I’m still amazed that the concept of Autobahn is still allowed in Europe. It would be like having a market where people sell rotten meat without any consequence.
But I love the Germans. They invented techno music, hacking activism (CCC), and many other weird stuff.
You are legally required to drive at a speed that is ‘safe’/ befitting of the traffic situation, at all times. If you crash above 130 km/h you automatically get partial fault because you evidently drove too fast.
It’s called being responsible. Also the roads are built for it. Lanes are about 1/3 wider than they are in the US because they’re not going for “just one more lane bro”. They’re immaculately maintained. Curves are smooth and sloped. On and off ramps are once every two miles or so, so you don’t have traffic constantly merging or exiting and the “no restrictions” parts are only once you get out of the city.
The autobahn is mostly kept around due to lobbying. There have been repeated attempts to introduce a maximum speed (130 km/h), the last one failed because “paying for that many signs would be too expensive” iirc.
But its also quite a bit safer than you might think. They’re very good/well built roads, most people actually stick to the recommended 130, and (and I think this might be the largest factor) German driver’s ed is very good (and hideously expensive).
I’m still amazed that the concept of Autobahn is still allowed in Europe. It would be like having a market where people sell rotten meat without any consequence.
so which of the words autobahn, market, rotten, meat or consequence do you not understand? just ask and we will try to help you, but that sentence does not make any sense.
I’m still amazed that the concept of Autobahn is still allowed in Europe. It would be like having a market where people sell rotten meat without any consequence.
But I love the Germans. They invented techno music, hacking activism (CCC), and many other weird stuff.
You are legally required to drive at a speed that is ‘safe’/ befitting of the traffic situation, at all times. If you crash above 130 km/h you automatically get partial fault because you evidently drove too fast.
Maybe that explains it a little
It’s called being responsible. Also the roads are built for it. Lanes are about 1/3 wider than they are in the US because they’re not going for “just one more lane bro”. They’re immaculately maintained. Curves are smooth and sloped. On and off ramps are once every two miles or so, so you don’t have traffic constantly merging or exiting and the “no restrictions” parts are only once you get out of the city.
Immaculately maintained is just not true. There is chronic shortage of money for maintenance, with a 5 billion shortage until 2029.
At least all the stretches I drove with no restrictions were that way, granted can’t say the same for sections in cities or with limits.
The autobahn is mostly kept around due to lobbying. There have been repeated attempts to introduce a maximum speed (130 km/h), the last one failed because “paying for that many signs would be too expensive” iirc.
But its also quite a bit safer than you might think. They’re very good/well built roads, most people actually stick to the recommended 130, and (and I think this might be the largest factor) German driver’s ed is very good (and hideously expensive).
so which of the words autobahn, market, rotten, meat or consequence do you not understand? just ask and we will try to help you, but that sentence does not make any sense.