American takes the German Driving Written Exam [part 1]
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German here. Those questions don't look like the exam, they just ask you what that sign means. The exam puts you in various situations, circumstances, technical knowledge, laws and environment an and ask you answer correctly.
That's exactly true! A very important statement 👍
Random persons don't get access to official tests.
Some of the exam questions are just asking for signs. But you are right that there are other types of questions too.
@@Wildcard71 Yes, they do. It's all public information. The "secret" part about the exam is that you don't know which out of the 1000s of questions you will get.
They can also have multiple correct answers.
Important note: The test is not judged by how much you get right, but how much you get wrong.
There are error points for every question, if you get too many negative points you fail.
💯
To be exact the error points range from 2-5 and you can have up to 10 error points. However you will also fail for getting 2x 5 Points question wrong
Most US signs are explicit if you know the English language; they simply tell you what to do or not to do in writing.
wich imo is a bad design as the drivers should focus on the road and not focus on reading the signs
in my opinion the EU road signage system is just better in that sence as the signs have clear colours, shapes and icons showing you exactly what you should or should not do with just 1 short look, therefore you can spend more time looking on the road and not so much time looking at the signs@@007Strings007
@@007Strings007 Most European signs rely on images instead of text because of the many languages people speak. It's the only way to make it universal. Once you know a sign, it's also faster for the brain to interpret colors and shapes than to read text.
1:49 "I don't think cyclists are prohibited anywhere in Germany."
Autobahn 🛣 : *"You picked the wrong house, fool!"*
Kraftfahrstraße: "Hey! What about me?"
Also fußgängerzone
@@cailleanmccain Well... You are a kind of cousin to the Autobahn...
@@lulaa123 delivery bikes may be allowed. Sometimes...
proceeds to get on the highway and accelerate to 150kph on a bike
Regarding the Pedestrian Crossing Sign: Jaywalking is not illegal in Germany. The Sign indicates a Zebra Crossing, where Pedestrians can cross the road safely and cars have to stop for them. They are allowed to cross the road anywhere, however it then is on their own risk and insurance might not cover them in case of an accident. Contrary to the Zebra crossing where they hav the right of way and so,are in the right if a car doesnt stop for them and hits them.
I think the only case of "Jaywalking" we have is when you cross the street near a red pedestrian light.
This is not quit right. If there is a crossing (traffic light, crosswalk, center island, etc.) within 100m you are obliged to use it. Only if there isn't one within 100m you are allowed to cross on your own risk. Also, in high traffic or bad visibility situations special rules apply.
actually depending on the street and traffic, you can get a small fine (under 20€ I believe) for not using a crossing, if one is available.
Best ist the Pee-Zone. Now I know where to Pee. I didn't know what this sign was until now.
@@aRealAndHumanManThing oder wenn wir eine Übergangsinsel haben. Aber theoretisch ist es nicht nur an einer Ampel verboten, ich glaube du musst die 300m Umweg gehen bis die nächste Ampel oder Zebrastreifen o.Ä. kommt. But I'm Not Sure.
It's funny, because you intuitively understand the signs mostly correct. Most of the world uses this or similar signs based on symbols. Only the US, Australia and Canada use signs with mostly words on them. Which makes a lot less sense for dislexic people or people of a different language 😅
The UK as well. It just dangerous how much time you spend reading a sign with more than one word.
And they had whole essays near road works lol
All the English influenced countries.
Except this one: beware of jellyfish!!!! I couldn't think of sth different. 😂
@@Winona493 you could just do the warning triangle and draw a jellyfish inside. No words needed.
@@piiinkDeluxe Yes.😆
I love how close you get to the answers, showing, that the signs seem to be actually kind of intuitive :)
red circle: prohibited;
blue circular sign: mandatory;
triangle tip up: warning;
triangle tip down: give way;
and since you said mandatory=blue before 13:00 it is sad, that you didn't connect the dots, that a crossed out blue 30 is the end of the "mandatory", therefore minimum speed. Though its as you suggested pretty rare here.
He could have also deduced the warning of a pedestrians crossing sign 😊 but still quite good so far
Being intuitive is the main purpose of signage. If somebody does not get it, that person lacks intuition, so the brain is sick. Eggheads tend to be intellectual, but lack intuition.
Du, hier? Was ein Zufall xD Grüß dich!
Horsiii
Also blue = recommended
6:45 You can tell from the shape what the sign is about. Round sign are mandatory (blue) or prohibitive (red rim). Triangular signs are warnings. Squares and rectangles are informative. The priority signs have unique shapes that don't exist anywhere else: Diamond for Priority, Triangle on the head for Yield. Octagon for STOP. A mandatory path for pedestrians would be a round blue sign with a white pedestrian, similar to the Bus Lane sign previously. But in this case, it's a blue square, making it an information, because it tells car drivers that this is a pedestrian crossing. But a pedestrian is not required to cross here. If he wants to continue along his side of the road, this is fine. Only if he wants to cross, he has to use the pedestrian crossing if he is within 50 m of it.
fun fact: the pedestrian crossing sing is actually rectangular or just informativ, because the actually prohibitiv sings are the lanes or markings on the Road. in stark contrast to this the Speed Limits is sometimes written on the Road itself too, which ist completly informativ, there the only prohibitiv Symbol is only the sign.
@@kroanius8808 But it's also a warning because of the triangle on the rectangular sign.
It is not just informative or a warning. Vehicles must give way/yield to pedestrians crossing at a place with this sign.
J-walking is also generally permitted in Germany, only if there is a traffic light or another form of indicated pedestrian crossing (e.g. zebra crossing) must this be used.
100% correct, except for the fact that “Start of priority road” is technically not unique in its shape, because “End of priority road” has the same exact shape. It's pretty stupid actually, but at least “End of priority road” is rarely used. Also, the sign for “priority on this intersection only” is just a warning sign for some reason. It should be an informative sign, just like “priority over oncoming traffic” (often seen in narrow spots - one side gets a prohibited-sign, the other an information-sign).
@@lorionblutkind4564 While you're right, that vehicles must give way at a pedestrian crossing, the sign is still "just informative or a warning". The actual legal binding sign for the vehicle drivers is the marking (zebra stripes) on the road. The rectangular sign is not even necessary for a pedestrian crossing. (Although it is installed in most cases.)
I think your last statement is the point. Self-explanatory is why these mostly standardized international road signs have been designed. If only the US of A and some other countries would understand this.
The irony: The US was part of the Vienna Convention where these signs got drafted. They just didn't ratify them because the were "too European" (after WW2).
@@KJA1582 Yes, I am aware of that. Must be hard if you think you can do everything better than anyone else.
@@user-xi6nk4xs4s usa : the country that invented nothing except javel bread but believes they created everything because they took it
@@KJA1582 I read that russia also at the convention and signed, so it was too communistic for USA.
@@MrChili007 "Too communistic" seems plausible explanation to me.
Actually so far this is not really how a test would look like. Just the part about all the signs but maybe there will be other things in the following parts - I am excited to see how this is going on, you're doing pretty well so far! :)
The questionnaire to prepare for the theoretical driving test usually contains around 1,600 questions (basic material and additional material).
In the test itself you will be asked 30 questions out of these 1600 and depending on their relevance there will be demerit points.
If you get 10 demerit points you fail. Around 37% of people applying for a driving license fail this test and have to repeat it until they have passed it.
isnt it 11 points? and 10 points only if you fail two 5 point questions?
@@_R420
Depending on the driving license class, between 20 and 40 questions must be answered in the theory test, and between six and ten demerit points are permitted in order to pass the test. Right^^
and it isnt even that hard to remeber all of them after 1-2 month of constant "vocabulary style" learning
@@nekrugderzweite8298 I just did the practice exams on the app. At some point I didn't have to look at the question anymore ^^
@@lyaneris You will pass, im sure. Good luck 👍
The real test is a lot different. There are even questions which require you to type in a number, for example how many meters in front of railroad crossing parking is prohibited. (2 questions since there is a difference in the distance if you are in a city)
The written test for a car driver license is 30 questions worth 2 to 5 points and you allowed to fail a maximum of 10 points (not 10 questions!).
So if those 4 failed questions you had, were 2 point questions, you could fail 1 other 2 point question without failing. But if any of those questions was 3 or more points, you either can not fail another question or you might have already failed the test.
2 X 5 point question is failed too because the 5 point question are important to know
@@SweetBoy921 true, I didn't want it too complicated to understand... and I doubt, that any of the questions so far were 5 point questions.
You will pass with 10 points except one of the wrong questions gives you 5 points. Then you'll fail with 10 points.
@@Vampirzaehnchen that is exactly what we said: you are allowed to fail 10 points, unless those 10 points are made with 2 5-point questions.
The yield and priority lane symbols are 5 pointers iirc.
It should be everything regarding priority in crossings.
Built up area: Germany and a lot of European countries have strict zoning rules regarding where you are allowed to erect buildings and where not. This results in clear demarcations where a city, town or village (or part of a city) ends and farmland, forests or nature begins. A built up area (the German term is “geschlossene Ortschaft”) is an area where you have houses next to each other without large gaps. “Ortschaft” itself can be translated as ‘settlement’, “geschlossenen” literally means ‘closed’ as opposed to something more open with a lot of gaps.
In basically all of you Europe, there is a default speed limit within built up areas and another outside of them (plus one for freeways). When you enter a built up area, this is indicated by a (in Germany yellow) sign with the name of the settlement, which tells you that from this point on, the default speed limit for built up areas applies. You’ll find the same sign with the name of the settlement with an added red diagonal line across it when you leave the built up area, telling you that the default speed limit for the ‘open road’ applies from that point on.
A built-up area in the UK is defined as having street lighting no more than 200 yards (may have now been changed to metres) apart. Basically, a city, town or [possibly] village.
I actually love your thoughts on the minimum speed sign.
Blue = Mandatory
30 = Speed 30
Crossed-out = End of.
End of Mandatory Speed 30.
You were THIS close to greatness :P
Hmm, but it's not really a mandatory speed. You can drive 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 , 90 , 100, 110, 120 or 130 (road and sign rules the maximium). It's only forbidden to drive less then 30.
never seen a blue sign like this.....
@@AnteFuerstusually it's for some lanes on the Autobahn if it goes up a long ramp over a hill.
So the Trucks can slowly climb up.
Almost : blue + circle is mandatory
Blue +square is recommended ( ie : Zebra crossing )
Blue + rectangle is informative.
I am confused about the concept of a mandatory speed. I understand max and min. I have never seen that sign before, our neighborhood has a 30 zone but I think it says how many meters it is applied. Help? I drive in Germany but never took a German driving test.
To be honest. I would have watched you for 2 hours straight taking that entire test. It's so entertaining.
signed
count me in
"A zone for pedestrians. What does this even mean?" made my day. :-) The US is indeed a car country. In many European countries pedestrian zones can be found in the city centers. You can find most shops (and I don't mean grocery stores) and also cafés/restaurants in those areas. ;-). The US has the shopping malls, Europe has pedestrian zones. And in Germany it is called a "Fußgängerzone". Well, we do have malls as well, but I'd say they are generally less common.
According to the national speed limits sign: A built-up area is a municipality. So the sign says:
D = Germany
Inside a built-up area/municipality the obligatory speed limit is 50 km/h (unless otherwise is indicated)
Outside a built-up area/municipality the obligatory speed limit is 100 km/h (unless otherwise is indicated)
On the Autobahn the recommended speed limit ist 130 km/h (unless otherwise is indicated)
You can find those signs at national border crossings.
plus maybe you have to add, that "normal" cars are not allowed to drive in a zone for pedestrians, except maybe they have a really good reason for being there.
delivery traffic is allowed. but all of them have a max speed limit of around 4 mph/7 kmh. speed of walking.
...sorry for being a german smartass :PP
Everyone, please keep in mind that minimum speed sign is not only used in Germany, regardless that is a German driving test, the sign is all over Europe. You might not see it often in Germany, but see it on your next holiday in Croatia for example(hypothetically speaking). Overall for an American, good job Ryan.
Funny thing when I had to pass driving test in US as my European DL was valid there for 9 months only , I drove 5 min around the corner, in EU was 30 minutes city driving, parking etc.
Also it doesnt' mean you have to drive at least this speed, it means "for vehicles with an inherent top speed of at least...". So "minimum speed 30" excludes mopeds which have a (mandatory) top speed of 25 kph.
@@magicmulder That's a class 2 moped, Class 1 have a mandatory top speed of 45kph.
I frankly have never seen a sign "minimum speed 30" (or "end of minimum speed 30"). I doubt that such a sign can be found anywhere in Germany. Such signs are usually placed on steep uphill Autobahn sections, where the left lane has mandatory 100 minimum speed, the middle lane mandatory 60 (for strong trucks), and the right lane for the rest of the snails, called "Kriechspur" (crawling lane) :D
At the top of the hill, those minimum speeds are then ended with the red diagonal stripe and everyone can again do brake checks down to zero on all lanes again :(
There are zones in bigger cities in Germany for pedestrians only (Fußgängerzone). Even bicycles are forbidden there.
Also sometimes if there's roadwork or something obstructing the natural pedestrian sidewalk, a temporary path will be made and signed with the "pedestrian path" sign, a round blue sign with a white person in center. Added with an arrow if it's indicated that pedestrians should follow the path on the opposite side of the road if their current side will be blocked up ahead.
Although I have yet to see a cyclist who cares about a pedestrian zone.
@@wbrenne I don't get off the bike if there aren't too many pedestrians. but I ride very slowly. 4-5 km/h. which I can comfortably do for long distances on most days
@@fireblow6842 I guess it depends on the circumstances. On work days you're probably fine. During the weekend, you might get some annoyed looks and calls of "Hallo!". Many pedestrian zones I know are officially allowing bikes outside business hours.
@@wbrenne depends on the city. I've lived in a few cities that have "Free for bikes from 20-9 " or somthing like that, so bikes are only allwed, when there a not many pedestrians around.
And in all of those cities, they had the Ordnungsamt running wild and chasing cyclist that drover there at the wrong time.
You explained the end of minimum speed absolutely correct, but then decided to chose the annswer that didn’t fit your explanation 😂😂
It's important to keep in mind that there's a time limit on the actual test. If Ryan took this long on the actual test, he wouldn't get through half of them in the allotted time.
Same here in Sweden when you take the test.
"Why are you talking about a zone for pedestrians? What does that even mean?" has to be the most American thing I've heard in my life.
12:07 it´s Vorfahrt gewähren in german, wich translates to give way.
Minimum speed limits are very rare in germany too.
14:30 blue round signs are something mandatory. Here it is speed. White on blue says you must at least drive at this speed. It is often at ascending roads for certain lanes. Crossing it out, there is no more a reason to mandate a minimum speed. A maximum speed is indicated with a round sign having a red frame and a white infield with a number, in this case it would be 30 , in it. When the maximum speed ends, the same sign is crossed out.
End of maximum speed doesn't have the red circle, either. And there are parallel diagonal stroke lines instead of a bar.
There is the example of the Autobahn. To be allowed to access it, your vehicle must be able to go a minimum of 60 km per hour. That´s why heavy mobile cranes and vehicles of that sort wear a sign what most commonly indicate 62 or 65 - so this vehicle complies with the minimum speed on the Autobahn.
On the lower end there are motorcycles, which according to their class have an allowed speed limit and by that are divided whether they are allowed to access the Autobahn or not. E.g. light scooters in germany are limited to something between 45 and 50 km per hour and thus not allowed to enter the Autobahn - while light motorcycles going 80 km or more are allowed, though not recommended since they´d have to share the lane with the heavy trucks which go at 80 km per hour or slightly more.
The reason to have a minimum speed is to prevent traffic jams from vehicles to slow for moving traffic.
"Why would you talk about a zone for pedestrians? What does that even mean?"
Oh bless his beautiful American heart.
just so you know, at least so far this doesnt seem to be a proper theoretical exam, normally they also have pictures and videos of trafic situations on which you get questioned, also there are some questions without any image
Just shows how signs are simpler than words.
I have never in my german life seen an "End of minimum speed" sign...
It is found on Highways in Mountinous Regions the minimum speed is there to exclude Trucks and Rv etc from slowing down Traffic too much.
They are really really rare, but I think I saw them on an 4 lanes Autobahn where there was a minimum speed for the outer left lane for some kilometers. :)
i have seen the minimum speeds on the Autobahn, mostly on a white rectangle sign with several arrows for several lanes, and such minimum speeds on the middle (eg 50) and left (eg 80) lanes so that weeker/slower vehicles may not drive on those lanes. End of those limits can then be either such an "end of minimum speed" (eg when other restrictions like "no overtaking for trucks" still apply) or the general "end of all limitations" sign.
For example on a 3 lane freeway going uphill you sometimes find the "Minimum Speed sign", to keep slower vehicles (esp. trucks) from using the center or even left lane. At the hill's top then there's the "End of Minimum Speed sign", when it's going downhill and higher speed shouldn't be a problem for everyone. I know these signs from the A7 between Hannover and Kassel.
It's also new to me
the thing about the fog light is, it's only mandatory on the rear, so there's only a "rear light sign" in ervey vehicle
If you have a car with front fog lights, then you have also an extra icon for the front fog lights.
@@dr2okevin Indeed, The front fog sight is green if I remember correct.
The colors have a meaning as well.
Red: Emergency, something is important
Yellow: warning, be aware of this! (Fog light is in yellow because it can blind people behind you)
Green: Info
Blue: High Beam lights
Green: Indicators
@@dr2okevin I would recommend to add "F" for _front_ and "B" for _back._
Please tell me what a rear fog light is.
@@LythaWausW it is a single red but extremely bright light in the back of the car. You activate during dense fog or strong rain. It is bright enough to pierce through the fog. These lights are mandatory in Europe.
The pedestrian crossing sign: It actually IS allowed to jaywalk if the next crossing is more than 25m away.
You did very good on this test! Congratulations.
Also the answers are intentionally a bit "mean" and you have to really look how they are written sometimes, because you might overlook a "not" or similar and get it wrong.
In Austria our tests are digital now and you have to give ALL the right answers to a question (multiple choice where more than one can be right) or it is counted as completely wrong.
We also have main questions and most of them have "follow ups", but if you don't answer the main one correctly the test won't even show you the follow ups and they are all counted as wrong answers.
its good to see that the symbol based signs work as intended. i mean we can see someone who does not know most of the signs, but he is still able to understand what the sign is about
First question was hilarious. You literally explained the difference to a parking prohibited sign, and still fell for this option.
This one was funny. Thank you! And congratulations for your real good results without training!
Yes, but how good would he be if we asked him for a free explanation and no multiple choice answers were given? 🥵
There's no multiple choice in the car either when the signs appear at the side of the road. 😁
I'm german, I'm driving all over Germany for over 12 years now, and I have never seen some of those signs in my life.😂
But you did really good Ryan! Nice to see that you used some of your gained knowledge from the previous videos to conclude the right answer.👌🙂
Really? That is weird. I think the only really rare sign is the mandatory speed limit ending, but it can be regually found on the Autobahn in hilly terrain to limit the trucks to the right lane, as well as slower vehicles. The rest was pretty common honestly.
Are you sure it's Germany where you are driving? Those are regular signs that can be seen everywhere.
Do you mean the signs or the symbols? Because when you drive in Germany for over 12 years you should have seen all signs at least once (not just on paper).
I've seen them all as a kid even before participating in a driving exam.
Was waiting for this after watching the practical video🔥
Can’t wait for the rest of the series. You would easily pass with some training, but not on first try is my guess. To train you basically do these tests over and over until you have everything right. For training you would answer them ten times faster though, at least 😉
13:45 the idea with blue meaning mandatory is right. If the speed sign is blue it means you have to go at least that fast, if it is white with a red circle it means something is prohibited so a white sign with red circle around it and a speed sign means you can't go faster
the minimum speed sign is really rare, and usually it is on a bigger white sign indicating something like you have to go minimum 90 on the left lane at a steep ascend (there is one on the A9 in Altmühltal for example, left lane min 90 middle lane min 50 and right lane no minimum speed)
Fun video - looking forward to part 2.
Some of my favorites (might edit in more as I finish watching):
- were you joking when you were wondering what the "m" stood for?
- "why would you be talking about a zone for pedestrians; what does that even mean?" I just about rolled on the kitchen floor I was in the process of cleaning.
- "30 is a weird number. It's kind of a weird maximum speed" :D. Regarding that sign: minimum speeds mostly exist on the Autobahn. You have to be able to go at least 60, but signs like this are usually used for lanes on a steep ascent. That way, not every lane will be clogged up by slow cars and trucks. EDIT: for end of speed limit, see comment below.
Edit: sorry if this came across as a personal attack. It's just a hilarious representation of cultural differences, which is, of course, perfect for this channel.
Actually, the end of a speed limit does not have a red rim, but is a white sign with grey digits crossed out by three black lines. ;) Works with other prohibtions, as well, like "overtaking prohibited", the most cherished sign for the car driver being plain white without any signs or digits on it, just the black lines: "end of all prohibitions"
@@cailleanmccain you're right, I'm an idiot. Guess I should be careful with those comments after not really driving for quite a while :D
Thanks for correcting me!
But there are signs for pedestrian zones in Germany - aren't they the ones with the people playing ball in the street? With a house standing there oddly?
@@LythaWausW It exists, but the one you're talking about is for a "calm traffic" area (no idea what the official translation is, but Germans often call it "Spielstraße", which means "playing street").
Pedestrian zone is just a woman holding a child by the hand.
And yeah, the fact that he found the concept of a pedestrian zone implausible had me laughing.
@@methany8788 Oh, duh, of course. The lady with the kid. You can drive Schrittbeschwindigkeit through the ball playing kids with house sign. I'm trying to think of pedestrian zones in my city , Seattle. What they seem to do, downtown at least, is block off a street with fancy planters so cars are simply blocked where they once drove (Westlake Center) . Hrm!
Really not that bad for somebody who never attended a German driving school! 👍
It helps the signs use an international standard which even the US has adopted for the most part.
@@Nekomancer1983 excuse me? where in the US do you find those.
The US did a test run of these signs back when they were developed but removed them very soon after.
Never attended German driving school. Failed the rear fog light question. 😅
@@NoZoDE AFAIK the stop sign survived.
@@3rdHalf1 I would also fail at the car controls.
Ryan is a genius. He is doing a an exam video, gets money and than he get the money for flying over to Europe and do a vacation and rent a car.😂
To German speakers, "rent" sounds like _runs._
13:14 Minimum speeds are also very rare in Germany. It is usually used for the left-hand lanes if there are several lanes. But even there it is rarely used.
Yes the minimum speed limit sign is rare in Germany but it exists. And so far I've only seen it on the Autobahn as a compound sign with different minimum speed limits for each lane
11:32 I always call this sign "Hirsch von rechts" (Deer from right) and the opposite one "Hirsch von links" (Deer from left). Sometimes you also have it on both sides of the road so be ready for deers colliding head on in front of you.
😂
The one that is the Untergang is "Frogs from right" and then you stay there 5 hours if there really crossing Frogs.
Loved it. Want to see more ! 😊
Don't wanna crush your hopes, but you would have failed the exam already.
Side note for the deer sign at 11:28 :
This particular sign warns for deer crossing from the right side. There was a court case where the person argued that he wasn't warned from deer crossing in the other direction. Since then there is this sign on the right side of the road, with a mirrored one on the left side.
The minimum speed limit ist usually If you drive uphill. Then you have sometimes minimum speed limit on different lanes to avoid accidents.
Thank you for making these videos Ryan, please dont stop :)
Minimum speed limits are often found on bridges and tunnels where the number of lanes are limited, but trafic needs to flow as smoothly as possible, its also not uncommon in these contexrs to find a maximum speed, so youll see one number on a blue background indicating the minimum speed you musts achieve and next to or above it another number in a red circle indicating the maximum speed ( eg you must travel at at least 30, but not greater than 40).
8:59 a zone for pedestrians,a Fußgängerzone, is an area where cars aren't allowed (exception being early in the morning so shops can actually get their deliveries.) and you may only push your bike.
Tipp in Germany a. Rund und Rot Heißt verbot ( round and red means forbidden) It's a rhyming proverb in germany
Swiss here..
In Switzerland end of 30 = 50, end of 50/60/70 = 80, end of 80 = 120
The unlimited sign as in Germany means 120 in Switzerland.
The fact that you pretty much aced this, shows how well a good sign system can work and how intuitively, one can get these correctly! Even - or maybe because - no text is involved…
Minimum speed is also pretty rare in germany. Its for example when a road gets uphill fairly steep and the road is expanted to two lines so you can easely pass trucks or tractors. When you decide to pass the slower vehicles you must at least drive the shown speed.
That's why they're usually placed inside a lane map.
There are various minimum speed limits like a minimum 60 km/h on a Autobahn unless it is signed otherwise.
In Germany the Written Exam contains 30 Questions. Each Question has different points if u get them wrong. Priority Questions have 5 Points while others have 2, 3 or 4. You are allowed to get 10 Points by wrong answers. If have have 10 or less, you pass the test. One exception: You are not allowed to get two Questions wrong that are worth 5 points
Do them all in a row! It is fun and people can learn something, too!
The information of destination of the ramp image... I have that sign like right next to my home 😅😂 with thr exact same Citys and distances 👌🏼
LOL these are the rules of the road , for most of the world . and mandatory to know in europe . as every drivers license is an international license . PS most of these signs and rules are tought at primary school . ( children do walk and ride their bikes to school)
Norwegian here. Good job! I often have to slow down when driving in the US because of the huge (to a european) amount of writing on your road signs (perhaps I should just learn to read faster or get new glasses🙂) If I were you I would make four more videos with 25 questions in each. 🚙 🙂👍
Glasses won't raise your attention.
It'd be really funny if someone made a similar test to this, but all signs are text-only and in a random language, from the pool of languages from all countries that use Vienna-style signs.
For the light signs and reading from left to right. If the light beams are left of the lamp, it means in front of it, or in front of the car. The first questions was rear, because the beams came after the light, so behind the car.
You did quiet a good Job. When I first watched your videos.... But now I know, that you are a really smart and intelligent guy! Like your videos and interest.
priority lane means that a road has priority over others. In Germany, and other european countries, crossroads are usually not marked by a 4 way stop sign, but by priority lanes and/or "right before left". thus said, if you are on a priority road, you do not have to worry about cars coming onto your road from either left or right.
To put it more simply, ALL traffic on adjoining roads must yield to traffic on the priority road.
14:34 30 can be a maximum speed limit here as well!
The thing that indicates the 'minimum' are the colors. Blue is for minimum speed limit.
A maximum speed limit is a white sign with a red circle.
Well, beginning and continuity.
Yes, be sure to continue!
I would watch the whole series in one go :D Kinda interesting IMO
European signs 101 for you Ryan, hope it helps! :) European signs have their own simple logic. They are pretty much standardized. If it's a triangle it's a "warning". If it's round it's a "prohibit" if red, a "mandatory" if blue, and "end of prohibit/mandatory" if it's crossed out. If it's a square it's "info" (crosswalk with a pedestrian in a square sign is just letting you know there is a crosswalk). If it's a Saint Andrew's cross (or a widened X) it's a railroad ahead, multiple railroads if it's a multiple-bottom cross. BUT the three shapes that are different from the rest are the yield or "give way" sign (upside down triangle), the stop sign (octagon), and the priority road (diamond), because if you see one from the back at an intersection, you can easily say "that guy has to stop for me because I don't see what sign he has but it's an octagon so it must be a stop sign", or "oh I gotta let this guy out, I can't see what it is from behind, but it's a diamond, it must be a priority road sign". Two more signs I saw you had a hard time with are the "no parking" and "no stopping" sign, the blue circle with red outline, crossed either by one or two red lines. If it's crossed once, then it's a NO don't park (get out, lock the car, and leave it there), if it's crossed twice, then it's a NO-NO don't even stop there (not even while sitting in the car, with hazard lights on, waiting for someone to hop in or out). Also zone signs last until you see the "end of the zone" sign ANYWHERE where you exit the zone. But every other sign lasts until the next intersection, because logically if you enter an intersection, how the hell would you know what sign, what prohibiton, what mandatory stuff, what priority this road had half a mile behind you where that sign half a mile behind said something. But if there is absolutely no sign anywhere at where you enter a lane, then you go back to "standard operation", 50 (31 mph) in built-in area, 90 (56 mph) outside (main roads and such), 110 (68 mph) on motorways, and 130 (80 mph) on highways, give way to the guy to your right (right hand rule is a serious thing here in Europe). Just like in your last video "no signs, so it's... 50". And in Europe signs are at rank 3 of the 5 ranks of public roads of Europe. Rank 1 "what the police signals" and rank 2 "what the traffic light says" overrule traffic signs, but rank 4 "what the paint on the road says", and rank 5 "there is nothing, so I have to go standard" are overruled by the signs.
Hope this explanation helps a bit in European traffic rules, and waiting to see the next video :)
Very good explanation! But the default speed limits you listed aren't correct for Germany. What country are you from where those are the default speed limits?
Anyway, the default speed limits for Germany are as followed:
- 50km/h (31mph) within towns/cities (indicated by a rectangle yellow sign with the place's name on it)
- 100km/h (62mph) outside of towns/cities (indicated by the yellow sign, but the place's name is crossed out with a diagonal red line)
- recommendation of 130km/h (81mph) on the Autobahn; minimum speed your vehicle must be able to drive: 60 km/h (37mph)
Any of those speed limits can be reduced by additional signs.
@@Yvory99 Thank you for the correction on the German default speed limits, well it's a "duh" for me as he had the national speed limits sign in the questions. The ones I mentioned are from Hungary.
Also one extra difference I noticed, that you mentioned the towns names are on a yellow sign in Germany, here we use white signs with black letters, rarely some green signs with white letters. We also use green signs with white letters for free-for-public road informations, a simple green-white as "kilometer-stones" (measured from the start of that main road), and a green-white with the number in a shield-banner to tell the number of the main road you are on, as an example when I turn on the main road from my home there's a green-white 54 and a green-white 82 in a banner, that means I live at the 54th kilometer of main road number 82. Also if it's not a simple main road ("bundes" if I'm correct), but a motorway or highway these signs become blue-white. This means if you approach a road that has it's number on a blue sign, it's 99% a road you have to pay for, but these are pretty much well informed with an additional "Ticket-Vignette" sign.
Any additional information is much appriciated, thank you :)
They aren't "pretty much" standardized. They are standardized. All of Europe (except Ireland - why, guys?) follow the Vienna Convention on Traffic Signs, as does much of the rest of the world. You can go to Russia or India and you'll see the same signs. The variations are just details that the standard doesn't specify, like the thickness of the borders or the exact color grades.
Mandatory path for pedestrians ❤😂 we're not that controling 😂
Do you mean the blue circular sign with the bicycle and the pedestrians separated by a line?
The cyclists will let you know, if you're encroaching on their territory. ;-)
I think that "mandatory" is just a weird wording they use. What they mean is a Gehweg.
id say its technically correct (best kind as we all know) because if there is a crossing, that would be the mandatory "path" to cross!
No we are, if you're found to have not used your mandatory path in whatever vehicle you use and be that on foot, you will be held at least partly responsible for any damages that may have occured then.
Love how passionate you are about this 😂
Here's a few hints:
Round signs mean mandatory (usually blue) or prohibited (red circle)
Blue square signs are typically advisory. (Of a crossing or advised speed for an upcoming bend)
Except for the one way streets, typically blue, square or rectangular, with an arrow. (These will have round no entry sign from the other direction, of course)
Triangular signs imply danger. Unless it's upside down, which is the yield sign.
Daimond shaped priority sign tells you that you are on the priority road and are repeated at every intersection to remind you other directions have to give way. (Still requires attention, don't want to T-bone an idiot thinking they got right of way.) If a sign is not repeated at an intersection, the priority is lifted. (I.e. you're going to have negotiate with other traffic at the intersection and apply common priority rules)
Hi Ryan.
The website you found here is very interesting. I immediately took the test for the USA. The traffic signs are different from the European ones. But only 6 errors in 60 questions are noticeable, right? I'm curious to see what your result is in the end.
Greetings Magnus
I've already written to you. Red circles are prohibitions, blue signs are permissions, triangular signs are warnings.
Before this test, you will take 12 hours of lessons here and will be given a stack of exercise sheets to learn from.
And if you go through these sheets several times, you
You can also do the questions with an app or online these days. It has its advantages, but also disadvantages - especially with things involving traffic lights. From certain angles, a picture of traffic lights on a *lighted* screen can appear to be giving off light - so you can't tell which colour is actually active.
Also, they have replaced a lot of the drawn images, that were done for clarity of those situations (incidentally, they were mostly based on real streets. One of them was actually from a place I know. How do I know this for sure? It depicts a specific spot with a house with very distinct design on its roof, and the department store beside it even still has the name of the store written on it.
14:46 End of minimum speed refers to the maximum speed a vehicle can reach. So when there is a minimum speed sign of 30 a vehicle must be capable of driving at least 30km/h not that it has to go faster than 30km/h while driving on that road. So every vehicle that has a maximum speed of 29 km/h is prohibited from using that lane or road. For the Autobahn you also have that minimum speed limit without that sign so that nobody drives with their scooters or tractors on the autobahn.
so great to watch 🙂 Thanks 🙂
I want to see the rest even though I don't think you would pass. But it sure will help you understand german car driving better in futur reactions. ^^ Good luck and don't worry, not every german can pass first try either. 😃
Fog lights is easy: Front fog lights, just like your headlights, aim primarily down on the road to illuminate your way.
The rear fog light aims at the traffic behind you to, to warn about your position.
And minimum Speed is a thing, especially on the Autobahn. In areas with steep hills/mountains, lanes can have a temporary specific minimum speed, to keep them free of very slow vehicles that have trouble getting up.
I love that he sometimes say something being like "obviously not that", but the thing actually is usual. Like "there's no zone for pedestrian".
Great reaction on question 19!
Hilarious😂
"Minimum Speed" generally means, you don't have to go this fast constantly, but your vehicle must be technically capable of going this fast.
It's basically a way to ensure that regular traffic is not held up by things like motor scooters or farming machines.
Well I would say you must go at least at that speed, that’s the point of the signal. Usually this signal is referred to a single lane so if you can’t go at that minimum speed you change to another lane without the minimum speed.
not really correct. That means you must drive minimum 30kmh. It's not allowed to be slower without a important reason. So you have no other choice to drive this speed.
If you can't do that, so you can't drive on this street.
@@Leo-nu8uc Technically, going slow for no reason is illegal everywhere, because you're not allowed to needlessly hinder other people's progress.
The "Give way to all drivers" sign is called "Vorfahrt achten!" in Germany (pay attention to right of way).
In the school i work we teach our students The difference between the white and red triangles are that the A frame means "Achtung" (attention) and other way around like a V is "Vorfahrt gewähren" (yield sign)
I guess you already failed
I immediately had a flash of laughter when you did hallo said 😂
13:41
Round white sign with red border and a number: speed limit.
Round blue sign with a number: minimum speed you have to drive.
Square blue sign with a number: advisory speed limit (130kph on the Autobahn).
Of all three signs there are variants with a diagonal line through it. That always means that the rule on the sign has been lifted.
10:00
This sign is standing at the boarder highways to Germany (hence the white “D” on top for “Deutschland”). It tells you the default national speed limits that are in place everywhere unless a sign sets a specific speed limit:
In towns and cites: 50kph
Outside of towns and cities: 100kph.
On the Autobahn: Advisory speed limit is 130kph (most people drive that speed but you may drive faster or slower unless there is a speed limit sign).
Everything has a meaning. Square signs are basically suggestions, round ones are mandatory, trianglrs are warnings. There are three signs that are only they own shape. Like stop, yield, priority road, so basically if you see the other side of it, you still know what sign it is.
Or if they are blocked by dirt or snow you can still tell what is yield and what is stop
The upside triangle ones are all warning signs, which can have many different warnings on it. There are three signs though, whose shape is unique and only has one meaning.
1. The rhombus sign, yellow/white. It means you have priority.
2. The downside triangle, got nothing on it. It means you have to GIVE priority.
3. The octagon, has "STOP" written on it. It means you must stop and hold, give priority and then drive. Driving trough a stopsign without actually stopping (not just driving slower) is expensive and you will fail the driving exam immediately.
Now, the interesting part is, why these three signs are exclusive in their shapes. It's because these signs are the most important ones, and because they are unique, you are able to distinct which sign you are approching, even when it is dirty or it is not showing in your direction. When arriving at an intersection for example, with no traffic lights, you can directly tell by the form of the signs who has priority and who has to give priority. And with no signs it's always right before left.
Continue with this, this is hilarious. Of course we also want to know how badly you fail. I am a bit disappointed there has been only sign questions so far and no traffic situations.
The German name for the "give way" sign is "Vorfahrt achten" and translates to "obey the right of way".
And by the way, this wasn't a driving exam. This was just a catalogue of traffic signs. In the real exam, you are put into traffic situations and have to answer how to handle them. There's also questions about physical calculations, emission rules and so on.
This was surprisingly delightful.
8:22 As a fellow dad from Germany, I appreciate that masterfully crafted dad joke ❤
Oh i can't wait for the rest!!!!
The thing is you study all of these and then on the test you get a selection of them, if you are unlucky you get the exact ones you find the hardest and fail
minimum speed signs you can find on german autobahn. if there is a hill and you can choose 3 lanes, the left lane is allowed minimum speed of 100km/h, the middle lane 80km/h and the right lane for slow vehicules like trucks. so slow vehicules are not blocking the other lanes.
The color alone doesn't always tell you what the sign is about, the shape is also important.
A few general rules for all of europe.
There are different default speed limits for different types of roads, if its an built up (urbanised) area, or even vehicle combinations you are using. These are not always shown on road signs and can change depending on which country you're in. So if you're planning to cross borders in europe be sure to check up on speed limits for the other country too.
Any regular road sign that isnt a 'Zone' is only in effect untill the next intersection where people can merge onto the road, if its not repeated after it is no longer in effect.
While USA divers licences are valid for use throughout europe in most cases. They are NEVER valid if you are still under 18.
You are required to drive on the rightmost lane available to you. You will get fined for staying in the left lane. (exceptions for sorting yourself at intersections. i.e. sorting on the leftmost lane to turn left twice on two intersections following eachother.)
That's whay you will see a sign like the one shown at 10:00 at every border crossing.
Lamp before beam: "It is definitely a forward facing lamp"
idk how to describe this but the symbol of the front fog lights (green symbol) is inclined to the ground, the lines are not vertical because the light shines on the ground to avoid dazzling the oncoming traffic 😅
All I want to say here is "most entertaining" and I think this series will encrease your German and Austrian subscribers rapidly.
Ryan, you can be proud of yourself, you did well on the test.
14:00 30 is the maximum speed in a lot of places. Usually it's 50 while you're in towns and cities. Many smaller ones have 30 throughout. Often times it's only the main road that allows 50 where a lot of the side roads only allow 30. Then there's low traffic areas, where you're actually not allowed to hit the gas pedal at all and just let the car roll through them.
30 is not a weirdly low number, trust me.
6:00 Mandatory path would be a sign for pedestrians that they have to go forward (instead of e.g. turning to left). However, this sign is shown for the cars and then it means crossing. This is a special sign in sense that it combines blue rectangle and white triangle so it's part warning, part mandatory yield to crossing pedestrians.
At least here in Finland, the mandatory stuff is in blue circle so mandatory path for pedestrian would be blue circle with white stick figure in the middle with not extra stuff.