PIEBALGS SPEED LIMIT
April 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLIN a political hair-and-tortoise move, a European Commissioner from a country where the Lada once reigned supreme has told speed-loving German motorists he will press for European Union (EU) speed limits of 90kmh (55.9 mph). Latvia's Andris Piebalgs, energy Commissioner since last November, told the Die Welt newspaper "I personally support the idea", which was originally proposed by the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA). He continued: "When cars in Germany race along the roads at a speed of 200 km per hour, of course they use a lot of ...
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