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RE: East Germany's Automotive Industry Symbol

in #photofeed6 years ago

Yeah, two parents and 3 kids :) I don't think if you're familiar with life in Romania before 1989 but back then, if you had a car, you were entitled to 30 liters of gas a month and there was a law about who is allowed to drive each Sunday. One week the plates ending with in an uneven number, next Sunday the even numbers. :D With 30 liters of gas ... you kept your car in the parking lot or in front of the apartment building most of the time :)

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Wow, that is something I didn't know... I know that this uneven-even number rule is implemented in some cities nowadays in order to reduce the traffic. But I guess there was much traffic in Romania back in the days

The problem is that roads and parking lots were seized for that many cars. After 1989 everything changed. Now many cities are overcrowded, there are not enough parking lots, in some cities there's nothing that can be done. During rush hours you're stuck in traffic.