AMERICAN REACTS TO GERMAN AUTOBAHN 😳 (WHAT IS IT REALLY LIKE TO DRIVE IN GERMANY?!)
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Hey nice video's ! Can you make also video's of the country's of the BeNeLux? 😁
About our "tiny cars"...there are VW Golfs with normal factory tuning that easily can go 260km/h... ;)
Technical malfunctions are a rather rare cause for accidents in Germany. Every car has to go through an inspection every two years. They will check literally EVERYTHING in order to see if the car is really safe to be on the road. You won't see any totally run-down old vehicles that are about to fall apart and are only held together by duct tape. If you get cought w/o a valid inspection sticker, this will result in a hefty fine.
I think that this is the case of all Europe. In our (Czech) technical check they look on every scratch, every stain from oil.
@@petrsimi yup, probably. but as I don't know for sure how this is handled in other countries, I only stated my own experience. 🙂
Right
Only once every two years? In the Netherlands the APK is a yearly check.
Thats actually not totally true you have the mandatory TÜV every 2 years but every car needs an inspection as well which is either yearly or after a specific amount of kilometers you drove basically meaning your car is checked every year at least once but only your TÜV is renewed every 2 years
10:30
She makes 2 mistakes:
1. using the middle lane on a completely free highway.
2. then to change to the 3rd lane as well.
All lanes are fast lanes. The regular lane is on the far right, all other lanes are for passing only.
I have seen the original video as well. A nightmare for any German.
The Autobahn is safer than the US highways. The German driver's license is very complicated and expensive. You don't risk it just like that.
In addition, the Autobahns are in good condition and the cars must be thoroughly inspected every 2 years.
Dresden?
Germany is not as centralized as Spain, France or England, where there is one megacity (the respective capital), i.e. Madrid, Paris and London, which outshines everything. In Germany, everything is rather decentralized. The 84 million people in Germany (the second largest country in Europe after Russia) live in comparatively smaller cities or villages. There are only 4 cities with over a million inhabitants, and another 20 cities, each with around 500,000 inhabitants spread across the country (Dresden is one of them).
most cats are not strays but are regular pets. They just often run around outside
You can´t compare driving on a german Autobahn with driving on an american Highway. Drivers in Germany are much more disciplined. In general they drive on the right lane and only switch to the left when overtaking and giving way to faster cars by switching back to the right. Otherwise it would be by far too dangerous. Normally you can drive 160 km staying relaxed. Driving 200 km or more is a bit stressy and the most Drivers don´t do it. The average speed on the Autobahn is about 130km - even if there´s no speed limit. Keep also in mind that the fuel is comparable expensive in Germany and the consumption rises exponential with the speed. The higher fuel consumption is the reason why a general speed limit will propably come, it´s not because of safety reasons. The german Autobahn is one of the safest road systems in the world - by far safer than the american Highways...
There's a law in Germany that any vehicle which is supposed to drive on the autobahn must technically be able to reach at least 60 kmph (which is about 37 mph). So you can't ride a low- hp tractor, a scooter or a bicycle on the autobahn. Also, there are little cars that drive a maximum of 45 kmph (27 mph) that you are allowed to drive with a scooter license, mostly for city traffic, but you can't drive them on the autobahn either.
In fact, the highest speed ever driven on the Autobahn is 417 km/h, which is 259.11 mph. BUT this happened on the part of a wealthy entrepreneur from Austria with a Bugatti chiron in a relatively controlled drive with service vehicles for surveillance.
Nevertheless, the average driver is quite fast on the road. The cruising speed of many drivers is between 120 - 180 km/h, which is about 80 - 111 mph. In contrast to the USA, however, there are three main differences.
1. The freeways are in much better condition than many US interstates. Where they are not, the speed is reduced significantly there. 60 or 80 km/h, i.e. 37 or 50 mph, is normal in secured construction sites on the motorway, at motorway junctions, driveways with heavy traffic, narrow lanes etc. the speed is often limited to 100 km/h.
2. The vehicles in Germany are on average in a much better condition. This is ensured by the TüV, an internationally active, independent testing service provider. Every two years, vehicles in Germany have to undergo a safety inspection and a special exhaust gas inspection. Vehicles that fail here must be repaired or are no longer street legal.
3. The driver's license in Germany is much more extensive, difficult and expensive to obtain. In addition to theory, an average of 25 - 30 driving hours are scheduled before you register for the exam. In addition, however, there is still the fact that Germans strictly adhere to rules, including traffic rules. This plus the experience advantage even at higher speeds is a clear advantage over American drivers, at least that is what many channels of US citizens living abroad report.
The borders on the German map are the state borders. In terms of states, Germany and the US are kinda similar. They have a federal government and state governments
Germany consists of several federal states, much like the U.S. Thats what those borders on the map are.
To clarify what they are saying about speed limits for different types of cars:
All cars/vans (lighter than 7.5 metric tons) can go as fast as they can go on an Autobahn section with no speed limit.
Semis (7.5 metric tons and heavier) on the other hand are never allowed to drive any faster than 80 km/h.
And yes, there is in fact a minimal speed:
Your vehicle must reach at least 60 km/h for it to be allowed on the Autobahn.
So your for example a typical tractor would not be allowed to drive on the Autobahn.
Edit: As @Holger Czubka pointed out, the weight limit for 80km/h top speed is 3,5 t not 7,5 t.
I have been passed by vehicles between those wheight classes so often at speeds up to 160km/h I was quite sure it was legal for them to do so.
Small trucks with a tarp or box trucks with a weight more than 3,5t are also only allowed to go 80km/h.
Passenger cars with trailer can also go only 80km/h - with some exceptions hey can go 100km/h.
Sprichst du deutsch?
Die kleinen Polenlaster mit Planenaufbau oder Koffer über 3,5t dürfen auch nur 80 fahren.
PKW mit Anhänger auch, außer wenn der PKW und der Anhänger bestimmte Auflagen erfüllt - zB. Anti-Schlinger-Kupplung. Dann darf man 100 fahren. Soweit mir bekannt ist, gilt die Ausnahme aber nur für die bestimmte geprüfte Zugkombination.
@@holgerczubka5453
Ja tu ich ^^
Danke für den Hinweis!
Sprinter und VW Crafter die mehr als 3.5 t haben sind schon so oft mit über 160 km/h an mir vorbei geballert, dass ich davon ausgegangen bin die Grenze liegt bei 7,5 t.
Und die Anhängergeschichte hab ich schlichtweg vergessen zu erwähnen.
@@holgerczubka5453 Was viele PKW Fahrer und sogar Polizei oft falsch einschätzen, die "Polenlaster" gibt es in verschiedenen Gewichtsstufen, meist nur erkennbar daran ob sie eine Doppelbereifung an der Hinterachse haben. Haben sie keine Doppelbereifung sind sie meistens unter 3,5 to und dürfen sogar bis 160km/h fahren, haben sie aber einen Anhänger dürfen sie je nach Zulassung des Anhängers maximal 100 km/h (mit entsprechenden Aufkleber) oder 80 km/h fahren. Sprinter/Polenlaster etc. über 3,5 to mit Doppelbereifung (meistens 4,5 to als Bus/Kastenwagen/Leichtplane) gelten als LKW bis 7,5to und dürfen max. 80 km/h und müssen sich an alle Regeln für LKW halten. Btw. weiss ich das weil ich beruflich so ein Ding (7,49to Iveco Daily Plane, Motorsteuerung abgeregelt bei vmax 90 km/h) fahre.
@@Blazeor2 Das ist dann sozusagen eine Info aus erster Quelle - Danke.
Da das Video auf englisch ist, habe ich den "wichtigen" Teil auch auf Englisch geschrieben. Mein Englisch ist nicht das beste, so daß ich es recht kurz gehalten habe und auch nicht jedes Detail kenne - zb. Den Hinweis auf die Dopoelbereifung.
@@holgerczubka5453 Nicht ganz richtig, Die 100km/h Regelung gilt nur für diese eine kombination, du kannst keine anderen PKW davor machen. Das sind Individuelle Zulassungen die nicht beliebig getauscht werden können. solltest du einen neuen PKW kaufen muß das Gespann die TÜV prüfung für die 100 km/h neu machen.
I drive regularly in Germany and usually pootle along the Autobahn at around 150mph with no problems. Don't try that in the Netherlands.
Yeah lol for everyone out there in the Netherlands we don’t have any unrestricted roads. And on our motorways there is a daytime and nighttime speed. In the daytime it’s 110.
@@danieljwebb Interesting. What's the nighttime speed? Just so I know until next time.
@@RobertClaeson 100kmh 06:00 to 19:00 and 130kmh at night but only on some roads. The motorways around Amsterdam are either 80kmh or 100kmh.
I recommend watching "Why driving in Europe is better than America" by Kerleem. He explains a lot while driving on a dutch highway. They do have a speed limit, but the rules are basically the same.
10:02 Yes there is.. You are not allowed to drive less then 60 km/h. That and of course security reasons are why motor scooters as an example aren't allowed aswell but motorcycle on the other hand are allowed ^^
sorry, but there is no rule, that says you have to go at least 60km/h
Not quite correct. Your car must be able to reach a speed of at least 60 to be allowed on the Autobahn. Technically, you can drive arbitrarily slow, however you might get pulled over and incur a fine for obstructing traffic. Obviously, in a traffic jam, you can go as slow as needed... ;-))
10:10 yes, you can get ticketed for driving dangerously slow for no compelling reason.
There is no strict minimum speed limit, but when trucks start overtaking you, you are probably going too slow.
(trucks are slower in Europe than the US, their speed limit in Germany is 80 km/h / 50 mph and all trucks (that aren't very old from before that regulation existed) are electronically limited to at most 90 km/h (55mph).
There is a Minimum speed you have to Drive on the Autobahn (you have to go at least 70 km/h)
@@nathantshitenga2029 that's incorrect, there is no explicit minimum speed limit on the German Autobahn. And certainly not 70 km/h. In fact, under most traffic conditions you could get ticketed for only going 70 km/h with a passenger vehicle on the Autobahn.On the other hand, you are allowed to drive on the Autobahn with a motor vehicle whose TOP SPEED is just above 60 km/h. _Top speed_ mind you. Not necessarily actual travelling speed.
@@arthur_p_dent lul ok you’re right just looked it up my fault😅🙏🏾
Your vehicle must reach at least 60 kmph (technically) to be allowed on the autobahn
The german traffic laws have no concrete minimal speed limit. In the StVO is written that vehicles can use the Autobahn if they can drive minimal 60 km/h.
So if your car license said your car has a maximum speed of 60 km/h, you can drive at the Autobahn and you can drive slower than 60 km/h. But I don't try this. So if you have a wall of semi truck straight behind you (maybe one or two meters) that's very creepy.
And that's the big mistake.
Just because you can drive as fast as you can don't mean you have to drive as fast.
If you drive slower, please use the designated lane.
Overtaking on the right is forbidden in Germany.
What most people dont have in mind talking about the speed on the autobahn ist that its well maintained because a small hole in the ground means maybe nothing at 70 mph but is another ballgame at 100 mph or even something like 150 or more. Side effect of this is that german cars are built from people over here that have always to keep in mind that people will drive that fast if possible. So they built cars a bit safer then needed because that and try to make the handling good enough at those speeds that even new drivers should not crash straight away. A car in germany ends up like this: It can go 150 mph, it will go 150 mph so we have to make sure people wont die driving 150 mph
I am from Sweden and even though I live here in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands are relatively close and easy to drive to. So it is quite common that you, like me, have driven on the autobahn from time to time.
In Sweden, the current maximum speed limit on the highways is 120 kmh (120/1.6093≈74.5 mph) but the most common speed limit on the highways I think is 110 kmh. The actual and general traffic rhythm I would say is around 130 kmh but staying just under 30 kmh over the speed limit is a fairly common procedure as the limit between getting a fine or having your license revoked for at least 2 months (if the speed limit is 30kmh or below so, is the "magic limit 20 kmh), but I would say that 160 kmh is a pleasant and not entirely unusual speed. On the autobahn I'd say 180 kmh is comfortable with a modern standard car.
Regardless of the speed, it is important not to drive aggressively and to adjust the distance to other road users according to speed. If you do that, you endanger neither the safety of others nor your own.
In another video about the autobahn, you bring up the fact that even though the autobahn has free speed, there are severe penalties if you drive fast and/or recklessly and cause an accident.
Just like in Germany, and certainly also in the USA, Sweden takes the occurrence/degree of carelessness into account when calculating penalties for traffic offences.
Driving license suspensions in Sweden are based on a practice which means that you weigh both the circumstances surrounding the crime and certain personal circumstances, such as the need for a driving license at work and whether you have previously had a driving license suspension. This means that you can get a "discount" and have your driver's license revoked for a shorter period of time if you have a great need for it (for example at work) and if you have previous complaints, you may instead be punished more severely.
Fastest I drove was 250 kmph (155 mph), because that's the maximum allowed by the electronic speed limitator on my car, but that definitely felt way too fast and unsafe, so never doing that again. 160-170 is kind of the max that still feels safe.
Well a normal car gets kinda "floaty" above 200 so yeah understandable
Which car was you in? I've driven 100 mph in my old Citroen C3 and felt very unsafe, but have driven 155 mph in a larger, sports mercedes and it felt really chill, like I wasn't going fast at all so it depends a lot on the car.
@@Kewickviper It was a Mercedes CLA 45 AMG.
I think most Americans think that no Speedlimit equals no rules, but that is not true! In Europe getting a driver's license is expensive and takes time. As part of the process you have a min of 12 theoretical hours of theory, min 12 hours of mandatory practical driving lessons, pass a theoretical and a practical test (both are NOT easy), participate in a 6 hours mandatory first aid course , make a see test, if you need glasses it is mentioned on your driver's license, again mandatory. Most of us end up spending 2 months and 2-3000 Euros on a driver's license.
Once you have a car, you are legally required to get your car checked every 2 years for functionality, cars over 5 years normally cost 1000-1500 euros (repairs needed to maintain functionality). If the car does not pass and you don't get the issues fixed, no more driving in that car!
Lastbit not least, car owner =insurance for damage done to others. Again mandatory. Depending on your age and how much damage you have caused in the past somewhere between 300 and 700 euros a year!
Tax on your car to maintain the roads (depending on the size of your engine), 100 -500 Euros a yeat
And then you can drive with no speed limits........
We have freedom with responsibility, and the freedom has a price, so it is valued!
Every vehicle in Germany, requires a technical inspection every two years. For this purpose, you receive a sticker from the TüV = Technical Inspection Association. If the vehicle does not pass the usual examinations, it will not be registered for road traffic. And may not be moved at all, as long as the defects are not eliminated! For this reason, vehicles in Germany also do not lose tires if they drive faster than 125mph. By the way, overtaking on the right side is forbidden in Germany ;-)
On much of the German Autobahn the speedlimit is 130 km/h. There are stretches where there is no enforced limit, but even on those the advised speedlimit is 130 km/h. PLUS what a lot of people don't seem to realise is that if you have an accident while driving at speeds above 130 km/h on such stertch of Autobahn it voids your carinsurance.
173 is literally the max speed that i did in driving School in my Autobahn lesson
@08:00 PKW= Personen Kraft Wagen(Person/Human Powered Vehicle) = cars till 3.5T(Also able to overtake RIGHT in Cities) (Group B License) Open KM/H
Above are LKW and also with different stages 80 KM/H
@07:04 .. yeah .. we got many autobahn and many construction work... as i said... there are parts.. u can just, throw all away and go nuts :D
yes you can go too slow.
You have to drive at a Speed of atleast 60 kph (37mph) unless there is a traffic jam.
Also keep in mind that the Roads are well mentained and the Cars also need to be in a good Condition (controled by the TÜV) so you won´t loose Tires.
check out "Bugatti Chiron on the Autobahn - 417KPH" that is 259mph
sorry, but there is no rule, that says you have to go at least 60km/h
@@nimdasanur4571
although there are no precise rules, you can only drive on the Autobahn with vehicles that are at least 60 km/h
Imagine 8,200 miles of highway in a state half the size of Texas.
With more than 82 Millions peoples, lot of dustry, manufactures, powerplants, rivers, fields, lot of lakes and more
@@borntoclimb7116hii
@11:40 .. i drove 165 km/h , my max speed... it was in driving school ... XD
my car cant go over 155 xD
My Instructor once wanted me to "Hit the Gas and feel what Speed feels like" (there was literally no other Traffic), he wanted me to go at least 180
Funniest thing for me: If you go to the grocery store using the Autobahn... will not happen, I can walk this 3 minutes to make the 300m (For those 3 countries not using metric measures: 300m is equal to ~3061 standard McDonald burger patty diameters)
The highway was not built for military reasons, but as a job creation measure. In other words, to reduce unemployment. Running tanks or entire divisions hundreds of kilometers on the highway costs far too much fuel and wears out the material. Something like this is still loaded onto trains today. Every car or motorcycle is allowed to drive on the highway as fast as the car can drive.So not only Lamborginies or Porsches are allowed to drive fast but also Renaults.only for trucks speed limits apply. In addition, there are strict rules on the highway that must be observed. Anyone who thinks as a tourist can simply let the wild animal out on the highway should not be surprised to be severely punished. In addition, speeders or people who confuse the highway with a racetrack are not well regarded in Germany. 😄
@10:12 yes ofcourse there is a rule. your vehicle must be capeble of 60 km/h.. or 59km/h .
What u are askin for is.. if u drive unnessesery slow, u can get a fine COZ u can make a Accident.. my enlish is not so good, hope u understand me^^
Dear lady, TÜV is a organization that checks/inspects your car, often they colaborate with car work/repair shops, so you don´t have to drive to their center. They ispect your car completely as another commenter said and any "failure" will be repaired, after telling you about it. As this don´t take hours, you sometimes can stay with your repair shop and after inspection you get a little plaque on your car so every cop knows, that your car is okay and when the next inspection will be.
If you drive over the speed limit and act suspiciously Police will pull you over, in case you are under influence of alcohol or drugs.
There were and are cases of husbands driving their highly pregnant wives VERY fast to the hospital, where the police car led them with lights and sirens to the hospital safely and that was for free.
Favour, be safe, have a pleasant year and if you visit Baden-Wuerttemberg in South Germany, remember me. Elmar from Germany.
We cannot lose tires because we have something called "TÜV".
No car or truck or Motor bike is allowed on the Autobahn if it cannot reach 60 kph, if you drive slower than that you have to have a good reason for that or you will get a ticket because it's dangerous to the other Autobahn users because of the speed Difference, so the slower drivers stay right and those who over take move to the middle lane or even further to the outside lane, but always keep an eye on the rearview mirror for those going faster and move over as soon as possible to the right, if you block a lane and the Autobahn police see that then you get a ticket, without a German driving Lizenz you have to pay mostly on the Spot, that depends from where you come from, the police don't pull everyone over for going too fast 10 or 20kph is normal but if you are doing something dangerous like tailgateing or over taking on the right hand side then get ready for a large fine, there is a point system here as well, and if you lost your Lizenz for certain thing's you may have to take a test again which is very expensive, so thats the idiot test with multiple questions of the highway Code then a practical test after to get a new Lizenz, so it could cost just the test 2 thousend dollars or more, then comes the fine and lawyer or plead guilty then it's cheaper, then comes your insurance it could go back to beginners and that can be very expensive but thats just Germany, if you speed in the swiss then you can lose your car and they will crush it in some cases, and the fines are based on your earnings, the richer you are the more expensive it is, a few years ago a man drove well over 100 kph too fast in a 50 zone, his pay was a couple of million per year so he had to pay so many days from his wage from that year, then they crushed his Ferrari or Lamborghini, cannot remember, so the Moral to the Story is drive safe.
U should watch some eurovision 2023 stuff. A lot of countries are helding a mini eurovision in their own country. The winner will be on the big eurovision stage for that country. A lot of songs are coming out and its gonna be crazy!
a german here, i basically stick to the speed limit. penalties are high and losing a driver's license is painful and expensive. If there is no speed limit, I drive as fast as the traffic situation allows. my fastest was 160+ miles/h. it's fun, but exhausting
oh yes, there is no minimum speed on the Autobahn... BUT... it is forbidden to impede traffic by driving too slowly. and there are signs that can prescribe a minimum speed on certain sections of the route
I was of 322 Kmh with BMW M3 extra Motor ! Autobahn A99 to Munich-Deggendorf ...fantastic !
You are suuuper sympathic🙌 Grüße/Regards from NorthCoast Germany
I am from German and for me it’s normal to drive so fast it would be boring to drive slower
7:36 his explaining could be misunderstood. There are a bunch of vehicle types they have an all over speed limit, and anonther bunch have not. So there are 4 mainly types of Vehicle limits:
max. 80 kph Semis and Trucks; Cars with Trailer, Bus with Trailer
max. 100 kph Cars with trailers witch have a special coupling and brake, Busses like Nightliners
No overall Limit: vehicles up to 3,5 tons max gros weight, motocycles, quadbike, side by side, vans...
Depending on rules:
RV(Camper, Motorhome). If its max gros weight is up to 3,5 tons no speed limit like a car, over 3,5 tons 80 kph like semis.
There are much more, but you dont need to know them, its only for special use like Farming Tractors, Fire Department, Military, Police, Ambulance...
A Car could be a lil 2 Seater Smart, damn expensive Maybach, superfast (and also damn expensive of course ;-))Koenigsegg Agera, Chevy Pickup Truck, or Polaris Side by side 4 Seater Buggy.
10:10 Yes. On the Autobahn its only allowed to drive on, if your vehicle has a minimum topspeed of 60 kph (~37 mph), so the minimum speed you have to drive is 60 kph if traffic allows it. But the minimum speed is from an older law of the autobahn rules, it isnt smart to drive that slow. The minimum speed to drive witch is kind a clever, except there is a limit, is the speed of trucks and semis at 80 kph.
11:30 If Traffic allows it? Just Flat Out XD but think about, Gas is much more expensive in Germany. Today it was good/low at 1,68 €/l Super (95 Octane, like Mid Grade in US) about 6.71$/gal. Or you have an electric car, 0,60-0,70 €/kWh at Tesla Supercharger for example.
Hey I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy your videos very much and am happy to see that you really got a open mind to everything.
You seem smart and thoughtful and it suits you very well.
I would also urge you to look at more flashed out videos about german History
I think you would really enjoy them.
Enjoy the weekend : )
@09:27.. u can get your license suspended when u FAR overdo the speedlimit... OR u got enough points .. so gouverment asks u "are u too dumb to drive a vehicle in this coutry".. it dont sais that .. but its actualy what it means ^^
My normal speed on autobahns is 120 to 140 km/h - that is about 75 to 85 mph. I've never been faster than 198 km/h (123 mph) but this was not in Germany but in Italy.😋
North of Germany is ....Denmark!
10:34 They drive Škoda (probably Octavia caravan), brand from Czech republic owned by VW. This car is based on VW Passat.
130 - 160km/h is my normal speed when ever in Germany. Still, must always push the car to the max speed the car can take just to test it. Modern cars in Europe are dead steady at max speed.
there is vidieo of a bughatti holding the record on the autobahn going 417km/h :D
In Czech republic is Maximum speed 130 km/h, but i normaly drive 150 km/h and Im one of slowest :) And i think that in germany its similar as in Czech - we have 80 kilometres minimal speed. And its not exactly that you must drive 80 but you must have car that can ride that speed.
In Germany, the Autobahn is open for motor vehicles with a vmax greater than 60 km/h. But going just 60 under normal conditions would be dangerous. I'd strongly recommend avoiding the Autobahn if your vehicle doesn't at least match the speed of the trucks, ie 80-90 km/h.
I believe that the slowest you can drive in the Netherlands on the motorway is 60 km/h (37,5 miles/h)
7:10 These are the borders of the 16 German states.
There are a few sections of the Autobahn that have minimum speed limits, so you may want to think about ditching the grandma image.
You have to drive or be able to drive 60 km/h on Autobahn, but 80-100 on the right lane is normal. If you drive very slow Police may take you over and check whether you have smoked some pot.
Ticket costs for speeding in Germany:
- up to 6mph too fast = €46
- 7-9 mph = €68
- 10-12 = €88
- 13-15 = €128 and a point
- 16-18 = €178 and a point (and maybe one month they take your license)
- 19-21 = €228 and a point (and maybe one month they take your license)
everything above more points, more payment, and the chance to loose your license over a longer time
Interesting though even with much higher speed in Germany, it has half the traffic casualties per capita than the US.
You have to go at least 60km/h but in reality you shouldn’t go under 80km/h. And its totally normal that people drive like 220km/h
@06:01 Autobahn is just a Highway.. but we got sometimes no speedlimit :P..
Many will say... "ooh only construction works bla" .. BS ... i drive 5km out of my hometown and i got maybe 30km of free the fäck go sighn
i cant go faster than 130 kmh.. but i could go ~
The borders on the map are diffrend states, like the US Germany has diffrend state, we have 16 states, 3 of them are Citys, Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. In the technical matter every German car have to go any 2 years to an inspection where the TÜV (Technicher Überwachungsverein) proof that your car is save to drive. So there are no cars on the streets here in Germanny that fall apart.
Since you asked whether we Germans also watch Sesame Street: Yes we do, but there are small differences between our version and yours. As in the U.S., the (here) half-hour episodes consist of six to ten smaller, thematically independent individual contributions that interrupt a coherent frame story. This frame story is presented with real actors in dialog with puppets.
While the individual contributions consists for the most part of the Matherial of the US version and we thus also know your characters such as Elmo, Erni, Bert and Kermit. We have created our own characters for the frame story. First and foremost Samson a bear costume that is very childlike and naive.
You're so fun, to watch! Just discovered you for the first time and I had to watch all of your Germany reacts right away. I will definitely sub to your insta too, so I can maybe send you some more ideas which you can react too.
Most cars in Germany a stick shifts. It is hard to find an automatic and if you find one they cost much more. Yes we have a point system here also.
That is actuall not true. At the time now there are 50% automatic in the smaler cars and in more expensiv cars the automatic is even higher ...up to 70% and more
The number of shift sticks will go down in the following years as almost all hybrid and electric cars are automatics.
yes you can get a ticket for going too slow on the autobahn. its kind of logic when you think about it. it can be very dangerous to go very slow there. to be allowed on the autobahn your vehicle has to be able to drive more than 60km/h.....but driving 60km/h on the autobahn??! i think you should only do that if you are having a death wish. 120km/h is a good slower speed that you can drive on the autobahn. if you want to go slower just sit behind one of those trucks that are going 90Km/h (55mph)
minimum speed is 60 km/h unless there is an other reason like a traffic jam or a sign telling you to go slower
The fastest i drove on the Autobahn where 283km/h which is about 175mph
Your car with the diamond sign must be a french car from the manufacturer Renault I assume . Yes to drive a speed up to 220 km per hour is risky but in Germany each car must be proofed by law every two years from an independent technical association which is also here TÜV. The requirements of TÜV are very strictly and with the lowest small failure your car must be repaired within four weeks and than TÜV proof your car again. So Germans cars are mostly in a very good technical condition and a failure of a complete wheel lost on the "Autobahn" is very less.
I am sure if somebody from the USA turns with his car to Germany for living here and bring his own american car overboard will totally fail with the TÜV
If you bring nobody in danger, it is allowed to drive faster then 130km/h, but really careful. If any others on the street you have to drive so that you can everytime react to the slower drivers.
The most don't know or ignore that rules. :( The autobahn is no rollercoaster, it is a transportation infrastructure system.
My highest speed ever on the German autobahn was 275 km/h (about 172 miles an hour), never again!
You don't need a Bugatti or Farrari on the Autobahn, the tuning scene in germany is huge and people go 220+ km/h with their Golfs and Polos without even reaching topspeed. I once sat in an Volkswagen Polo built in 1986 pumped up to 400+ HP, that thing was a monster.
Greetings and Love from Köln/Cologne, Germany again. You can drive as slow as you want to, on the Autobahn, aslong you dont put any other in danger. And your vehicel have to go 60 Km/h at least.
And don't forget to go on the Autobahn with a full gas tank.
If ran out of gas while on the Autobahn...oops, another german rule (but make sense)..
"A fine of 70 euros and 1 point in Flensburg must be reckoned with if drivers are stranded on a motorway or motor road with an empty tank. According to the road traffic regulations, stopping on the motorway due to a lack of fuel is an avoidable traffic obstruction and is therefore prohibited."
Hi. A great reaction from you again. If you are really interested in Germany and want to see more about the landscapes and cities, I would recommend the video "This is germany".
Every driver has to check his car before starting the journey.
Actually Germany in a way can be compared with the USA since the USA is a Federal Union of separate states, just like Germany is a Federal Union of separate states. In fact the Federal country of Germany is there to have one foreign country policy and because of other federal laws, just like the Federal country of the USA is. So the borders within Germany basically are the separate states you're looking at. More or less is within the Federal country of Swiss and their Local Kantons (like States), and even in the Netherlands the local Provinces have partially their own government. For all I know most countries have these kind of separate local States, Counties, Kantons or Provinces with a local jurisdiction of some kind.
how fast i am driving depends on the traffic around me. if there are plenty of vehicles on the road i stay within 130-150. if there are just a few cars i go anywhere between 150-220. My dad always said you have to be aware of other ppls stupidity. Besides i only go fast if i am certain that in the worst case scenario i wont be putting anyone else but myself at risk or in danger for that matter. If that makes sense 🤷🏻♂️
top gear in their latest series went to the autobahn and went way faster
11:40 Any moment pop or lose a tire? Well, that's very unlikely because we all have the TÜV. 😀
10:09 Yes, there is a too-low-speed-limit of 60 km/h. You are not allowed to drove on the autobahn if your vehicle is not able to drive faster than that.
The dark gray lines are the bundesländer. They're like states.
70% of the Autobahn has no speed limit
There is no minimum speed on the autobahn. But your Car needs to be build to go at least 60 kmh.
You can get a ticket for driving too slow. It's called "obstructing traffic". However, if you go on the right hand lane and just follow a truck doing 50-55 mph, you're safe from that. The speed limit for trucks is 80 km/h (49.7 mph). If the trucks start overtaking you, you should start to worry. ;-)
The car is Skoda Superb or Octavia from Czech republic,
We do have Sesame Street. But we also have a special adult version called Bernie and Ert.
You can get a penalty for speeding upon going faster than 110% of the speed limit, as the speedometer might not always be 100% accurate.
I live near the German border so I would say : It doesn't matter anymore. Used to it:) Cheers Robin (280kmh in a 964 C4 fwiw in the rain back in 2000 or something)
107 MpH is not a deadly Speed in Germany. its just the beginning for acceleration.
There is a minimum speed for the Autobahn. If your vehicle can´t drive over 60 km/h (37,26 mp/h) you are not allowed to drive on the Autobahn.
Don't you hate it, when you drive 240 km/h and someone is on the left lane with 173 km/h? I mean come on... switch into second gear.
My driving teacher said he would let us go to 180km/h if we are driving really good and safe
But only for like a few seconds
OWS Berlin: driving in Germany in now live
Another example of how it is on our Autobahn 🤗
@04:13 .. check out turkye with stray cats xDD
just sayn
We‘re still waiting for your JESC 2022 Results Reaction lmaooo
True, but sometimes you just want for once you home food. After 16 days of local food it’s nice.
And it is nice to see the country's take on your favourite foods too
fastest i went was like 280 kmh or something like that
My fastest speed on Autobahn was 314 km\h in my old Mercedes AMG and yes you can become a Ticket for to slow driving on Autobahn. We learn Our life to Drive faster. I Drive normal between 160-210 km\h im comfortable with this speed
this are not stray cats, they belong to somebody. there are not many stray cats or dogs at all.
It‘s so Bad That everyone think That we speeding 300mph
You can get a Ticket for driving to slow ( under 80 km/h )
Dresden is the Hometown from terence Hill
Hello, the speed limits depend not on the brand of the car, it depends on the weight of ur ride. up to 3,5t ur allowed to drive more than 130 km/h above 3,5t including a trailer or just ur ride ur allowed to drive 80 km/h on the autobahn. mostly users are going round about 10km/h more than the shown speed limit without getting in deep trouble.
there is a speed limit also for going too slow. Ur ride has to be able to go more than 60km/h to use the autobahn . normaly that slow are only heavy equipment like huge cranes or overweight hauling.
greatings to tx
for me driving in the us was also scary and full of what im allowed or how do i drive ok for all the others? aspecialy on toll roads
My fastest on the autobahn was 280km/h, so that's about 173mph.
yes you can get a ticket for going too slow, that is why certain vehicles are NOT allowed on the autobahn, like scooters. Driving too slow in a car on the right most lane is usually fine, but my driving instructor told me that it could be seen as an "endangering" driving style, being too slow.
Also, you're always at risk of losing your life when in a vehicle, no matter the speed you're going at. As long as you're not behaving stupid, the only thing thats a real danger is other people being stupid.
I drive about 140 km/h. But this is nuts
140 is he best speed
10:02 you have to drive at least 80kmh