As Vice-President of the Bundestag, you often rode motorbikes with other MPs. Now you are 82. Do you still drive?

No. I stopped at 75. I had also planned to do that. The ability to react decreases with age. When riding a motorcycle you have to be 100 percent concentrated.

As a politician, you needed a secretary for your diary. Now you have your appointments in mind. What are your plans for the near future?

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