That is no good documentary about the Autobahn. For starters: There are plenty speed limits. There are parts with none, but usually only for a few kilometres. Construction site-60 kph, sometimes 80. Richtgeschwindigkeit (speed you should drive, but it's not a law) 130 kph, if you are allowed to go that fast. 120 kph is very often the limit. Don't listen to idiot race car drivers, that think the Autobahn is a race track! It's not. It's our highway system. They should be a few days in jail to think about their life choices, not getting likes and clicks. The Autobahn is safe. What is not safe is the highway system in the United States with most drivers sucking at driving. For a nation of drivers that is pathetically shameful tbh. The scary driver overtaking left and right was in the United States, as one could clearly determine by the green signs and the layout of the highway. It doesn't look like the Autobahn at all! Our signs are deep blue. ...and a driver doing this has lost his license in this moment. He may perhaps apply for retaking the exams in a year, after paying a hefty fine, but honestly. Someone driving like this won't ever get the license back. Rather watch this: ruclips.net/video/71MqAh5makY/видео.html This is informative, from an American living in Bavaria and shows normal driving, the rules, speed limits, et cetera...
While I almost agree with everything you said, here are some notes: 70% of the Autobahn is without a speed limit. That's not 'only a few kilometres', it's 18000 km without speed limit!(source ADAC). True, the Autobahn is relatively safe, but when compared to other countries with speed limit the resultss are somewhat ambivalent. The comparison per driven kilometre is way better than per person like done in the video and by that Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands have a lot less deaths/km. The USA has still a lot more, but 'only' 4 times more than Germany. The video from American Guy in Germany is great btw!
@@BoredMarcus These numbers are right and still do not cut the truth. By a few kilometres I ment exactly that. A few kilometres without, then with speed limit and that for the entirety of the network. It's not like you can drive from Munich to Berlin with no speed limits, is it? There are thousands on the way. Last good Autobahn for driving fast has been nerfed. Speed limits all over the place between Singen and Herrenberg on the A81. It wasn't like this a few years past. Guess who's fault it is, that there are now speed limits? The Swiss came with their supercars and drove there for hours back and forth at max speed. So like 350 kph. Thanks Swiss people for that! F U!
@@BoredMarcus There are even scenes that were filmed in Brazil, with lots of super sports cars belonging to a few crazy snobs. Others in Russia and elsewhere, although there are crazy drivers in Germany, often foreigners too ;-)), who want to let off steam here. Like the billionaire who was briefly shown with his Bugatti Veron!
@@BoredMarcus Well, first of all, it should perhaps be mentioned that the ADAC and statistical values go together about as well as the tabloid press and quality journalism. But even if the 70% are correct, they certainly don't take roadworks into account. Depending on the source/time of the survey, another (up to) 25% of the Autobahn would then have a temporary speed limit.
@@BoredMarcus also the amount of hospitals along the autobahn together with a large amount of rescue helicopters available reduce the death toll and suggest a safety that isn't there. they should count accidents with serious injuries instead of traffic deaths
To be fair....50% of the short videos are not from Germany. The time it takes to get a driver's license in Germany in comparison to USA varies depending on your individual situation and driving school. In general, you can expect the following steps and time periods: Theory lessons: 12-14 double lessons (90 minutes per lesson) are prescribed for conventional training for a class B (passenger car) driver's license. This corresponds to about 6-7 weeks of regular theory lessons. Practical lessons: The number of driving lessons required varies depending on the driving school and individual preparation. An average student needs around 30-40 driving lessons, which corresponds to around 3-5 months of regular practical lessons. Exam: After completing the theory and practical lessons, you can take the driving test. Total duration: In total, it takes about 6-9 months to obtain a driver's license if you attend theory and practical lessons regularly. Fast-track courses: Some driving schools offer fast-track courses that allow you to obtain your driving license within 1-2 weeks. However, these courses are only suitable for students who already have good prior knowledge and can prepare intensively for the test. How to (Long Text sorry) If you want to drive a car in Germany, you have to be able to pay for it: Depending on the region and driving school, obtaining a driver's license in Germany can cost between 2600 euros and 3500 euros. The cost of a driving license has risen in recent years; according to the Moving International Road Safety Association, the average price of a driving license in 2020 was still €2,182. According to the ADAC, the main reason for the higher prices is the increase in fuel, vehicle and personnel costs. However, there is no all-inclusive price in this country. Depending on the federal state, region and driving school, there are different costs that need to be taken into account. However, one change affects all federal states this year: Theoretical and practical driving tests have become 11 percent more expensive since January 31, 2024 due to an adjustment to the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt). Read here what the minimum costs for a driving license are and how much the tests cost if they have to be repeated. An overview. Driving license costs 2024: This is how the price of a driving license is made up In principle, every driving school in Germany can set its own prices for theory and driving lessons, tests and retakes. Even if they are not obliged to set a scale of fees, driving schools must ensure that prices are clear. For every service offered, a driving school is therefore obliged to state a price it has set in a publicly visible manner and to adhere to this price. This allows prospective drivers to compare prices and find out about offers before registering and taking their first driving lessons. All driving license costs 2024 at a glance Basic amount: between 200 and 600 euros, depending on the region: This is where the costs for administration and theory lessons come together. Eye test: 6-7 euros: This is regulated by law and is offered at every optician. First aid course “Life-saving immediate measures at the scene of an accident”: Between 20 and 60 euros. Driving license application from the road traffic authority: Between 43.90 and 56.90 euros, depending on the authority. Passport photos: ten euros. Twelve special trips: Each learner driver must drive four times on the highway, three times at night and five times overland for 45 minutes. As a rule, these trips cost between 65 and 95 euros, depending on the federal state, region and driving school. Additional practice lessons: This is where you practice driving in everyday road traffic. The number of driving lessons required always depends on the learner driver and makes up a large part of the final amount to be paid. The practice lessons usually cost less than the special driving lessons. Depending on the federal state, region and driving school, the costs here are between 55 and 75 euros. Learning materials: 50 to 80 euros. To successfully complete the theory test, you need to register for driving license apps, online driving school portals and books. Exam costs: Fee for the presentation for the theory test (TÜV/Dekra) for the driver's license class B: 25 euros. Examination costs: Fee for the presentation for the practical examination (TÜV/Dekra) for driving license category B: 130 euros. Not only the costs of the testing organization are incurred for the tests, the driving schools themselves also charge for this service. The average cost for the theory test is between 50 and 100 euros and for the practical test between 150 and 250 euros. Overall, the cost of a class B driving license in Germany is around 2600 to 3500 euros. However, this is only a rough price range. The actual price may vary depending on the number of driving lessons, the region and the driving school. It can therefore be advantageous to compare the prices of driving schools in advance and allow for a certain buffer when calculating the number of driving lessons required. In Germany, there are different driving license categories depending on the type and weight of the vehicle. Here is the most important information about driving licenses in Germany: Driving license classes The class A driving license is the highest motorcycle driving license in Germany. With this license, you can drive all motorcycles and three-wheeled motor vehicles without a power limit. What does the class A license entitle you to? You can drive the following vehicles with a class A license: Motorcycles with an engine capacity of over 50 cc and a maximum design speed (bbH) of over 45 km/h Three-wheeled motor vehicles with a power output of over 15 kW Class A2: Motorcycles up to 35 kW and max. 80 km/h Class B: Passenger cars, trailers up to 750 kg and max. 3.5 t Category BE: Passenger cars, trailers up to 3.5 t and max. 10 t Class C: Trucks, trailers up to 7.5 t and max. 12 t Category C1: Trucks up to 3.5 t and max. 7.5 t Class C1E: Trucks up to 3.5 t and max. 12 t Class D: Buses and trailers up to 7.5 t and max. 12 t Category D1: Buses up to 3.5 t and max. 7.5 t Class D1E: Buses up to 3.5 t and max. 12 t Learning: How many questions are there for the driving test ? According to the search results, there are a total of 440 questions for the driving test, which are divided into the different classes. The list of questions is updated twice a year in order to adapt to changes in legislation and technical innovations. Basic material: The basic material contains questions that apply to all driving license categories. There are 522 questions in the basic material. Supplementary material: The supplementary material contains questions that apply specifically to certain driving license categories. There are 993 questions in the additional material. Number of questions per class: The number of questions per class varies depending on the class. Here are some examples: Class B: 916 questions Class A: 1740 questions (double questions) Class C: 1740 questions (double questions) It is important to note that the number of questions can vary depending on the learning program and learning method. It is advisable to follow the official question catalogs and the instructions of the driving school.
Wow! That was a thorough answer. I'm impressed by the detail. When I made my DL in 1990 the average driving lessons were just a few hours above the mandatory hours for driving in heavy traffic, at night, on a sunday. Like, mandatory was 10 hours mixed and most pupils needed a few more voluntarily. I am not really shocked to see it rose to 30-40 hours. When I see how the "new" drivers drive their vehicles I would suggest to rise the 30-40 to 130-140 hours...for some.
one important detail is that in germany, driver education may not be done cheaply by relatives or other people (who often teach their own bad habits) but only by professional driving teachers from professional driving schools, and in special vehicles that have all pedals and mirrors duplicated for the teacher so that he can interfere and save the learner from causing accidents or bad traffic violations. minimum age for drivers is also higher than in the usa, and risk of temporarily suspended licenses, or even to lose the license, on bad misbehavior or frequent minor misbehavior (including special physical and psychological tests before being allowed to do a new license) is much higher since we mostly have alternatives (public transport) to individual driving and thus driving is seen more as a priviledge than as a necessity to survive daily life in germany.
To be fair, MOST of the scenes in this video do NOT come from Germany - there are several indications of this! 1. The aerial shot in the intro with the vehicle changing lanes several times (with overtaking on the right) - 6-lane road in both directions (there are NOT streets THIS WIDE in Germany)! Looks like a car chase on an US road (definitely American cars/trucks)!!! 2. The scene with the sports cars - here too - overtaking a car on the RIGHT side is ABSOLUTELY illegal in Germany! Only when you are in a SEPARATE lane to move onto another section of the highway going in a different direction, or when you are in the exit lane, are you allowed to pass traffic on the main route (e.g. because stop-and -Go traffic or there is a traffic jam)! 3. Green and yellow street signs with ASIAN characters, the cars have neither German nor European license plates - it couldn't be clearer!!! 4. The night scene with the breakneck overtaking maneuvers - AGAIN - ABSOLUTELY illegal maneuvers for Germany!!! 5. STREET LIGHTING on the Autobahn does not exist in Germany! In fact, studies in other countries have shown that street lights on highways give a false sense of security and therefore lead to riskier driving behavior and a higher risk of accidents! This is why some European countries have started removing street lights on their highways!!! 6. The scene with the near collision with a KIA - on the side of the road you can see a BILLBOARD with a phone number - NOT ALLOWED on German highways as it could distract attention from traffic!!! 7. The blue car that skids and hits the center barrier - this scene probably comes from Russia! - AGAIN - see street lights!!! 8. The green car with the license plate "7242" (blue background with white numbers) overturns after the collision - more than clearly - NOT EVEN a European license plate!!!
Not a good source of information. American guy in Germany have a video of him driving, explaining with a dashcam. I think it's called how to drive on the Autobahn. There you will see how it really looks like driving on the Autobahn 😊
You must not compare this with your experiences in the USA. If the German laws were valid in the USA, there would never again be traffic jams in the USA because people would either no longer have a driver's license or their car would be out of commission
You have to keep in mind that in Germany a car driving license costs between 1500-3500 euros and acquiring it can take more than half a year because you have to complete certain compulsory lessons in both theoretical and practical lessons. Only when all compulsory hours have been completed, including the first aid course, will you be admitted to the exam, which consists of both a theoretical and a practical exam. And in this case that only applies to the car driving license. There are different vehicle classes in Europe. They generally apply to all EU countries. If you want to drive a truck, you have to go to driving school again and go through the whole procedure again. The same applies to motorcycles that belong to a different class. It's best to watch the video from the American Guy in Germany, he made a very good video about driving on the German highway, you can find it under the title "Driving on the Autobahn - What you need to know about the rules" . This is much better than the video you are reacting to. Please excuse my direct manner. But the Germans don't like to beat around the bush, but I still like their reaction to the not so good video. Although the driving license is very expensive, Germans are not the best drivers in the world. But they follow the rules very closely. Not all of them, otherwise there wouldn't be so many middle lane drivers on the motorway. But I believe that 70% follow the rules. And this discipline and also the good driving preparation in driving school contribute a lot to safety. ruclips.net/video/3HzReyRrqT0/видео.html
What you need to know, on sections without speed limit you can theoretically drive as fast as you want, but on the german "Autobahn" also applies something that is called "Richtgeschwindigkeit" ("recommended speed") and this is 130km/h (round about 80mph). And that means.... Lets say, if there is not much traffic on the "Autobahn", for example at night, and you're driving with 250km/h (or more), no cop will have a problem with that. But if the way you drive and/or your speed is a threat for your saftey or for the safety of all the other drivers, even if you dont cause an accident, the police will pull you over and you end up in court for "Gefährdung des Straßenverkehrs" ("reckless driving") and you will be punished at best with a fine, at worst with prisontime up to 5 years. Oh, and by the way, in germany/on the "Autobahn" overtaking on the right is prohibited!
People tend to confuse "no speed limit" with "no rules, do whatever you want". There are rules of the road and they are both enforced and also very ingrained into the drivers's minds here. The way the Autobahn is built does also help making it safe for fast speeds. In reality you hardly ever get to drive as fast as you want anyway though because of ever increasing traffic and the omnipresent construction sites needed to keep the road surface intact and safe for high speeds. Also like the video said just because you're allowed to go far and own a car than can, doesn't mean you have to. My cruising speed is usually 150km/h or 93mph. That's a decent not too sluggish speed while still slow enough for fuel consumption to not skyrocket. Cause that's something people who aren't used to going fast often underestimate. Fuel consumption increases exponentially with increasing speed. So much so that you pretty much loose all the time you saved by going fast with filling up your car at the next gas station. Thus the main reason for the increasing support for introducing a speed limit is environmental concerns, which tbh is a fair point. Safety considerations come in second cause as the video has shown compared to roads in other countries the Autobahn is quite safe.
That video you found about the Autobahn is a real dud. A lot of those clips aren't even from Germany, especially the wild and crazy ones. And FYI, about 60% of the Autobahn doesn't have a speed limit. And it´s one of the safest streets in the world 🙂
I am german and it is a lie that over 60 percent of the people want a speed limit 😂👌🏻 Most of us love the non speed limit and thats why it still is there ❤❤❤
What a bad video, most of the scenes were not from the German autobahn. Overtaking on the right is forbidden, by the way. It's also not true that most Germans want a speed limit. Hitler didn't invent the autobahn either.
There are idiots everywhere. But in Germany there are rules for the Autobahn, such as driving on the right, which the majority of German drivers follow, which is not the case in most countries outside of Europe. The most telling fact is the accident statistics on the world's motorways. You can limit the speed on the motorway to 30 mph, but if the driver is too stupid to drive a vehicle, an accident will occur. (See the rest of the world).
As a German driver who had his license for ~20 years and did not have an accident in ~15 years (the 2 I had were inside the city): No I do not want a general speed limit and imho this is one of the few topics not everyone should have a vote on. -> If you don't have a drivers license for example, your opinion should not matter. And many people in our big cities don't have one, some do but haven't owned a car in ages, because public transport is so good. I guess what I'm trying to say: Only people who regularly drive on the Autobahn have a valuable opinion about whether there should be general speed limits or not... But unfortunately that's not how democracy works. I'm fine with a limit though, as long as it's ~130 mph. Because that's the point where it often stars to feel a bit much, a bit noisy and the fuel consumption explodes.
The way he just glances over the fact that it's harder to get your license in Germany... It takes months (It took me 4 months, but heard of others, that needed a lot more training, where it took them 6-8 months), a lot of money (I payed 1.1k€ back in 2014 and nowadays it's somewhere between 2-4k€), a bunch of mandatory lessons (Driving in the city, driving on the highway, parking, driving by night etc), a theoretical exam (Which currently consists of a round 1000 possible questions, where a bunch of them are randomly chosen for the exam) and a practical exam (Your trainer is on the passenger seat and the examiner in the back, giving you instruction on where to drive and what to do). We are just better drivers from the moment we first drive alone, which makes sense, considering all the before mentioned. The 60% that support speed limits, toring down the remaining little freedom we have at all in this god forsaken country, just love to have a state that pampers them. They feel good the less the people around them enjoy themselves and the more the people around them get bum f'd by said state. They thrive off of the idea of having no responsiblity and no accountability. Y'all have guns, we have our cars and the few percent of the highway where there is no speed limit. Get over yourselfs.
A lot of these crashes in this videos are not in Germany. The video was not correct in many regards. The Autobahn is not a racetrack where you can do what ever you want. The video showed a lot of violations that lead to license suspensions. Races for example are absolut illegal. Taking over on the right is also absolut forbidden. In general the Autobahn is very safe but you need to know what you are doing and anticipate different speeds of cars. The USA has much stricter laws but honestly half of the people never really learned how to drive correctly and that leads to many traffic deaths.
A speed of 200 miles per hour is approximately 322 kilometers per hour. The speed of 417 kilometers per hour actually comes from the German Autobahn and this corresponds to about 259 miles per hour. However, most of the scenes do not come from Germany - especially those where drivers behaved extremely recklessly, i.e. overtaking on the right or slaloming around other road users.
German drivers are well trained. It takes up to half a year and costs around 2000 euros (= dollars) to get a driver's license. Accordingly, you don't want to lose your license because of an avoidable mistake and have to get a new one. German drivers usually drive carefully and with foresight. The speeders on German Autobahns are often foreign guests who want to try it out. Some of them then return home in a zinc coffin.
Just to reassure you: I drove on that aforementioned A555 from Cologne to Bonn just yesterday: First I opened up to 170 km/h (100 mph), then slowed down to 70 km/h (45 mph) in a construction site, and continued with 120 km/h (75 mph). So you have to know when speeding gets too risky - and slow down.
_IF all of this video would have been in germany_ : traffic law says that you need to drive as far to the right as is reasonable (eg on the second lane when there are many slower trucks), using the other lanes only for overtaking, and never overtake on the right side of other vehicles. you also need to keep safety distances, drive carefully according to conditions (weather, visibility, ability to control the car and break, etc) and racing other cars is prohibited too. thus those two fast cars chasing each other with almost no safety distance to each other and to other cars across all lanes (overtaking on the right) would have been driving *illegally in many ways* irrespective of their speed (which all by itself without all the other violations would have been ok) and would (at least for some months) had their licenses suspended. *_a general speed limit would have made no difference for such crazy drivers who just ignore ALL rules of the road._*
A regular main inspection for cars is required by law in Germany by licensed organisations.. A car that is found to be unroadworthy because it does not meet the technical requirements loses its registration and is no longer allowed on the road until the problems have been fixed. Another difference is the driving license. There are many hours of training and an extensive theoretical and practical driving test before you are allowed to drive. The quality of the highways is also better than in the USA. About half of the german highways are without speedlimit. In reality its less because ad many construction sites. Some have variable electronic speedlimits depending from the situation. The is also a recommended general speedlimit of 130 km/h. You can go faster if there is no explicit speedlimit but you are full liable. In most countries with general speedlimits there are much more serious accidents, in relation to the population the US has 3 times more accidents. General speedlimits are not the key factor in road safety.
Almost all crash and dangerous scenes were NOT actual (German) Autobahn footage! This video gives a totally wrong image.. Since you have to pay an arm and a leg to get the license we don't drive like that...
130 km/h is the "recommended speed". You can drive faster if it is permitted on this section, but if there is an accident that could have been avoided if you were only driving at 130, partial blame may be awarded.
1 mile is 1.609 Kilometer. So if you want to know, how fast the people, just divide, like the speed of that guy in 1938. So if you have 435 km/h and you divide it by 1.609 kilometer, you'll get 270.35 mph.
First Girls Hitler dont did not have the motorway built, he only extended it. About 30 percent of German motorways have speed limits and the rest you can drive as fast as your car runs. I only have a small car that only runs 180 miles but a motorcycle that is over 200 miles fast. But don't think that it's easy, it's nice when you can drive fast, but you always have to think about the mistakes of the other slower drivers. It's nice to drive fast, but exhausting.
Across Europe, roughly the following applies: Part 3 Rules of the road Section 1 Driving vehicles § 11 Direction and manner of travel (1) On a roadway, traffic shall be driven on the right and, unless special circumstances prevent it, at the right edge of the roadway, unless otherwise specified.
Most of Accidents in Germany are Foreign cars faults. in Germany to get a driving license can cost up to 3000$ and you need a lot of driving lessons and lessons in the driving school. you are also require a eye vision test and an first aid test to get the license. in germany im sure the accident rate will go up after a speed limit, because if you drive fast, you need to focus on your driving.
Hello, both of you. A good topic. Now to the explanation. Here in Germany, in contrast to the USA, we have to attend a real driving school to get a driver's license. There is then the theoretical instruction with all the traffic signs and driving behavior on the road, before it comes to the practical training with a real driving instructor. This driver's license is not cheap and can cost well over €1000. If the driving school says you are ready for the driving test, you will be registered there by the driving school. The test consists of a theory test and then the driving test with a driving examiner. and only after passing these two tests do you get your license. not everyone passes the test at the first attempt, i.e. continue driving school and work on the mistakes for the next test.
yes, teaching needs to be done by professional teachers in special cars (with pedals and mirrors duplicated for the teacher to interfere and avoid dangerous situations) instead of letting "any people" teach their own bad habits, and the practical test is 30-60 minutes and includes all important traffic situations, instead of only "driving once around the block in 5 minutes". and of course that results in high costs and not wanting to lose the license and having to do it again after a few months or a few years (if allowed to do so at all, possibly only after an extensive physical and psychological test)
Attention, not all videos shown on a motorway are in Germany. This can be recognised by the number plates, the surroundings or the road signs. I am more in favour of stricter gun laws than a speed limit on the motorway.
What you saw here isn't how it actually is on the autobahn most of the time. Of course, here and there there is a ridiculously fast car pass you by, but usually people drive between 130-140 I'd say. Most stay way under 130. Personally, i usually drive at 130-140 when theres no speed limit. In case of a very empty road i might hit the 160. But this is really rare.
Moin aus Schleswig-Holstein. I have no idea whether all the recordings in this video are actually from Germany. In any case, overtaking on the right is forbidden in Germany. And it is said in the video that there is no speed limit on German motorways. This only applies to certain sections and, as far as I know, amounts to around 70% of the entire route network.
1:20 That looks like an expensive offense. Or actually three. Overtaking on the right is strictly forbidden in Germany, and doing so with that relative speed would immediately invalidate one’s driving license (exception: you are allowed to overtake on the right if the traffic is thick on all lanes, and you are at no point faster than 80kmh/50mph, and the speed difference is below 20kmh) Same goes for the motorbike driving 300kmh/200mph a little bit later: That’s no Autobahn but a country road. Speed limit there is 100kmh max. That drivers license would be gone, too, for a very long time.
I love your reaction videos ❤ you might wanna check out „Meet the Germans road trip“ by Deutsche Welle. So you can get to know the different German regions and their cultures
Again and again always the wrong Informations. It is right that there is no generell speed limit at the Autobahn, but there are a lot of partial speed limits in every on/of areas, constructions zones, difficult or dangerous to drive areas, autobahncrosses...... Please notice, the Autobahnare are NOTa racetracks thats public road wichare used day by day by hundrets of thousands cars of all kinds, trucks of all sizes..So please stop telling your viewers you can fly over the Autobahn anywhere and any time. .
thats a bad docu. it doesnt tell that there is a certain order which is culturally ingrained in most German drivers how you drive. you pass cars only left and have to make the left lane free that others can pass. some shots from this docu were not from the German Autobahn anyway. its forbidden to pass from all sides the way it was partly shown. etc. etc.
There is a difference between driving fast and driving reckless. And also keep in mind... In Germany you have to learn driving from a professional instructor... And not from your parents 😉
you maybe should watch another documentary about the autobahn. in this one it looks like there are no rules and you can drive like crazy. That's not the case.
Like most of the comments say the video you react to is not a good video ( I don't want to say documentation because it's so wrong at so many times.). I think that video scares a lot but the most crashes in there are from other countries. The moste people drive very calm at around 130 kph (~ 80 mph). If there is not much traffic and there is no speed limit it's no big deal to drive faster if you want. But you should know the common rules. Often tourists get into uncomfortable situations because they are not familiar driving higher speeds. I like your videos! 👍
It is not right that we have no speed limit actually it is 130Km/h you are allowed to drive faster but if you are involved in an accident and you are not even to blame you already have a problem and then we already have speed limits on many sections anyway whoever disregards them also gets a fine with us. Apart from a few exceptions and highway tourism, we Germans are very aware of this and don't take advantage of it because we know that if an accident happens at over 130km/h, you're already one foot in jail.
One point, if you are able to drive faster, like in germany, then it is "normal" to drive f.e. 180 km/h instead of 120 km/h. For most foreigners it should seems horrible to drive that fast, but i swear, if they used the Autobahn a couple of days, they feel good and saftey. The problem is the stupidity of some other drivers. Carelessness, agressive driving (not following the rules), not forward-looking, incorrect self-assessment (fatigue), etc. I think it is not necessary to drive faster than 300 or 400 km/h. I think my fastest i ever drove was about 230-250 km/h and that was good enought. Nowadays i am pleased driving about 180 km/h, that is my "feel-good-speed" 😄
1:25 About 60 % of the Autobahn network has no speed limits, the rest has. In addition some areas have temporary speed dlimits depending on the time or day, traffic conditions, weather conditions etc. US roads are actually a lot less safe than the Autobahn. The amount of accidents per capita is more than twice as high on US highways and interstates than on the Autobahn network. Same is true for fatal accidents. There are many reason for this: the poor condition of US roads, poor condition of US american cars, lack of US americans in training and US americans not following the laws for driving and having no discipline on the read(here are a few examples of that: The left lane is for passing only not just in Germany but also in most US states - however people keep driving in the left lanes at low speeds in the US all the time. Likewise, overtaking on the right is forbidden not only in Germany but also in many US states...and still people overtake on the right in the USA all the time).
The repercussions of a general speed limit cannot be predicted. As national law, it would start simultaneously in the whole country. It is obivous that in stretches where there currentyl some people going 250 km/h and a lot going 160/ 170 km/h, eg. A1 Bremen - Hamburg, or the Bonn - Emsland Autobahn, where you can go 200 km/h and not pass anyone for minutes, there is very little traffic most of the traffic goes the full distance. You can make what would be a 4 hour drive may into a 2 hours 45 or less drive. Some people will ignore tempo limit others will adhere and then you have a lot more speed differences as normal. Let there be additiional interest - Germans are nosy - so you have all this leisure traffic on top. There are hundreds accidents every day, of course, probably a dozen or 100 on the Autobahnen. Let there be chaos and a catastrophic mass accident or even several of them. And science has warned you this could happen. Common sense told everyone this could happen. The only ones wanting a speed limit are the political left. The green party has fought cars since they entered the parliaments in the 80's. The LINKE (far left) joined in at some point from a place of "taking from the rich, giving to the poor" and the SPD was the last one that started wanting it maybe a decade ago, while moving further to left and mainly because they had nothing against climate change so they put this symbol into their window. In the coalition of SPD, Grüne and FDP , the FDP stopped it. It looked like the coalition was ended and new elections would be needed for a day or couple of days. So, they are serious about it, even though, they are warned. If you run a model experiment in full size covering the whole area Germany with litle preditabiiliy and it turns out badly, then the main consequences are very obvious: That will definiteyl change political careers, if not immediately then after the next elections. I don't understand the thinking behind it. They must have been missing information, but I don't see how they could in that situation. None of them are dumb.
You can't watch this fairy tale hour. Yes, there is no speed limit. And yet there is a recommended speed that the police look at and this is 220 km/h. Above this you can very quickly be stopped by the police and fined and even lose your driving license. The left lane is not a race track, but is used for overtaking. This means that if you want to overtake the car in front of you, you cover yourself using the rear-view mirror, put on the left indicator, change to the left lane, overtake the car in front, cover yourself using the rear-view mirror, put on the right indicator and get back into the right lane. Oh, and one more thing, a few years ago a sensor system was tested which was built under the road surface. This measures speed and weight and sends it to the control center, and then to the nearest patrol car near the offender. So, not a good time for speeders!
Round about 60% is without speedlimit, but that does not mean EVERYONE is speeding with 130+ mph (i use your system here). I would say 90 mph is normal, but of course there are people that are driving a lot faster. BUT our driver license is VERY expensive (1600-2000 € and you have to do it for a few months including a test + a practical training and final test as a driver too) You can look up the statistics: Germany is a VERY SAFE country for drivers, i think we are one of the best "trained drivers" in the world and very responsible. Otherwise this would not work...
@@Slippy6582 Oh, I'm not young either - just happen to know some people who got their license in the past years. When I got mine it cost me around 1800 DM 😃
I love your reactions, this one was great too! I hope you don't get discouraged by the many people telling you the source video was bad! They are correct though. I know it's hard for reactors to find good videos, you don't want to prewatch it to keep the reaction genuine and you want to learn new topics, so you obviously can't know if it's a good video in advance. I know reactors that let othert people watch vidoes in advance, to tell them if they're good, but it'S obviously harder for smaller channels. Maybe take some suggestions from comments, I jsuggest FeliFromGermany, she does comparisons between the US and Germany, maybe you can say a lot about what she says about the US. She also has some videos on the Autobahn, like this one: ruclips.net/video/jECjkKfdlF8/видео.html
Yeah that's the really bad part about reacting for us is finding content. Thank you so much for the advise, we will check out her channel for our upcoming reactions!
mostly not right most of the tracks are limited caus of construction or dangerous parts on road or the traffic there is a given drive limit of 130 kmh theres a lot of accidents of to much speed. a speed limit is most discussed in Germany
I can only agree with the other comments: that wasn't the best explanation on how the autobahn system works... while it's true that Germany is the only country in the world whose highway system has no general (emphasis on this word) speed limit, many sections of it still have one: sometimes it's because of an access ramp (cars entering the autobahn are slower), sometimes it's because of a steep incline or decline, curvy roads, the road condition (really old road surfaces and newly paved roads don't provide the same grip), sometimes the autobahn leads through cities or is just situated near settlements and you have to slow down to avoid noise pollution, sometimes lanes end and cars need to merge, but the main reason for sections with a speed limit however has to be construction sites where lanes become even more narrow, where you need to consider the safety of construction workers etc. combine all that and maybe only 60% of the autobahn has no speed limit whatsoever. Some of the images shown in the video are misleading: people who overtake others while agressively switching lanes get their licenses revoked if they get caught by the police. In general you have to use the lane that is farthest to the right (so-called "Rechtsfahrgebot") and only if there's traffic on that lane and you wish to overtake another vehicle it's permitted to switch to the middle/left lane (there are sections on the autobahn with 2 or 3 lanes per direction of travel, on really rare occasions there are more). Also you have to maintain a safety distance between cars. Rule of thumb is half the speed the speedometer shows (in kph) in meters. Example: if you go 100 kph you should stay at least 50 meters behind the car that's driving in front of you. same goes for when you overtake it: only switch back to the right lane once you are far enough in front of the other car. There are those white and black pillars on the side of the road that can help you estimate the distance between cars as they're erected every 50 meters. Needless to say that not everyone abides by those rules. As mentioned in the video there's a guideline speed of 130 kph (ca. 81 mph) which is the suggested top speed on sections without a regular speed limit. Sometimes traffic collisions aren't a single person's fault but happen because both people involved were to blame. Insurance companies then also take into account the speed the people where driving at when they collided and you'll usually end up with a lower amount of the monetary burden if you didn't exceed the guideline speed. There are several reasons why this whole concept of having no general speed limit works, the three main ones (in my opinion) being: great road conditions (generally speaking), good driving skills and bi-yearly mandatory car inspections. Driving in Germany is seen as a privilege and not a general right. It's expensive to get a license, maintain your car you pay a good amount of money on taxes and insurance to keep your car road legal. let me elaborate on those three points: - road conditions: every car holder has to pay a yearly motor vehicle tax that depends on the amount of exhaust gases it emits, the first time the car has been registered at the admission office (basically the age of the car), the type of propulsion (diesel, gas, electric) and so on. Part of that money is used to keep our roads intact. As you can imagine, more exhausts, heavier cars etc. increase the tax. That's an incentive to pick smaller, environmentally friendlier cars. - driving skills: in Germany you need to attend a driving school, who are state-approved private businesses and besides just learning how to simply steer a car you also learn about all important theoretical things like: traffic laws, stopping distances, how to correctly load your car, traffic signs, etc. Besides that you also need a certain amount of practical lessons that consist of inner city driving, autobahn-drives, overland drives and night drives. Once you've passed your theoretical exam and your driving instructor thinks you've got enough practical experience, you can take the practical exam. That exam is conducted by a driving test supervisor who will choose a route that will test your abilities and they will decide whether or not your performance was good enough after about an hour. All those lessons and exams are quite expensive and people don't want to lose their right to sit behind a wheel. In case you ever lose your driving license temporarily (in extreme cases it'll be suspeded indefinitely) you have to undergo a medical-psychological assessment which is not only a huge embarrassment (we call it idiot test in a pejorative sense) but it can also be quite expensive as well. -car inspections: every two years we have to haul our cars to a licensed autoshop or the "TÜV" for a general inspection to make sure the car is still in adequate condition and not a liability on the road. They check whether the brakes still work, the lights are correctly adjusted, the frame doesn't fall apart, the suspension is still aright and many more things. If they find a minor flaw, they give you 4 weeks to have them repaired and if they ever find a severe one they won't even let you drive off the premise. then you'll basically have to have it towed to the nearest junkyard and scrap it. I hope this gives a brief glimpse in the legal procedures and hurdles that come along with someone's desire to drive a car in Germany. If it's such a hassle you do your damndest to keep your privileges. Also since it's a cultural thing for Germans to simply follow basic rules, this amounts to our roads being quite safe which allows for unlimited speed on some sections of the autobahn. It may sound paradoxical, but sometimes following strict rules may lead to more freedoms. I agree however that a general speed limit would have some advantages especially in terms of lower gas consumption which would save us some money and protect the environment (or rather pollute it a little less). I don't know how many lives would be saved each year though since I don't know the statistics regarding road casualties due to speeding. I can imagine that other causes like overfatigue and drunkeness may have a higher impact.
when the reason for an accident is "excessive speed", this often does NOT mean high speed, but a speed that is too high (no matter how high or low it is as an absolute number) and *not adjusted to current conditions* like weather, traffic density, visibility, ability to control and stop the car in visibility range, etc. this can include driving 100 km/h in construction zones that have a limit of 80 or 60 km/h, driving too fast on wet roads or in foggy weather, not noticing traffic jams and hitting them with any speed, etc. thus a general speed limit in all these situations wouldn't help at all, just like it wouldn't help against those drivers that were shown in the video (mostly not on german Autobahn) who ignore just any and all other rules too.
@@Anson_AKB I agree but when people talk about a general speed limit they of course refer to situations that would allow for such a speed... but cannot exceed the speed limit no matter how empty the road, how clear the view. Of course you need to slow down in those situations you listed, actually it's required by law to do so. Sometimes you see those road signs that stipulate a lower speed limit in wet road conditions for instance, and keeping one's safety distance in dense traffic also forces you to slow down and so on. And yes, you always have these idiots who think they own the road and lack the brains for an anticipatory driving mode. I didn't say I fully support a general speed limit (hence the whole "why no general speed limit works section" in my previous comment), I merely said I can see some advandatages in introducing it, mainly from an economical and ecological point of view. One thing that might be worth mentioning though: It's probably an open secret that the car industry is strongly lobbying against introducing a general speed limit. Who'd still buy their high HP vehicles if it existed, haha? There are even... let's call them "autobahn tourists" for I don't know if there's an official term for them: people who travel to Germany especially to finally experience going full speed with their supercars and whatnot.
99,9% of german people are driving normal. Most of the "racer" are tourists. Many americans, too, we have much american forces and @home they can`t do this. Greetings from germany
Trust me, if the US gets no speed limit, death rate will go up like crazy. most people dont even know how to drive properly. by all respect but its sad truth.
Das ist wirklich der schlechteste Bericht über unsere Bundesautobahn!!!!! Tut mir den Gefallen und guckt euch mal Statistiken über die Unfälle auf der Autobahn und den Highways in den USA an! Macht mir die Freude und guckt euch bitte Videos an die nicht nur Klicks generieren wollen!
this is a very bad documentary. the crashes that are shown arent in germany. also the reason for why we have so much less accidents is that we have no speed limits on a good portion of the autobahn. having the ability to switch around your own driving speed keeps you awake. it has a negative impact on peoples attention if you drive the exact same speed for an extended amount of time. it also teaches us to drive carefully and the responsibillity we have as a driver. a speed limit could infact do have a positive impact on the climate change tho.
Hello you two pretty ladies, this is Mike from Germany. I love the Autobahn, I have been driving accident-free since 1987. I drive 60,000 km a year in my company car. I also drive another 25,000 km a year in my private car. I like to drive fast. But in Germany there are rules and therefore few accidents.
Bullshit video! 1. many of the scenes shown are not from Germany at all! 2. it wasn't Hitler who invented the Autobahn but an Italian a few years earlier. Hitler took up the idea but also more as a job creation measure 3. only certain parts of the Autobahn are without speed limits. Often the maximum speed is 120km/h, plus there is a lot of traffic, roadworks or traffic jams, which is why the motorway is often not driven as shown in the video. 4. the driving licence is very hard to get in Germany. Several months of theory and practice, a lot of money (around 4000€ in the meantime) and the slightest mistake in the test and you are allowed to take driving lessons again. 5. overtaking on the right is forbidden, driving too close is forbidden. The first rule is: mutual consideration in road traffic. Not everyone sticks to it, but most do and it really helps. 6. it is more pleasant to set the cruise control to 120 to 130 and cruise than to speed at 250 and more :) 7. a speed limit is as controversial an issue in Germany as a tightening of gun laws in the USA.
Ther crashes shown are mostly not from Germany. This video is not an accurate one to describe our beloved Autobahn.
Stimmt und einige andere teile des Video auch nicht.
That is no good documentary about the Autobahn.
For starters: There are plenty speed limits.
There are parts with none, but usually only for a few kilometres.
Construction site-60 kph, sometimes 80.
Richtgeschwindigkeit (speed you should drive, but it's not a law) 130 kph, if you are allowed to go that fast.
120 kph is very often the limit.
Don't listen to idiot race car drivers, that think the Autobahn is a race track!
It's not. It's our highway system.
They should be a few days in jail to think about their life choices, not getting likes and clicks.
The Autobahn is safe.
What is not safe is the highway system in the United States with most drivers sucking at driving.
For a nation of drivers that is pathetically shameful tbh.
The scary driver overtaking left and right was in the United States, as one could clearly determine by the green signs and the layout of the highway. It doesn't look like the Autobahn at all!
Our signs are deep blue.
...and a driver doing this has lost his license in this moment.
He may perhaps apply for retaking the exams in a year, after paying a hefty fine, but honestly. Someone driving like this won't ever get the license back.
Rather watch this: ruclips.net/video/71MqAh5makY/видео.html This is informative, from an American living in Bavaria and shows normal driving, the rules, speed limits, et cetera...
While I almost agree with everything you said, here are some notes: 70% of the Autobahn is without a speed limit. That's not 'only a few kilometres', it's 18000 km without speed limit!(source ADAC). True, the Autobahn is relatively safe, but when compared to other countries with speed limit the resultss are somewhat ambivalent. The comparison per driven kilometre is way better than per person like done in the video and by that Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands have a lot less deaths/km. The USA has still a lot more, but 'only' 4 times more than Germany. The video from American Guy in Germany is great btw!
@@BoredMarcus These numbers are right and still do not cut the truth.
By a few kilometres I ment exactly that. A few kilometres without, then with speed limit and that for the entirety of the network.
It's not like you can drive from Munich to Berlin with no speed limits, is it? There are thousands on the way.
Last good Autobahn for driving fast has been nerfed. Speed limits all over the place between Singen and Herrenberg on the A81.
It wasn't like this a few years past.
Guess who's fault it is, that there are now speed limits?
The Swiss came with their supercars and drove there for hours back and forth at max speed.
So like 350 kph.
Thanks Swiss people for that! F U!
@@BoredMarcus There are even scenes that were filmed in Brazil, with lots of super sports cars belonging to a few crazy snobs. Others in Russia and elsewhere, although there are crazy drivers in Germany, often foreigners too ;-)), who want to let off steam here. Like the billionaire who was briefly shown with his Bugatti Veron!
@@BoredMarcus Well, first of all, it should perhaps be mentioned that the ADAC and statistical values go together about as well as the tabloid press and quality journalism. But even if the 70% are correct, they certainly don't take roadworks into account. Depending on the source/time of the survey, another (up to) 25% of the Autobahn would then have a temporary speed limit.
@@BoredMarcus also the amount of hospitals along the autobahn together with a large amount of rescue helicopters available reduce the death toll and suggest a safety that isn't there. they should count accidents with serious injuries instead of traffic deaths
To be fair....50% of the short videos are not from Germany.
The time it takes to get a driver's license in Germany in comparison to USA varies depending on your individual situation and driving school. In general, you can expect the following steps and time periods:
Theory lessons: 12-14 double lessons (90 minutes per lesson) are prescribed for conventional training for a class B (passenger car) driver's license. This corresponds to about 6-7 weeks of regular theory lessons.
Practical lessons: The number of driving lessons required varies depending on the driving school and individual preparation. An average student needs around 30-40 driving lessons, which corresponds to around 3-5 months of regular practical lessons.
Exam: After completing the theory and practical lessons, you can take the driving test.
Total duration: In total, it takes about 6-9 months to obtain a driver's license if you attend theory and practical lessons regularly.
Fast-track courses: Some driving schools offer fast-track courses that allow you to obtain your driving license within 1-2 weeks. However, these courses are only suitable for students who already have good prior knowledge and can prepare intensively for the test.
How to (Long Text sorry)
If you want to drive a car in Germany, you have to be able to pay for it: Depending on the region and driving school, obtaining a driver's license in Germany can cost between 2600 euros and 3500 euros. The cost of a driving license has risen in recent years; according to the Moving International Road Safety Association, the average price of a driving license in 2020 was still €2,182. According to the ADAC, the main reason for the higher prices is the increase in fuel, vehicle and personnel costs.
However, there is no all-inclusive price in this country. Depending on the federal state, region and driving school, there are different costs that need to be taken into account. However, one change affects all federal states this year: Theoretical and practical driving tests have become 11 percent more expensive since January 31, 2024 due to an adjustment to the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).
Read here what the minimum costs for a driving license are and how much the tests cost if they have to be repeated. An overview.
Driving license costs 2024: This is how the price of a driving license is made up
In principle, every driving school in Germany can set its own prices for theory and driving lessons, tests and retakes. Even if they are not obliged to set a scale of fees, driving schools must ensure that prices are clear. For every service offered, a driving school is therefore obliged to state a price it has set in a publicly visible manner and to adhere to this price. This allows prospective drivers to compare prices and find out about offers before registering and taking their first driving lessons.
All driving license costs 2024 at a glance
Basic amount: between 200 and 600 euros, depending on the region: This is where the costs for administration and theory lessons come together.
Eye test: 6-7 euros: This is regulated by law and is offered at every optician.
First aid course “Life-saving immediate measures at the scene of an accident”: Between 20 and 60 euros.
Driving license application from the road traffic authority: Between 43.90 and 56.90 euros, depending on the authority.
Passport photos: ten euros.
Twelve special trips: Each learner driver must drive four times on the highway, three times at night and five times overland for 45 minutes. As a rule, these trips cost between 65 and 95 euros, depending on the federal state, region and driving school.
Additional practice lessons: This is where you practice driving in everyday road traffic. The number of driving lessons required always depends on the learner driver and makes up a large part of the final amount to be paid. The practice lessons usually cost less than the special driving lessons. Depending on the federal state, region and driving school, the costs here are between 55 and 75 euros.
Learning materials: 50 to 80 euros. To successfully complete the theory test, you need to register for driving license apps, online driving school portals and books.
Exam costs: Fee for the presentation for the theory test (TÜV/Dekra) for the driver's license class B: 25 euros.
Examination costs: Fee for the presentation for the practical examination (TÜV/Dekra) for driving license category B: 130 euros.
Not only the costs of the testing organization are incurred for the tests, the driving schools themselves also charge for this service. The average cost for the theory test is between 50 and 100 euros and for the practical test between 150 and 250 euros.
Overall, the cost of a class B driving license in Germany is around 2600 to 3500 euros. However, this is only a rough price range. The actual price may vary depending on the number of driving lessons, the region and the driving school. It can therefore be advantageous to compare the prices of driving schools in advance and allow for a certain buffer when calculating the number of driving lessons required.
In Germany, there are different driving license categories depending on the type and weight of the vehicle. Here is the most important information about driving licenses in Germany:
Driving license classes
The class A driving license is the highest motorcycle driving license in Germany. With this license, you can drive all motorcycles and three-wheeled motor vehicles without a power limit.
What does the class A license entitle you to?
You can drive the following vehicles with a class A license:
Motorcycles with an engine capacity of over 50 cc and a maximum design speed (bbH) of over 45 km/h
Three-wheeled motor vehicles with a power output of over 15 kW
Class A2: Motorcycles up to 35 kW and max. 80 km/h
Class B: Passenger cars, trailers up to 750 kg and max. 3.5 t
Category BE: Passenger cars, trailers up to 3.5 t and max. 10 t
Class C: Trucks, trailers up to 7.5 t and max. 12 t
Category C1: Trucks up to 3.5 t and max. 7.5 t
Class C1E: Trucks up to 3.5 t and max. 12 t
Class D: Buses and trailers up to 7.5 t and max. 12 t
Category D1: Buses up to 3.5 t and max. 7.5 t
Class D1E: Buses up to 3.5 t and max. 12 t
Learning:
How many questions are there for the driving test ?
According to the search results, there are a total of 440 questions for the driving test, which are divided into the different classes. The list of questions is updated twice a year in order to adapt to changes in legislation and technical innovations.
Basic material: The basic material contains questions that apply to all driving license categories. There are 522 questions in the basic material.
Supplementary material: The supplementary material contains questions that apply specifically to certain driving license categories. There are 993 questions in the additional material.
Number of questions per class: The number of questions per class varies depending on the class. Here are some examples:
Class B: 916 questions
Class A: 1740 questions (double questions)
Class C: 1740 questions (double questions)
It is important to note that the number of questions can vary depending on the learning program and learning method. It is advisable to follow the official question catalogs and the instructions of the driving school.
Wow! That was a thorough answer. I'm impressed by the detail.
When I made my DL in 1990 the average driving lessons were just a few hours above the mandatory hours for driving in heavy traffic, at night, on a sunday.
Like, mandatory was 10 hours mixed and most pupils needed a few more voluntarily.
I am not really shocked to see it rose to 30-40 hours.
When I see how the "new" drivers drive their vehicles I would suggest to rise the 30-40 to 130-140 hours...for some.
one important detail is that in germany, driver education may not be done cheaply by relatives or other people (who often teach their own bad habits) but only by professional driving teachers from professional driving schools, and in special vehicles that have all pedals and mirrors duplicated for the teacher so that he can interfere and save the learner from causing accidents or bad traffic violations.
minimum age for drivers is also higher than in the usa, and risk of temporarily suspended licenses, or even to lose the license, on bad misbehavior or frequent minor misbehavior (including special physical and psychological tests before being allowed to do a new license) is much higher since we mostly have alternatives (public transport) to individual driving and thus driving is seen more as a priviledge than as a necessity to survive daily life in germany.
@@Anson_AKB That sums it up!
To be fair, MOST of the scenes in this video do NOT come from Germany - there are several indications of this!
1. The aerial shot in the intro with the vehicle changing lanes several times (with overtaking on the right) - 6-lane road in both directions (there are NOT streets THIS WIDE in Germany)! Looks like a car chase on an US road (definitely American cars/trucks)!!!
2. The scene with the sports cars - here too - overtaking a car on the RIGHT side is ABSOLUTELY illegal in Germany! Only when you are in a SEPARATE lane to move onto another section of the highway going in a different direction, or when you are in the exit lane, are you allowed to pass traffic on the main route (e.g. because stop-and -Go traffic or there is a traffic jam)!
3. Green and yellow street signs with ASIAN characters, the cars have neither German nor European license plates - it couldn't be clearer!!!
4. The night scene with the breakneck overtaking maneuvers - AGAIN - ABSOLUTELY illegal maneuvers for Germany!!!
5. STREET LIGHTING on the Autobahn does not exist in Germany! In fact, studies in other countries have shown that street lights on highways give a false sense of security and therefore lead to riskier driving behavior and a higher risk of accidents! This is why some European countries have started removing street lights on their highways!!!
6. The scene with the near collision with a KIA - on the side of the road you can see a BILLBOARD with a phone number - NOT ALLOWED on German highways as it could distract attention from traffic!!!
7. The blue car that skids and hits the center barrier - this scene probably comes from Russia! - AGAIN - see street lights!!!
8. The green car with the license plate "7242" (blue background with white numbers) overturns after the collision - more than clearly - NOT EVEN a European license plate!!!
Not a good source of information. American guy in Germany have a video of him driving, explaining with a dashcam. I think it's called how to drive on the Autobahn. There you will see how it really looks like driving on the Autobahn 😊
He's not American but an Aussie that's an Australian accent there.
You must not compare this with your experiences in the USA.
If the German laws were valid in the USA, there would never again be traffic jams in the USA because people would either no longer have a driver's license or their car would be out of commission
You have to keep in mind that in Germany a car driving license costs between 1500-3500 euros and acquiring it can take more than half a year because you have to complete certain compulsory lessons in both theoretical and practical lessons. Only when all compulsory hours have been completed, including the first aid course, will you be admitted to the exam, which consists of both a theoretical and a practical exam. And in this case that only applies to the car driving license. There are different vehicle classes in Europe. They generally apply to all EU countries. If you want to drive a truck, you have to go to driving school again and go through the whole procedure again. The same applies to motorcycles that belong to a different class.
It's best to watch the video from the American Guy in Germany, he made a very good video about driving on the German highway, you can find it under the title "Driving on the Autobahn - What you need to know about the rules" . This is much better than the video you are reacting to. Please excuse my direct manner. But the Germans don't like to beat around the bush, but I still like their reaction to the not so good video.
Although the driving license is very expensive, Germans are not the best drivers in the world. But they follow the rules very closely. Not all of them, otherwise there wouldn't be so many middle lane drivers on the motorway. But I believe that 70% follow the rules. And this discipline and also the good driving preparation in driving school contribute a lot to safety.
ruclips.net/video/3HzReyRrqT0/видео.html
What you need to know, on sections without speed limit you can theoretically drive as fast as you want, but on the german "Autobahn" also applies something that is called "Richtgeschwindigkeit" ("recommended speed") and this is 130km/h (round about 80mph).
And that means....
Lets say, if there is not much traffic on the "Autobahn", for example at night, and you're driving with 250km/h (or more), no cop will have a problem with that.
But if the way you drive and/or your speed is a threat for your saftey or for the safety of all the other drivers, even if you dont cause an accident, the police will pull you over and you end up in court for "Gefährdung des Straßenverkehrs" ("reckless driving") and you will be punished at best with a fine, at worst with prisontime up to 5 years.
Oh, and by the way, in germany/on the "Autobahn" overtaking on the right is prohibited!
People tend to confuse "no speed limit" with "no rules, do whatever you want".
There are rules of the road and they are both enforced and also very ingrained into the drivers's minds here. The way the Autobahn is built does also help making it safe for fast speeds.
In reality you hardly ever get to drive as fast as you want anyway though because of ever increasing traffic and the omnipresent construction sites needed to keep the road surface intact and safe for high speeds. Also like the video said just because you're allowed to go far and own a car than can, doesn't mean you have to. My cruising speed is usually 150km/h or 93mph. That's a decent not too sluggish speed while still slow enough for fuel consumption to not skyrocket. Cause that's something people who aren't used to going fast often underestimate. Fuel consumption increases exponentially with increasing speed. So much so that you pretty much loose all the time you saved by going fast with filling up your car at the next gas station.
Thus the main reason for the increasing support for introducing a speed limit is environmental concerns, which tbh is a fair point. Safety considerations come in second cause as the video has shown compared to roads in other countries the Autobahn is quite safe.
That video you found about the Autobahn is a real dud. A lot of those clips aren't even from Germany, especially the wild and crazy ones.
And FYI, about 60% of the Autobahn doesn't have a speed limit. And it´s one of the safest streets in the world 🙂
I am german and it is a lie that over 60 percent of the people want a speed limit 😂👌🏻
Most of us love the non speed limit and thats why it still is there ❤❤❤
Most of the footage ISN'T from the actual Autobahn (like the Lambos chasing each other or the accident scenes)....
What a bad video, most of the scenes were not from the German autobahn. Overtaking on the right is forbidden, by the way. It's also not true that most Germans want a speed limit.
Hitler didn't invent the autobahn either.
There are idiots everywhere. But in Germany there are rules for the Autobahn, such as driving on the right, which the majority of German drivers follow, which is not the case in most countries outside of Europe. The most telling fact is the accident statistics on the world's motorways. You can limit the speed on the motorway to 30 mph, but if the driver is too stupid to drive a vehicle, an accident will occur. (See the rest of the world).
As a German driver who had his license for ~20 years and did not have an accident in ~15 years (the 2 I had were inside the city): No I do not want a general speed limit and imho this is one of the few topics not everyone should have a vote on. -> If you don't have a drivers license for example, your opinion should not matter. And many people in our big cities don't have one, some do but haven't owned a car in ages, because public transport is so good.
I guess what I'm trying to say: Only people who regularly drive on the Autobahn have a valuable opinion about whether there should be general speed limits or not... But unfortunately that's not how democracy works.
I'm fine with a limit though, as long as it's ~130 mph. Because that's the point where it often stars to feel a bit much, a bit noisy and the fuel consumption explodes.
The way he just glances over the fact that it's harder to get your license in Germany... It takes months (It took me 4 months, but heard of others, that needed a lot more training, where it took them 6-8 months), a lot of money (I payed 1.1k€ back in 2014 and nowadays it's somewhere between 2-4k€), a bunch of mandatory lessons (Driving in the city, driving on the highway, parking, driving by night etc), a theoretical exam (Which currently consists of a round 1000 possible questions, where a bunch of them are randomly chosen for the exam) and a practical exam (Your trainer is on the passenger seat and the examiner in the back, giving you instruction on where to drive and what to do). We are just better drivers from the moment we first drive alone, which makes sense, considering all the before mentioned.
The 60% that support speed limits, toring down the remaining little freedom we have at all in this god forsaken country, just love to have a state that pampers them. They feel good the less the people around them enjoy themselves and the more the people around them get bum f'd by said state. They thrive off of the idea of having no responsiblity and no accountability.
Y'all have guns, we have our cars and the few percent of the highway where there is no speed limit. Get over yourselfs.
A lot of these crashes in this videos are not in Germany. The video was not correct in many regards. The Autobahn is not a racetrack where you can do what ever you want. The video showed a lot of violations that lead to license suspensions. Races for example are absolut illegal. Taking over on the right is also absolut forbidden. In general the Autobahn is very safe but you need to know what you are doing and anticipate different speeds of cars. The USA has much stricter laws but honestly half of the people never really learned how to drive correctly and that leads to many traffic deaths.
70% " only" has no speed limit. 30% 130,120,100 or 80 , most 130 or 120.
At construction sites 80 or 60 km/h.
A speed of 200 miles per hour is approximately 322 kilometers per hour. The speed of 417 kilometers per hour actually comes from the German Autobahn and this corresponds to about 259 miles per hour. However, most of the scenes do not come from Germany - especially those where drivers behaved extremely recklessly, i.e. overtaking on the right or slaloming around other road users.
If you drive on the Autobahn like the guys shown in the video, you get charged for reckless driving and your license is gone for a looooong time.
German drivers are well trained. It takes up to half a year and costs around 2000 euros (= dollars) to get a driver's license. Accordingly, you don't want to lose your license because of an avoidable mistake and have to get a new one. German drivers usually drive carefully and with foresight. The speeders on German Autobahns are often foreign guests who want to try it out. Some of them then return home in a zinc coffin.
Just to reassure you: I drove on that aforementioned A555 from Cologne to Bonn just yesterday: First I opened up to 170 km/h (100 mph), then slowed down to 70 km/h (45 mph) in a construction site, and continued with 120 km/h (75 mph). So you have to know when speeding gets too risky - and slow down.
Most of the "horror" video clips weren't taken on the german autobahn, but somewhere else in the world.
_IF all of this video would have been in germany_ :
traffic law says that you need to drive as far to the right as is reasonable (eg on the second lane when there are many slower trucks), using the other lanes only for overtaking, and never overtake on the right side of other vehicles. you also need to keep safety distances, drive carefully according to conditions (weather, visibility, ability to control the car and break, etc) and racing other cars is prohibited too.
thus those two fast cars chasing each other with almost no safety distance to each other and to other cars across all lanes (overtaking on the right) would have been driving *illegally in many ways* irrespective of their speed (which all by itself without all the other violations would have been ok) and would (at least for some months) had their licenses suspended.
*_a general speed limit would have made no difference for such crazy drivers who just ignore ALL rules of the road._*
A regular main inspection for cars is required by law in Germany by licensed organisations.. A car that is found to be unroadworthy because it does not meet the technical requirements loses its registration and is no longer allowed on the road until the problems have been fixed.
Another difference is the driving license. There are many hours of training and an extensive theoretical and practical driving test before you are allowed to drive.
The quality of the highways is also better than in the USA. About half of the german highways are without speedlimit. In reality its less because ad many construction sites.
Some have variable electronic speedlimits depending from the situation. The is also a recommended general speedlimit of 130 km/h. You can go faster if there is no explicit speedlimit but you are full liable.
In most countries with general speedlimits there are much more serious accidents, in relation to the population the US has 3 times more accidents. General speedlimits are not the key factor in road safety.
Almost all crash and dangerous scenes were NOT actual (German) Autobahn footage! This video gives a totally wrong image..
Since you have to pay an arm and a leg to get the license we don't drive like that...
130 km/h is the "recommended speed". You can drive faster if it is permitted on this section, but if there is an accident that could have been avoided if you were only driving at 130, partial blame may be awarded.
1 mile is 1.609 Kilometer. So if you want to know, how fast the people, just divide, like the speed of that guy in 1938. So if you have 435 km/h and you divide it by 1.609 kilometer, you'll get 270.35 mph.
First Girls Hitler dont did not have the motorway built, he only extended it. About 30 percent of German motorways have speed limits and the rest you can drive as fast as your car runs. I only have a small car that only runs 180 miles but a motorcycle that is over 200 miles fast. But don't think that it's easy, it's nice when you can drive fast, but you always have to think about the mistakes of the other slower drivers. It's nice to drive fast, but exhausting.
Across Europe, roughly the following applies:
Part 3
Rules of the road
Section 1
Driving vehicles
§ 11
Direction and manner of travel
(1) On a roadway, traffic shall be driven on the right and, unless special circumstances prevent it, at the right edge of the roadway, unless otherwise specified.
He didnt even introduced the Rules from the Autobahn
Like its forbidden to Overtake at the right side...
Most of Accidents in Germany are Foreign cars faults. in Germany to get a driving license can cost up to 3000$ and you need a lot of driving lessons and lessons in the driving school. you are also require a eye vision test and an first aid test to get the license. in germany im sure the accident rate will go up after a speed limit, because if you drive fast, you need to focus on your driving.
Hello, both of you. A good topic. Now to the explanation.
Here in Germany, in contrast to the USA, we have to attend a real driving school to get a driver's license. There is then the theoretical instruction with all the traffic signs and driving behavior on the road, before it comes to the practical training with a real driving instructor.
This driver's license is not cheap and can cost well over €1000. If the driving school says you are ready for the driving test, you will be registered there by the driving school. The test consists of a theory test and then the driving test with a driving examiner. and only after passing these two tests do you get your license. not everyone passes the test at the first attempt, i.e. continue driving school and work on the mistakes for the next test.
yes, teaching needs to be done by professional teachers in special cars (with pedals and mirrors duplicated for the teacher to interfere and avoid dangerous situations) instead of letting "any people" teach their own bad habits, and the practical test is 30-60 minutes and includes all important traffic situations, instead of only "driving once around the block in 5 minutes".
and of course that results in high costs and not wanting to lose the license and having to do it again after a few months or a few years (if allowed to do so at all, possibly only after an extensive physical and psychological test)
Attention, not all videos shown on a motorway are in Germany. This can be recognised by the number plates, the surroundings or the road signs. I am more in favour of stricter gun laws than a speed limit on the motorway.
What you saw here isn't how it actually is on the autobahn most of the time. Of course, here and there there is a ridiculously fast car pass you by, but usually people drive between 130-140 I'd say. Most stay way under 130. Personally, i usually drive at 130-140 when theres no speed limit. In case of a very empty road i might hit the 160. But this is really rare.
Moin aus Schleswig-Holstein.
I have no idea whether all the recordings in this video are actually from Germany. In any case, overtaking on the right is forbidden in Germany. And it is said in the video that there is no speed limit on German motorways. This only applies to certain sections and, as far as I know, amounts to around 70% of the entire route network.
1:20 That looks like an expensive offense. Or actually three. Overtaking on the right is strictly forbidden in Germany, and doing so with that relative speed would immediately invalidate one’s driving license (exception: you are allowed to overtake on the right if the traffic is thick on all lanes, and you are at no point faster than 80kmh/50mph, and the speed difference is below 20kmh)
Same goes for the motorbike driving 300kmh/200mph a little bit later: That’s no Autobahn but a country road. Speed limit there is 100kmh max. That drivers license would be gone, too, for a very long time.
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Again and again always the wrong Informations. It is right that there is no generell speed limit at the Autobahn, but there are a lot of partial speed limits in every on/of areas, constructions zones, difficult or dangerous to drive areas, autobahncrosses...... Please notice, the Autobahnare are NOTa racetracks thats public road wichare used day by day by hundrets of thousands cars of all kinds, trucks of all sizes..So please stop telling your viewers you can fly over the Autobahn anywhere and any time. .
thats a bad docu. it doesnt tell that there is a certain order which is culturally ingrained in most German drivers how you drive. you pass cars only left and have to make the left lane free that others can pass. some shots from this docu were not from the German Autobahn anyway. its forbidden to pass from all sides the way it was partly shown. etc. etc.
There is a difference between driving fast and driving reckless. And also keep in mind... In Germany you have to learn driving from a professional instructor... And not from your parents 😉
you maybe should watch another documentary about the autobahn. in this one it looks like there are no rules and you can drive like crazy. That's not the case.
Like most of the comments say the video you react to is not a good video ( I don't want to say documentation because it's so wrong at so many times.). I think that video scares a lot but the most crashes in there are from other countries.
The moste people drive very calm at around 130 kph (~ 80 mph). If there is not much traffic and there is no speed limit it's no big deal to drive faster if you want. But you should know the common rules. Often tourists get into uncomfortable situations because they are not familiar driving higher speeds.
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It is not right that we have no speed limit
actually it is 130Km/h you are allowed to drive faster but if you are involved in an accident and you are not even to blame you already have a problem and then we already have speed limits on many sections anyway whoever disregards them also gets a fine with us.
Apart from a few exceptions and highway tourism, we Germans are very aware of this and don't take advantage of it because we know that if an accident happens at over 130km/h, you're already one foot in jail.
3:41 - that irresponsible driving did not happen in Germany. There's some marking visible on the street that is not according to German highway rules.
One point, if you are able to drive faster, like in germany, then it is "normal" to drive f.e. 180 km/h instead of 120 km/h. For most foreigners it should seems horrible to drive that fast, but i swear, if they used the Autobahn a couple of days, they feel good and saftey.
The problem is the stupidity of some other drivers. Carelessness, agressive driving (not following the rules), not forward-looking, incorrect self-assessment (fatigue), etc.
I think it is not necessary to drive faster than 300 or 400 km/h. I think my fastest i ever drove was about 230-250 km/h and that was good enought. Nowadays i am pleased driving about 180 km/h, that is my "feel-good-speed" 😄
Die Fahrschule in Deutschland ist nicht vergleichbar mit USA ,dagegen ist die Fahrprüfung in den USA ein Witz.
1:25 About 60 % of the Autobahn network has no speed limits, the rest has. In addition some areas have temporary speed dlimits depending on the time or day, traffic conditions, weather conditions etc.
US roads are actually a lot less safe than the Autobahn. The amount of accidents per capita is more than twice as high on US highways and interstates than on the Autobahn network. Same is true for fatal accidents.
There are many reason for this: the poor condition of US roads, poor condition of US american cars, lack of US americans in training and US americans not following the laws for driving and having no discipline on the read(here are a few examples of that: The left lane is for passing only not just in Germany but also in most US states - however people keep driving in the left lanes at low speeds in the US all the time. Likewise, overtaking on the right is forbidden not only in Germany but also in many US states...and still people overtake on the right in the USA all the time).
The repercussions of a general speed limit cannot be predicted.
As national law, it would start simultaneously in the whole country.
It is obivous that in stretches where there currentyl some people going 250 km/h and a lot going 160/ 170 km/h, eg. A1 Bremen - Hamburg, or the Bonn - Emsland Autobahn, where you can go 200 km/h and not pass anyone for minutes, there is very little traffic most of the traffic goes the full distance. You can make what would be a 4 hour drive may into a 2 hours 45 or less drive. Some people will ignore tempo limit others will adhere and then you have a lot more speed differences as normal. Let there be additiional interest - Germans are nosy - so you have all this leisure traffic on top.
There are hundreds accidents every day, of course, probably a dozen or 100 on the Autobahnen. Let there be chaos and a catastrophic mass accident or even several of them. And science has warned you this could happen. Common sense told everyone this could happen.
The only ones wanting a speed limit are the political left. The green party has fought cars since they entered the parliaments in the 80's.
The LINKE (far left) joined in at some point from a place of "taking from the rich, giving to the poor" and the SPD was the last one that started wanting it maybe a decade ago, while moving further to left and mainly because they had nothing against climate change so they put this symbol into their window.
In the coalition of SPD, Grüne and FDP , the FDP stopped it.
It looked like the coalition was ended and new elections would be needed for a day or couple of days.
So, they are serious about it, even though, they are warned.
If you run a model experiment in full size covering the whole area Germany with litle preditabiiliy and it turns out badly, then the main consequences are very obvious:
That will definiteyl change political careers, if not immediately then after the next elections.
I don't understand the thinking behind it. They must have been missing information, but I don't see how they could in that situation. None of them are dumb.
You can't watch this fairy tale hour. Yes, there is no speed limit. And yet there is a recommended speed that the police look at and this is 220 km/h. Above this you can very quickly be stopped by the police and fined and even lose your driving license. The left lane is not a race track, but is used for overtaking. This means that if you want to overtake the car in front of you, you cover yourself using the rear-view mirror, put on the left indicator, change to the left lane, overtake the car in front, cover yourself using the rear-view mirror, put on the right indicator and get back into the right lane. Oh, and one more thing, a few years ago a sensor system was tested which was built under the road surface. This measures speed and weight and sends it to the control center, and then to the nearest patrol car near the offender. So, not a good time for speeders!
I am against a speed limit. It's the same discussion Americans have about the gun laws. Some want it other's don't, even if it would safe lives lol
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The Half of the Videos was not from the German Autobahn
This is not quite correct, we also have Highways or sections where there is a speed limit. There are no longer so many No Limit.
Round about 60% is without speedlimit, but that does not mean EVERYONE is speeding with 130+ mph (i use your system here).
I would say 90 mph is normal, but of course there are people that are driving a lot faster.
BUT our driver license is VERY expensive (1600-2000 € and you have to do it for a few months including a test + a practical training and final test as a driver too)
You can look up the statistics: Germany is a VERY SAFE country for drivers, i think we are one of the best "trained drivers" in the world and very responsible. Otherwise this would not work...
I don't know anyone who got their license in the last two years and paid less than 3000€. 3500 might be the standard now.
@@ElGreco291 I am old... But i can imagine it is even more expensive now of course
@@Slippy6582 Oh, I'm not young either - just happen to know some people who got their license in the past years. When I got mine it cost me around 1800 DM 😃
I love your reactions, this one was great too! I hope you don't get discouraged by the many people telling you the source video was bad! They are correct though. I know it's hard for reactors to find good videos, you don't want to prewatch it to keep the reaction genuine and you want to learn new topics, so you obviously can't know if it's a good video in advance. I know reactors that let othert people watch vidoes in advance, to tell them if they're good, but it'S obviously harder for smaller channels. Maybe take some suggestions from comments, I jsuggest FeliFromGermany, she does comparisons between the US and Germany, maybe you can say a lot about what she says about the US. She also has some videos on the Autobahn, like this one: ruclips.net/video/jECjkKfdlF8/видео.html
Yeah that's the really bad part about reacting for us is finding content. Thank you so much for the advise, we will check out her channel for our upcoming reactions!
Misleading. Comments above already figured it out.
Speed Limit...Frank from Germany
mostly not right most of the tracks are limited caus of construction or dangerous parts on road or the traffic there is a given drive limit of 130 kmh theres a lot of accidents of to much speed. a speed limit is most discussed in Germany
I can only agree with the other comments: that wasn't the best explanation on how the autobahn system works...
while it's true that Germany is the only country in the world whose highway system has no general (emphasis on this word) speed limit, many sections of it still have one: sometimes it's because of an access ramp (cars entering the autobahn are slower), sometimes it's because of a steep incline or decline, curvy roads, the road condition (really old road surfaces and newly paved roads don't provide the same grip), sometimes the autobahn leads through cities or is just situated near settlements and you have to slow down to avoid noise pollution, sometimes lanes end and cars need to merge, but the main reason for sections with a speed limit however has to be construction sites where lanes become even more narrow, where you need to consider the safety of construction workers etc. combine all that and maybe only 60% of the autobahn has no speed limit whatsoever.
Some of the images shown in the video are misleading: people who overtake others while agressively switching lanes get their licenses revoked if they get caught by the police. In general you have to use the lane that is farthest to the right (so-called "Rechtsfahrgebot") and only if there's traffic on that lane and you wish to overtake another vehicle it's permitted to switch to the middle/left lane (there are sections on the autobahn with 2 or 3 lanes per direction of travel, on really rare occasions there are more). Also you have to maintain a safety distance between cars. Rule of thumb is half the speed the speedometer shows (in kph) in meters. Example: if you go 100 kph you should stay at least 50 meters behind the car that's driving in front of you. same goes for when you overtake it: only switch back to the right lane once you are far enough in front of the other car. There are those white and black pillars on the side of the road that can help you estimate the distance between cars as they're erected every 50 meters. Needless to say that not everyone abides by those rules.
As mentioned in the video there's a guideline speed of 130 kph (ca. 81 mph) which is the suggested top speed on sections without a regular speed limit. Sometimes traffic collisions aren't a single person's fault but happen because both people involved were to blame. Insurance companies then also take into account the speed the people where driving at when they collided and you'll usually end up with a lower amount of the monetary burden if you didn't exceed the guideline speed.
There are several reasons why this whole concept of having no general speed limit works, the three main ones (in my opinion) being: great road conditions (generally speaking), good driving skills and bi-yearly mandatory car inspections. Driving in Germany is seen as a privilege and not a general right. It's expensive to get a license, maintain your car you pay a good amount of money on taxes and insurance to keep your car road legal. let me elaborate on those three points:
- road conditions: every car holder has to pay a yearly motor vehicle tax that depends on the amount of exhaust gases it emits, the first time the car has been registered at the admission office (basically the age of the car), the type of propulsion (diesel, gas, electric) and so on. Part of that money is used to keep our roads intact. As you can imagine, more exhausts, heavier cars etc. increase the tax. That's an incentive to pick smaller, environmentally friendlier cars.
- driving skills: in Germany you need to attend a driving school, who are state-approved private businesses and besides just learning how to simply steer a car you also learn about all important theoretical things like: traffic laws, stopping distances, how to correctly load your car, traffic signs, etc. Besides that you also need a certain amount of practical lessons that consist of inner city driving, autobahn-drives, overland drives and night drives. Once you've passed your theoretical exam and your driving instructor thinks you've got enough practical experience, you can take the practical exam. That exam is conducted by a driving test supervisor who will choose a route that will test your abilities and they will decide whether or not your performance was good enough after about an hour. All those lessons and exams are quite expensive and people don't want to lose their right to sit behind a wheel. In case you ever lose your driving license temporarily (in extreme cases it'll be suspeded indefinitely) you have to undergo a medical-psychological assessment which is not only a huge embarrassment (we call it idiot test in a pejorative sense) but it can also be quite expensive as well.
-car inspections: every two years we have to haul our cars to a licensed autoshop or the "TÜV" for a general inspection to make sure the car is still in adequate condition and not a liability on the road. They check whether the brakes still work, the lights are correctly adjusted, the frame doesn't fall apart, the suspension is still aright and many more things. If they find a minor flaw, they give you 4 weeks to have them repaired and if they ever find a severe one they won't even let you drive off the premise. then you'll basically have to have it towed to the nearest junkyard and scrap it.
I hope this gives a brief glimpse in the legal procedures and hurdles that come along with someone's desire to drive a car in Germany. If it's such a hassle you do your damndest to keep your privileges. Also since it's a cultural thing for Germans to simply follow basic rules, this amounts to our roads being quite safe which allows for unlimited speed on some sections of the autobahn. It may sound paradoxical, but sometimes following strict rules may lead to more freedoms.
I agree however that a general speed limit would have some advantages especially in terms of lower gas consumption which would save us some money and protect the environment (or rather pollute it a little less). I don't know how many lives would be saved each year though since I don't know the statistics regarding road casualties due to speeding. I can imagine that other causes like overfatigue and drunkeness may have a higher impact.
when the reason for an accident is "excessive speed", this often does NOT mean high speed, but a speed that is too high (no matter how high or low it is as an absolute number) and *not adjusted to current conditions* like weather, traffic density, visibility, ability to control and stop the car in visibility range, etc.
this can include driving 100 km/h in construction zones that have a limit of 80 or 60 km/h, driving too fast on wet roads or in foggy weather, not noticing traffic jams and hitting them with any speed, etc. thus a general speed limit in all these situations wouldn't help at all, just like it wouldn't help against those drivers that were shown in the video (mostly not on german Autobahn) who ignore just any and all other rules too.
@@Anson_AKB I agree but when people talk about a general speed limit they of course refer to situations that would allow for such a speed... but cannot exceed the speed limit no matter how empty the road, how clear the view. Of course you need to slow down in those situations you listed, actually it's required by law to do so. Sometimes you see those road signs that stipulate a lower speed limit in wet road conditions for instance, and keeping one's safety distance in dense traffic also forces you to slow down and so on.
And yes, you always have these idiots who think they own the road and lack the brains for an anticipatory driving mode.
I didn't say I fully support a general speed limit (hence the whole "why no general speed limit works section" in my previous comment), I merely said I can see some advandatages in introducing it, mainly from an economical and ecological point of view.
One thing that might be worth mentioning though: It's probably an open secret that the car industry is strongly lobbying against introducing a general speed limit. Who'd still buy their high HP vehicles if it existed, haha? There are even... let's call them "autobahn tourists" for I don't know if there's an official term for them: people who travel to Germany especially to finally experience going full speed with their supercars and whatnot.
99,9% of german people are driving normal. Most of the "racer" are tourists. Many americans, too, we have much american forces and @home they can`t do this. Greetings from germany
Dangerous Autobahn? Yes and no. But just compare accident and death rates Germany vs US. You will be surprised.
Trust me, if the US gets no speed limit, death rate will go up like crazy. most people dont even know how to drive properly. by all respect but its sad truth.
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this is a very bad documentary. the crashes that are shown arent in germany. also the reason for why we have so much less accidents is that we have no speed limits on a good portion of the autobahn. having the ability to switch around your own driving speed keeps you awake. it has a negative impact on peoples attention if you drive the exact same speed for an extended amount of time. it also teaches us to drive carefully and the responsibillity we have as a driver. a speed limit could infact do have a positive impact on the climate change tho.
This video explanains it poorly. It didn't mention the drive-on-the-right-side rule and the comparison in awareness
Hello you two pretty ladies, this is Mike from Germany. I love the Autobahn, I have been driving accident-free since 1987. I drive 60,000 km a year in my company car. I also drive another 25,000 km a year in my private car. I like to drive fast. But in Germany there are rules and therefore few accidents.
Bom dia meninas. Good morning girls, whats up?
Nothing much, we have been working on some new videos lately... stay tuned!
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This doku youre reacting is bullshit. Most of the clips are not from germany. Also there are strict rules on the Autobahn.
Bullshit video!
1. many of the scenes shown are not from Germany at all!
2. it wasn't Hitler who invented the Autobahn but an Italian a few years earlier. Hitler took up the idea but also more as a job creation measure
3. only certain parts of the Autobahn are without speed limits. Often the maximum speed is 120km/h, plus there is a lot of traffic, roadworks or traffic jams, which is why the motorway is often not driven as shown in the video.
4. the driving licence is very hard to get in Germany. Several months of theory and practice, a lot of money (around 4000€ in the meantime) and the slightest mistake in the test and you are allowed to take driving lessons again.
5. overtaking on the right is forbidden, driving too close is forbidden. The first rule is: mutual consideration in road traffic. Not everyone sticks to it, but most do and it really helps.
6. it is more pleasant to set the cruise control to 120 to 130 and cruise than to speed at 250 and more :)
7. a speed limit is as controversial an issue in Germany as a tightening of gun laws in the USA.
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@@PoSSeOnE shut up
most of it simply wrong
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