the fast all while doing 60km/hr not giving a dam about that 14 wheeler on his rear bumper.... Then let’s not forget the red-knecks driving the trucks at 200km/hr with a full load as if he was on the Autobahn. What ever happened to common sense. What happened to common courtesy. To respect. To realizing that the world does not revolve around you. The Autobahn works because of the people using it. The 400 series of highways in Canada are a death trap on any given day. Now, we are going to to an extra 10km/hr. Thanks Trudea.