Do you mean "Autobahn" as in German motorways? I've heard a few times from Americans that there's the misconception that the Autobahn is a special high-speed stretch of highway somewhere in Germany. Correction: "Autobahn" means "Highway" and we have over 7.000 miles of it in a country a little over half the size of Texas. And there's no general speed limit...
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09:50 AM
Toddster Member
Posts: 20871 From: Roswell, Georgia Registered: May 2001
Yellowstone. I'm curious. I never drove the autobahn when I was in Europe. Even though there is no speed limit, do people drive at any particular average speed or is it just a free-for-all Grand Prix race?
There are suggested speed limits and it is illegal to flip someone off on the Autobahn... or gesture in ANY unfriendly way. It is illegal to tailgate as well. Heh... I like those rules.
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yellowstone Member
Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
Yellowstone. I'm curious. I never drove the autobahn when I was in Europe. Even though there is no speed limit, do people drive at any particular average speed or is it just a free-for-all Grand Prix race?
Autobahn is just in Germany, not generally in Europe. In France their're called "Autoroute", in Spain "Autovias". Germany is the only country without a general speed limit on highways. There are many stretches with speed limits though (usually 80, 100 or 120 km/h) when there are repairs, curves, poor visibiliy etc. Then there's a lot of traffic so that usually slows you down, especially the trucks that tend to block the right lanes. But if there's no local speed limit and no traffic (countryside at 4am) it's as fast as your car will go. And, trust me, at 130 mph in the Fiero there's always a Porsche, an Audi S6, a BMW M3, a Mercedes SL or something like that that will come of behind you going MUCH FASTER than you... and so you are on the slow lane again... :-)
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11:24 AM
ryan.hess Member
Posts: 20784 From: Orlando, FL Registered: Dec 2002
We need one of those. How much did your license cost?
It was cheap, actually, since I "bought" it while living in Colombia. But generally in Germany driving licenses are at least 1500 Euro or about 1300 Dollars.
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I spent some time in Germany as a foreign exchange student after high school. Didn't get to drive, but I loved it there. My host sister just got her license, cost her over 3000 DM between classes and the license. The autobahn was great, I didn't have any high speed rides, but the whole system was so smooth. No cutting people off, no passing on the right, no slow poking in the fast lane, no trucks in the left lanes, no tailgaiting, and if you came up behind someone, they would get out of your way, no flashing the brights, or riding the left side to shine their mirrors. And the road itself was pristine. Not a single pot hole or crack, the rain water rolled right off, and they have cool seperator polls that make it so that a driver can't see much other then the road, but the passangers can look out at the scenery.
I tell ya, if Bush gets re-elected, I might have to head back
Umm... what? Montana got rid of the "reasonable and prudent" law, and traded it for 75mph limits a few years back... As far as I knew, that was the only state that had no speed limit. Well... I mean besides the backroads of nowhereville, NV I suppose
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Fie Ro Member
Posts: 3735 From: Soest, The Netherlands Registered: Sep 2001
I have been on the Autobahn several times. Fun. But when there's an 50mph speed limit they mean it! Some of my buddies found out (twice!) during our winterholiday trip.
car1 *why is that black BMW sitting aside the road?*
car2 *why is that black BMW blinking those lights in my mirror?*
spent 3 years there I had a turboed Opal wasnt teh fastest but she got her done as far as teh roads bieng perfect Not always well Dunno at 230 KM guess Ice would feel rough.
when it came to a slow down it seemed teh aoutobahn turned into teh worlds largest parking lot. I sat out side frankfurt once for 2 hours and moved like 200 foot
spellin is off its been 7 years now
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iced_theater Member
Posts: 1755 From: Green River, Wyoming, United States Registered: Jun 2003
You don't wanna be speeding on the highway here if your close to my town. We have a ton of cops around here, 30-40 miles out from town and you can basicly go however fast you want, may want to carry a radar detector though for the occasional highway patrol.
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SaskatoonFiero Member
Posts: 290 From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: May 2003
forgot the longest stretch I spent in teh auhtobahn was from Vilsec to Kippenhiem was rigth before i left I was told I had relitives there so I wanted to atleast see it before I returned to Oklahoma went tehre and back Overnigth Cant rember the distance but it seemed really far
Googled it 251 miles
so I went 500 miles rember leaving around 7 PM returning at or about 2Am (guessing its been 7 years mind you) so 500 miles in 7 hours minus I spent probly a good 2 hours or better readng maps and fueling Got lost a bunch it was a fun adventure OHH i rented a SL model Mercedes for teh trip
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JK. Seriously though, I wish we here in the states had something like that SOMEWHERE.
