Got a need for speed? This should do it, a downhill racer where your legs are strapped to the rear gear and stopping is akin to riding a mobile Thighmaster, squeeze hard! Heavy padding is recommended, just in case.
The gif is the actual patent picture, all that’s needed is a manufacturer.
The car is an enduring symbol of personal freedom. Small wonder then, that in many countries attempts to place restrictions around car usage are fiercely resisted.
The City of London has faced stern opposition over its new congestion charges (even being threatened with legal action from Porsche), the Germans refuse to bow to pressure from environmental groups to put speed limits on their unrestricted autobahns, speed cameras are branded as a universal menace and Detroit automakers have been vigorously opposed to a national fleet average fuel consumption figure of 35mpg.
The super environmentally conscious nation of Switzerland puts a healthy environment above the freedom of the highway. This week, motorists in the Italian thinking region of Switzerland may drive no faster than 80kmh to compensate for high levels of air pollution in the region.
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