As a foreigner living here in Germany, I have been continually surprised by the level of regulation that is in place here. I am often doubly surprised when I r

As a foreigner living here in Germany, I have been continually surprised by the level of regulation that is in place here. I am often doubly surprised when I realise that nearly every single piece of legislation I've come across actually seems to make sense, when someone takes the time to explain it to me. I personally think that the regulation of public transport is a good thing. The fact that people are insured when they transport me around in a 1 tonne potential deathtrap is a good thing. The last thing I want to hear when I wake up in hospital gravely injured is "sorry sir, you'll have to sign here to accept liability because the driver of your unlicensed taxi wasn't insured to transport paying passengers".