Thursday, 19 November 2020

stop and go

 Leave the small town of Grüneck behind, take care to maintain the speedlimit on the long straight wide  road untill the yellow sign marking the end of the built up area is left behind. A short distance on, see the tail lights of cars in the distance, they are standing still, there is a traffic stoppage ahead. Approach the lights, let the car just roll out. There is no hurry, there will be no passing them and they do not appear to be going anywhere.

The last car is a small modern Fiat 500, a luxurious make over of what used to be a workers car, Then small and cheap,  now it has put on weight and is expensive. Move up close to the rear bumper. The driver drives forward a few metres and then stops. Wait untill the queue begins to move again, and roll on slowly in first gear, there is no hurry.
The little Fiat is now a good fifty metres away, driving along slowly. Then it stops with the traffic ahead of it. Just keep on rolling, there is no hurry, nobody going anywhere up front. Let the car roll up close to the Fiat's bumper, and stop. The Fiats driver drives forward a few metres and then stops. Wait untill the queue begins to move again, and roll on slowly in first gear, there is no hurry.
The little Fiat is now a good fifty metres away, driving along slowly. Then it stops with the traffic ahead of it. Just keep on rolling, there is no hurry, nobody going anywhere up front. Let the car roll up close to the Fiat's bumper, and stop. The Fiats driver drives forward a few metres and then stops.Wait untill the queue begins to move again, and roll on slowly in first gear, there is no hurry.

The little Fiat is now a good fifty metres away, driving along slowly. Then it stops with the traffic ahead of it. Just keep on rolling, there is no hurry, nobody going anywhere up front. Let the car roll up close to the Fiat's bumper, and stop. The Fiats driver drives forward a few metres and then stops. Wait untill the queue begins to move again, and roll on slowly in first gear, there is no hurry.

The little Fiat is now a good fifty metres away, driving along slowly. Then it stops with the traffic ahead of it. Just keep on rolling, there is no hurry, nobody going anywhere up front. Let the car roll up close to the Fiat's bumper, and stop. The Fiats driver drives forward a few metres and then stops.  

This game continues for some time,  traffic joins from the right, the Fiat waits to let it join the queue. There is no more traffic coming from the side road, so stay behind the Fiat. 
Untill the red traffic light ahead turns green. The Fiat demonstrates a great ability to accelerate, and just  follow through the road repairs that have reduced the traffic to a traffic light regulated single lane thing here. Let the little white car speed ahead up to the junction for the university campus. Take a left here and drive all the way down to the end  of the road.
Slowly, avoid all the people walking not to mention those on bicycles.
Half an hour late today.

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