Germany's shared transit a matter of mutual trust (Chart)

5 September 2008, 7:31 am

It's not hitchhiking. Last Friday, I stood outside the main train station in Cologne. The famous cathedral loomed directly overhead, but my gaze was directed elsewhere. As I waited and watched for a red Toyota, driven by a stranger, I thought, "Will this be the day that I am murdered with an ax in Germany?"... read more

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