Originally Posted by Dovster
What I do consider absolutely ridiculous is the situation on the Swiss borders. I can drive from Germany to Holland, for example, without ever seeing a policeman but on the Swiss borders there are always a minimum of two Swiss cops and an equal number from the European country.
These people do absolutely nothing. They just stand there and wave their hands telling you to continue driving. What is the point of paying their salaries for this?
To make unemployment appear artificially low?
Originally Posted by Dovster
(Exception: When entering Switzerland on the autostrada they look to see if the car has a valid autostrada sticker for that year. If not, they waive you over to pay 40 francs to buy one.)
Did they point you in the right direction? Plenty of Americans (and presumably Israelis too) driving there for the first time don't realize that until asked to pony up the money.