The same movement is visible in the Netherlands. In Germany, a couple of states are going down this road, but they’re not doing enough. Which is weird, because the Germans are very concerned about data protection, yet they do not mind if their medical data is in some US cloud…

That’s no secret. The process speed it up because of Trump! Before trumpy , there was no urgency on anyone’s side.

You can’t fix stupid.

You can’t fix stupid.

Not so sure either of these agreements are really difficult. Sure, mercusor may end up in court, and this one needs to be ratified by the European countries and the Europe Parliament, but let’s be honest that is standard process. Both agreements will most likely be up and running within a year.

One small step on a longer road. Sure, these bikes look compelling, and freedom are important, in reality they are too fast and often pimped, it’s a new mode of transport nobody really needs.