The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Trabi totalled on Autobahn after skidding on snail slime A vintage East German "Trabi" car has come unstuck after its driver hit a snail trail on the Autobahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20160629/trabi-totalled-on-autobahn-after-hitting-snail-slime Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:07:30 +0200 trabi-totalled-on-autobahn-after-hitting-snail-slime Diplomats rack up 5,000 traffic violations Berlin's foreign diplomats are giving police a headache with their bad driving. In four months they racked up nearly 5,000 traffic violations, getting off scot-free thanks to diplomatic immunity. https://www.thelocal.de/20130913/51901 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:49:00 +0200 51901