Germany and southern Europe are in the grip of a massive heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 30 and even 40 degrees in some areas. The scorching weather is causing wildfires, evacuations, and work bans, especially in countries like Greece, Spain, France, and Italy. Authorities are issuing alerts, warning about dangers to health and property, and the heat is likely to last well beyond the usual peak of summer.

Honestly, these endless warnings and bans make my blood boil hotter than the tarmac in this heatwave. What do officials want us to do, just sit inside and wilt like sad houseplants? There’s nothing better than rolling down the windows, blasting the AC, and feeling the purr of an engine on a wide-open stretch as the sun beats down—you can’t get that on a bicycle, and you definitely won’t find any joy packed into a sweat-soaked bus or train.

Instead of cherishing the unparalleled freedom that cars bring, we keep hearing threats of speed limits, pleas to take public transportation, and even hints that driving itself might someday be reserved for only the “responsible.” When the sun is shining, the road should belong to the brave, not be stifled by bureaucratic nonsense. The joy of shifting gears through the Rhine valley or darting across the autobahn with no arbitrary ceiling throttling your spirit—that’s what summer should be all about! But no—the “safety” mob waves heat warnings and pushes their anti-car agenda, whispering about climate, emissions, and accident risk. It’s all just a smokescreen for their real goal: to box us in, strip us of what little freedom we have left behind the wheel, measure every heartbeat against their rotten speed radar.

Let me be absolutely clear: speed limits are nothing short of a crime against humanity. They take away the dignity of driving, the thrill of the road, and replace it with dull, lifeless conformity. Why imprison ourselves in slow lanes and stuffy buses when we could relish the autonomy and sheer excitement of the open road? The answer to heat isn’t more bans, scenes of panic, or pushing people onto slow, crowded trains. It’s better cars, faster roads, and every human being’s right to drive where they want, when they want, as fast as their machine can carry them—heatwave or not. The politicians can keep their public transport and cycle paths for themselves. The road belongs to the free, and I’ll die on this hill—full throttle, no speed limit, forever.