From: ermel@ermel.org   
      
   Hi!   
      
   On 07.12.2017 19:49, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > Back when we were doing a lot of traveling (NOT interstates) in the   
   > midwest and east, every once on a while we would see a large official   
   > sign by the side of the main road proclaiming EMERGENCY VEHICLE.  There   
   > would be some sort of cutout or dirt road leading to some unknown   
   > destination,   
      
   Here in Germany, there are plenty of small access roads to Autobahns   
   marked (with the German signage equivalent to) "no passing for any   
   vehicles except emergency vehicles".  They're for letting local   
   fire departments et.al. to enter the Autobahn in case of a crash   
   there, without needing to take the long way via the next official   
   entry/exit.  Usually they lead to some acticultural road, which   
   from the other end is marked as no access accordingly.   
      
   > and  there was ALWAYS some sort of ancient rusted wreck   
   > nearby.   
      
   Maybe the tow trucks dumped the wrecks near the access roads after   
   having dragged them off the main road, when it seemed foreseeable   
   that no-one would come to claim them and pay the towing bill?   
      
   Unrelated side note: I just resubscribed to rec.autos.driving after   
   a decade or so of absence, and got only nine postings.  Is this   
   group dead, or is something wrong with my feed?   
      
   Yours,   
       Ermel.   
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