Horses, Pickups & Pretzels: Choosing the Right Car in Texas

Ach du lieber, every time I drive down I-35 it looks less like a highway and more like a rolling car dealership from another planet. Texas is the land where trucks rule, SUVs multiply like jackrabbits, and every once in a while you see some poor fella squeaking by in a tiny hatchback that looks like it got lost on its way to Munich. The Texas Truck Religion If Bavaria has its beer steins and brass bands, then Texas has…

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Are Americans Good Drivers? Ja und Nein, My Friend!

Ach du lieber, don’t get me started. The other day I’m sittin’ in my pickup at a Kreuzung in Austin, waiting for the green light, when—zefix!—the car behind me honks before the light even changes. Relax, cowboy! This ain’t a rodeo start. But that’s Texas: fast foot on the gas, faster hand on the horn, and patience shorter than a Brezn fresh out of the oven. Speed Limits: Suggestion or Law? In Bavaria, if you see a Tempolimit, you actually…

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