Driving on the Autobahn for the First time..as an American.
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At least once a day I find myself getting a little bit of road rage as I watch drivers in the United States make terrible driving decisions. Tailgate, no blinker, running stop signs - you name it we have it. However across the pond I found none of these things in the heart of driving discipline - Germany. The Autobahn is an incredible road system where the pavement is perfect, and the drivers are also near perfect. We also head to the Eagle's Nest in Austria, and the amazing Red Bull Hangar 7! Thank you for watching and have a great day!
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210 km/h, you should be in the right lane to let the fast cars pass.
I hate people that are blocking the left lane crawling up the road at under 220🤣🤣
You know you're in germany when you're cruising at 200km/h on the Autobahn, but there are cars behind you flashing their lights because you're too slow.
Well... that's true.
Daily Routine
The Autobahn is one of the only places in the world you can be driving 130 mph and get passed like your standing still.
Been there and been flashed.
@@cubby091398 Is that a good thing?
It scares the shit out of me when I see Americans driving around on German Highways without any practice on such high speeds and driving licenses made in rural areas with a 25mph speed limit.
Ur bugging the cities have the speed limits the rural areas you can fly because there’s a low police presence
Huh? Most roads are 55-70 and on interstates most people fo 90mph. Ive taken my toyota tundra 115mph lmao. Mustang 136mph
@@rjmac3001 but i heard there a lot of rule-breaking on American motorways and middle lane hoggers
They aren't much better on roads with a 25 mph speed limit either! It should scare the shit out of all of us knowing they're allowed to drive at all.
"The streets here are very skinny compared to the US.." Everything and everybody is very skinny compared to the US.
Yes, in the US, everything is bigger
Not the Brain!
Yes, it is. It's just that the braincells are bigger as well so it doesn't really have an effect.
In fact americans are just fat
T25S40 IK and on top of that you get comments about small brains, lol
Well i am german and you also have to change the lane! Don`t stay on the left lane for so long... if i am coming from behind with ~240kmh i have to break for you...
Linkespurschleicher :P
Arion426 Naja, das system ist ja schon etwas dumm. Wenn man innerhalb der nächsten paar sekunden niemanden überholt muss man nach rechts ziehen.
@Markus, wenn du mit 350 über die autobahn fliegst, und plötzlich ein corsa mit 80 von rechts rüber zieht.
Tim Essel genau deshalb soll man mit 80 Rechts fahren. Nicht links, nicht in der Mitte, Rechts! Wenn sich die Leute dann halten würden dann wäre unser Autobahnsystem super
@Max Mustermann Ich kann mich da Max Mustermann nur anschließen, der übrigens einen sehr schönen und innovativen Namen hat
Important david. In europe dont be driving in left lane. Only if your driving fast og overtake the car in front of you. Be in right lane allways. Trust me :)
I made this same statement over 14 hours ago.
It's literally in his video, people... It says exactly that.
yeah, but he still camps in the left lane...
That's a very important aspect!
Michael Olsen was
Another thing that I noticed that you were constantly driving in the passing lane, this is a big NO NO in Germany. It is only used for passing cars in the middle lane. Once you have passed the cars in the middle lane, move over and if there is room in the slow lane get over there as well. This is the law here!
A lot of the statements that you make are not entirely true, passing on the right is against the law you are correct, but people still do it. All divers in Germany are required to go to a Fahrschule Aka Driving School, where they are required to learn how to drive everywhere, but the biggest problem in Germany I would say now is that they have gotten to be so Americanized driving while talking on the phone, not using a turn signal, passing on the right, going slow in the middle lane etc.. There are fines for these offenses and they aren't cheap, the driving with a cell phone just recently went up to 200€. There are designated stationary Blitzern or speed cameras setup that catch everybody speeding except the locals that are aware of them, one picture of your license plate and the other of your face! Speed cameras will also be setup up spontaneously at an undisclosed location where people normally tend to speed where they are well hidden, once noticed people will either brake in front of you or oncoming traffic will flash their high beams warning you of speed trap cameras, another note as fast as you are driving on the autobahn you need to have a much greater distance behind the car in front of you then you do in this video. Foreigners and tourists need to learn the rules before thinking they know how to drive on the Autobahn where all speed limits are not unlimited!
Viele sachen die er an Deutschland toll findet gibt es halt auch nur in Bayern
Genau wie zB die Alpen, außer an Bodensee.
Well he's American Im sure the locals spotted it. He won't admit it but He's part of the problem with American driver's.
Yeah, that drove me nuts! Pull over!
It's illegal to pass on the right and it's also illegal to stay in the left lane if you aren't overtaking. Pass and get back into the right lane! Or you might find a 270 mph Swiss Koenigsegg worth over 7 million in your back seat before you can blink. If one got in my back seat I'd be keeping it, a few scratches won't matter..
As a german, all I see is you driving a sportscar at casual speed, I bet you even got overtaken by a few cars lol
byVanD Ja 😂 der hätte ordentlich auf Gas treten können.
true, I drive that speed in my Hyundai Tucson, and the reason I do is because it won't go much faster.
He is being carefull because it's not his car
the autobahn is NOT A RACE or CHASING.... Germany is big and it take time for to get through for the tourist who do not want to spend their holiday on the autobahn therefore they and the locals drives fast BUT NOT RACE or CHASE... many sitting with small kids in the car and ALL WANT TO GET TO THERE PLACE SAFATLY.... THAT IS WHAT'S ALL ABOUT . MOST OF THE CAR IS NORMAL AND NOT FERRARI or SPORT CARS.
Elizabeth nilsson if you aren’t able to control your car then just stop driving in traffic
Lane discipline in Germany is fantastic. There’s no question that the Germans are much better drivers than Americans. End of story. Your content lately is lit!
RevMatchTV Leave Germany and everyone drives like they're drunk.
I know. I live in California LOL. Can I tell you how much I miss the Autobahn and the Alps? Some of my best driving memories are from Germany.
RevMatchTV 😂😂😂 you have to be kidding right? Germans take a longer drivers training course than us Americans, but they are still shitty drivers. I hate driving in Germany.
Sure ok all Germans are better drivers than Americans because that’s how that works
Brethem50c are THE shit you mean. Someone sounds butthurt😂😂😂😂
I have been doing 200 kmh with my Audi A3...
but yeah driving fast comes quite natural on the german Autobahn.
Most important: allways keep the allowed speed and keep a save distance. (tailgateing is a high fined crime in Germany)
Always use your turn signals, while changing lanes (it's not for you, but the others on the road).
Always adapt your speed to the circumstances:
Ask yourself: Is there much trafic?, how are other drivers behaving? are there any crazy/insecure/untrained drivers, with slow reactions (high risk drivers)? how is the weather? how far in front of you you can see (breakingdistance is quite long), are there curves ahead you can't see well around (seldom on the autobahn, but still).
ALWAYS: keep as right as possible! only go left to pass a slower car on your lane. check your back mirror for faster ones while changeing lanes and when on leftest lane (on the leftest lane you have to change back to the right lane, if someone faster then you comes!
Dont drive fast if all lanes in front of you are filled, keep distance.
On a guod day you have the Autobahn practically for your self, on other days, there won't be a possibility to drive fast. don't push it, just because you want to drive fast.
keeping that in mind and you gonna have fun on the Autobahn.
We suck at driving because of massive roads and a poor drivers ed program in places like Finland they require skid pad training and other small fast maneuvers so drivers actually feel comfortable behind the wheel
That's a brilliant idea. I feel like there's also a mentality of "I won't ever get into an accident, only everyone else will" so you have people texting and driving, not paying attention, and just being unaware and dangerous. If people actually knew what being in a crashing car felt like, I think they'd have a different point of view.
Side note, I once called someone out for looking at her phone more then the road. She almost hit me 3 or 4 times, almost hit another car a few times, and still tried to cuss me out for telling her what to do. Fucking people are terrible and entitled as fuck
Not only does America need to improve their drivers education, they need to slow the trucks down. As I said before in Germany trucks have a maximum driving speed of 80 K/ph
Well look how small your country's population is and yet they produced 3 Formula One Champions: Keke, Mika and Kimi. And that's not even counting all the top rally drivers.
And this is why Finland has produced some of the top rally drivers in history.
They have a big rally culture. So alot of kids get into motorsport. And rally is a great foundation for any racing.
Did you ever use the right sight of the autobahn. Didn`t see that in your video. Your seating position is wrong and only looking cool. When you are in stress, your shoulders are no more touching the seat.Your arms are stretched to much, so you can´t handle the steering wheel in case of emergency.Thanks for the documentation What when you get in drouble, your are not able to react in a propper way. When you double the speed your holdingway is 4 times longer. And you ride behind a porsche at 200kmh with about 25 m. Do you know how long your brakingway is at 200kmh, not counting the time to react on a situation. How to figure that out while on the road? No good behavior. I love driving fast when possible with tops over 240kmh. I do that for almost 25 years, without an accident. How comes that? I learned from Pros and done alot of training courses. This would be a good experience for you. 300kmh on a straight road is what everybody can, if you got the car. Sorry that critic. You survived. So far so good, nobody hurt, nobody crying. I know you can do better!
So true his driving style isn't good
No offense!
It's just...you can't drive like that
Maybe in the United States but not in germany
There are so many american youtubers who are driving on the germany highway to make videos or reviews but the way they drive damn
Police would charge them for that
No blinker, no looking over the shoulder and driving on a normal street on their way to the highway with 130 km/h in through small villages!!!!
Watching this as an european is so confusing. There is so much wrong info in the video.
agree. Idiots are here too. Very surprising you didn't see a single slow person on the left
I know the views may not show it, But honestly David, these are some of my favorite videos of yours. I get to just sit down, and enjoy peeping in on your life for 10 minutes.
Layne White I agree. I’ve been watching David for years and it’s cool to his content mature with his life
This content is awesome!
Dude same
The reason the Europeans have smooth roads, is because of a word that gives Americans a heart attack: it's called "TAX"
But if your country doesn't spent 985 BILLION Dollar (each year) on military stuff, your roads could be just as smooth as the European roads......
Or.....your government could add a small tax on fuel, let's say 25 cents a gallon, and if they really put that tax money on the maintenance of the roads, again, smooth roads.
Martijn Vv Many doesn't understand the principle of taxes
LOL
You're forgetting that the US is huge. Texas(695,662 km²) is about 70% the size of europe(10.18 million km²), but only has 28.3 million inhabitants as opposed to europes 741.4 million.
The population density is way lower, so a larger motorway network is being paid for by fewer tax payers, as a result, highways simply can not be up to the same standard as motorways in rich European countries like Germany, it would take too much money out of the tax pool.
Granted, the US military expenses are ridiculous.
I don't think that their military eats up their roads. That's more of a political statement. If they had less to pay for their military (which for them is neccesary to feed their main industry and commerce), that money would go to health insurance and other social parchutes that these people over there just don't have. Also education would help them. They have the most decorated universities of the world, but the majority of the "great minds" there are international. It is way easier for a middle-class-citizen to lose his job and become homeless in a country where the population is used as slaves an guinnea pigs for the big corporations. As a kid, I always wanted to live there. Nowadays I realize that I would give up a lot of basic human rights which I always took for granted if I chose to migrate to the U.S. "America IS the land of liberty.......IF you are friggin rich!" When I will be stinking rich some day, I will move there. That country was made for rich people, while Germany is for the people...
KevinementD that's 7% :D Texas is approximately the size of France, but you're right the density is still way lower
As someone who has lived in the Netherlands for the first 25 years of his life I can tell you Americans as a rule can't drive. And it is all because of driver education. The lack of proper driver education creates the drivers you have in the US. If you can get your license by driving around in a 30mph residential area and parallel parking you have an issue. Simple concepts as move over after passing is lost, and looking further ahead than the car in front of you? Forget about that. And then there is the phone usage that turns idiots into absolute morons. But, everyone that watches this channel has a passion for driving, speed and having fun with cars. As such they exhibit none of those crap traits. So this rant? Will get a lot of nods but falls short of reaching those that it should reach.
ANYWAY
Those sights... It makes me remember all those vacations I have had with my parents. And subsequently it makes me realize that it has been over a year since I have seen my family. Bitter sweet I suppose. Can't wait for the next episode!
The Dutch Texan too true. No one seems to understand that the left lane is a passing lane. I’m guilty of the same problem but typically when I do it there is little to no traffic.
I can't recall one time in my high school driver's ed class that we were told to keep right unless passing.
Adrian: Yeah, let's allow everyone to drive a car without needing a license or training on how to drive a car. What could possibly gor wrong? Go llama!
LMAO
Oh and by the way: what if there's no driver education required, but you still can't afford a car? As a pedestrian, how do you intend to protect yourself from those more crappy drivers, huh?
I have a rule: There is always someone faster. As such I move over as much as I can. If you can drive 400 yards in the right lane that is where you need to be.
That reply wasn't for you. Especially after reading your statements in which you can't make a point without calling people names. But I'll bite.
You are not forced to pay for driving school where I am originally from. You are only "forced" to pay for it if you want a drivers license. Much like when you want a degree from a school. Current costs in the Netherlands? For the average driver ~1200 euros all in. 30 hours of behind the wheel tuition, one theoretical and one practical exam. If you aren't a quick study it will take more money, if you are it will be less. You can be done for as little as 700 euros while still retaining 15 hours of behind the wheel tuition. After that you'll know what to do and what to expect. Safety is worth that.
But what I gather from your ill informed replies to others, you feel it isn't a luxury (=privilidge) but a necessity (=right) so it needs to be cheap / free. You know what kind of person thinks the same way? A socialist. *mic drop*
Non-german drivers are pretty annoying on the Autobahn. Even in this video you were going beneath the safe distance to the car in front of you and a lot of the other drivers in front of you were doing this. What's so hard about keeping a good distance to other cars? Do people in other countries even learn anything in driving schools?
ZeusBrocken noooo, people can learn how to drive only in jerkmany. Self centered, egoistick egomaniatic fucks. Best described by your own E.M. Remarque like mindles puppets.
@@valmontv He didn't even say that. However, in the Video at 3:14 that is nowhere near a safe distance at that speed. If people are not used to driving fast they are more likely to misjudge a situation like this, which can be really dangerous.
Cannot agree more. Much too close and one of the biggest mistakes you can do on these speeds.
people take driving differently when you pay 1500-2000 dollars for a license meanwhile in Virginia i payed 100 dollars and we don't have the same level of driver training .i miss the autobahn need to rent something faster next time .
just a bagel I wouldnt mind paying 2k if it means drivers are stupid assholes
Try more like 3000 Euros, that´s like 3500+ Dollars.. so yeah, you really don't wanna lose licence after you get it ! The fines are ridiculous here in Finland too... the more you earn , the more you pay.
i'm just going by what my cousin payed in 2008 in Germany no idea what it is now.i would love to go to Finland one day went to high school with someone from there .
i did my drivers license this summer and paid around 2200€
just a bagel $50 for my license in Massachusetts
And the American in a Ferrari does not leave enough of a gap when following the Porsche at high speed. Yet, he mentions the discipline of others. It's called driver education. Getting your license in Germany or Switzerland is expensive and there a lot of rules to learn and follow. That's why it works.
It would work in the states as well if you would have proper driving education and stricter rules.
Well said spoke like a true European.
I know that the idea of introducing more rules is unrealistic.
But a lot of Americans are always looking at the German Autobahn as something special. It's actually not. It's just highly regulated. Allowing for a bit more freedom when it comes to speed in some areas.
slaWterCH der schweizer Führerschein ist ein bisschen zu schwierig finde ich. Nothelfekurs soll man nicht machen müssen
Schwierig ist er nicht, nur teuer ;-)
Allan Hill colonys...
your kind of driving is a pain in the butt for everyone else. when not overtaking you are supposed to drive right hand in GER. in fact you have to by law.
right the prick in the Alfa Romeo. Nebelleuchte /fog lights should only be used when its 50m or less visibility and then the maximum speed limit is 50kmh...... that is a finable offence. and it pisses people off.
Gavin Irvine nebelSCHLUSSleuchte, nicht Nebelscheinwerfer, dafür gibts andere regeln.
Ja, dass ist aber die Regel für die Nebelschlussleuchte, so.....
Gavin Irvine nebelscheinwerfer bei eingeschränkter Sicht durch alles außer Dunkelheit. Nebelschlussleuchte nur bei unter 50m durch Nebel
Having lived in Germany for almost ten years, I will say that the Drivers still drive better then the American drivers, but around big cities the drivers become more and more foul and don't use their blinkers while turning, changing lanes in the city or especially on the autobahn.
hamburg is a nightmare
Sorry if my comments are harsh, there not meant to be, they are fact. When your girlfriend told you to just go for it through the yellow traffic light and you don't hesitate during a yellow signal is again not true. Here you are required to slow down and stop at a yellow signal, a lot of people run the yellow signal whilst the traffic light changes to red making the driver a danger. There is a huge fine for red light runners, and after two or more seconds even more, and if the runner endangers a pedestrian crossing the road, it's license Bye Bye time.
just a bagel not really, i live there. If you mean Berlin or Munich i will agree with you :)
auch Stuttgart
Du hast jetzt nicht ernsthaft "faul" mit "foul" übersetzt...
One mistake you are doing: you are staying to long on the left lane. You should keep right unless there is no space.
But other than that: Welcome to the great kingdom of bavaria, its like heaven with some illegal aliens.
Overengineering yeah, I noticed that also. Leave it open then pass then back.
Real cute how you brought politics into this. Lol
No one is illegal
When there is more than two lanes, you are allowed to drive in the middle lane, as long as you are overtaking cars that are driving on the right lane "from time to time".
fuck Bavaria. I left that conservative hell hole for California!
Get yourself a girl that will tell you “don’t hesitate on yellow”
Hiro Tanaka exactly
"When you see that yellow light hit the gas like its the green" 🤤
I used to be really good at running yellow lights. Then i moved back into my parents place after college and my mom would keep yelling "BRAAAAAKEE" on the yellows so all my yellow light knowledge is gone >
Next time learn the rules before you drive in Germany. If you're not overtaking get into the right lane. If the police see you get a ticket.
Title says driving on the autobahn blah blah and less than 10% of the video is driving on the autobahn.Am I wrong to dislike?
Can you ask your gf if she is single?
i think she is.
imtrademarked They are engaged
They don't always have to be in a relationship ...
They could also be friends.
PSE nah i think she his beard.
Joshua you fucking idiot
i dig the "couple" style of this vlog. adds another personality to the mix
cruising the left lane even tho middle is free..
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ThatDudeinBlue no, you the man bro!
I'm playing with bananas.
Efrain_Soto34 true because it’s all shit😂😂😂😂
same lol
Wow.. based on the title i was expecting an indoors rant video with some clips... Boy was I wrong! LOVED this video and its only part one. Thanks for the experience David!
In 2005 I visited Czech Republic, Austria, Poland and Hungary during a 2 week trip. One of the things that struck me while I was there was that EVERYONE uses their turn signals ALL THE TIME! I don't think I saw one single instance of someone not using their signal when they should have been. It was pretty amazing.
In 92 I was born in berchestgaden, which is on the border of Austria in the alps. Beautiful town, haven't been there since 2002. Hope you enjoyed your time there, it's quite extraordinary.
*Insert triggered bad American driver comment*
MindFreeze no i think all americans can agree that we collectively suck at driving, especially on freeways
Josh not really lol, it all depends on where you live.
I'm a driver from Pennsylvania and I've been tailgated by a cement mixer at 63 MPH (101 KPH) on Interstate 80. None of that was satirical or a joke (unless you consider the other guy's driving to be a joke.)
Austin Lucas well, trucks over 3.5 tons maximum weight aren't allowed to drive faster then 80KPH on the Autobahn, usually the do close to 90 (tachymeter) so your story seems somewhat satyrical. What are trucks eg. 40tons, I think you call them Semis, allowed to run on highways?
Please stop saying KPH. It‘s so annoying to read 😂😂 use KM/h instead
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#FACT
3:49 Though, there is *one* issue, you're doing wrong (especially in Germany): it's to *stay* quite constantly on the far left lane; cause as long as, other lane are free - like at that actual time -, you should use the right one(s) and *only use the left* to overtake somebody ...
But okay, you're not from Germany / Europe; as long as, you're not getting caught by the Police, it's not gonna be expensive ...
Only 240kmh with a Ferrari? That's quite slow mate.
there is NOT IN THE LAW nor in the contract when you buy a Ferrari that you must only drive over 300 km/h regardless where ...?
I'm currently in driving school and I went 200kmh yesterday on my final autobahn driving lesson :D just so nice how everything just functions and everybody does clear the left lane
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I drove on the Autobahn. In fact, I led a convoy in what they called in 1973 a "deuce and a half" (truck) for the U.S. Army. We stayed in the right hand lane at all times going 55 mph and watched the Porches and other German cars pass us in a blur. And we were all high as a kite!
America has very low speed limit.
Ricer too low most of the time
It some times makes us want to ride a bicycle to go faster 😂😂😂😂
Germany is great
Go to the netherlands
Japan has at the most 100km/h I heard
The reason why German drivers are so disciplined is because before they can get a drivers license they have meticulous seminars about traffic/road rules and they go through rigorous practical and written exams before they get approved to have a license. That's why once they have a license its a lifetime with out expiration date. unlike other countries its very easy to pass the exams that's why there's a lot of inexperienced drivers on the road. who actually doesnt know shit about any traffic rules and regulations. all they know is if you can drive the car thats it.
I like the fact that you noticed how much more disciplined, well behaved and in general nice drivers Germans are. If you let people in states to drive as fast as they want, it would be a kill-zone and a horrible mess. You guys might be the "country of cars", but for some reason you forgot what it means to be nice and take other into account in your car craze...
I wonder why that is... :(
Mtaalas I think Germany is the "land of cars". The first car and some of the biggest companies are from germany.
We are the country of cars because of the 50's cruising culture. Back then it was the time to be a car guy, that's how you picked up girls. Watch the movie, "American Graffiti", if you want to see a good representation of 50's car culture.
Nowadays the driver education is just garbage, although people here are fairly respectful (Outside of major cities), they just don't understand etiquette. As a car guy in America we try to be the upholders of etiquette and try to always be very respectful while driving even when we have fun. Although people think it is fun to invade streets and do burnouts and reckless things without first making sure nobody is around and that it is "safe."
The reason there is backlash from Americans on these videos is because the population of people who watch these are car guys and they know the etiquette but they hate when arrogant people trash the country. We learn the drivers etiquette ourselves and yes we want there to be more teaching of etiquette, yet we know lawmakers care more about restricting saying something that may offend somebody over making roadways safer.
@@dajo1373 It's not really in culture since the country isn't built FOR a car exlusively. Their cities are easily walkable, public transport works really well and car is just a "nice to have, not necessary".. I live in Finland where the city planning is the same: you need to be able to walk to places and cars aren't end all be all.
@@Mtaalas Many American Cities are more like this than Europeans imagine. In fact, the proportion of legally eligible people who chose to hold a valid drivers' license in the US has declined continually from its peak in 1983, but the rate of this decline has dramatically increased since 2008. Sports cars of all kinds have declined in sales and in interest to such low levels that there are serious rumblings about pulling the plug on iconic models like the Corvette and the Mustang from the US market because nobody seems to want them, and it's not necessarily worth the expense and hassle of selling them. Cars have, in the minds of most young Americans especially, become transportation appliances, and if you need one, fine, but if not, good, because you save money.
@@ethanperreault7470 It's harder now that it was in the past. NC, where I learnt to drive, required 30 hours in the classroom and 12 hours out on the road and required you to do some hours in the dark and some time in busy downtown traffic, and the instructor took us through on roads with skinny European-width lanes during the height of rush hour. We also had to do driving on the Interstates.
Actually you didn't describe the costs very well. There are countries (Like France) where you have to pay for for the KM or Miles you drove. There are like little stops where you throw in some coins and then continue driving. In germany you pay nothing for the Autobahn. For Switzerland you pay 40 Swiss Franc per year for the whole Autobahn. So Switzerland is actually one of the cheaper countries to drive on the Autobahn, but you pay everything in one.
You can actually see the "Ticket" for switzerlands Autobah when you where driving the Ferrari on the upper left of your windscreen. (little green sticker with a 17 on it) Every year has another colour.
At 2:00, you’re explaining all these things that you haven’t seen but it happens here all the time in Germany as well. Especially slamming on their brakes for no apparent reason.
No kidding, Germany has their bad drivers as well, lol.
I does happen. It happens everywhere in the world. The point is in the states it's commonplace and in Germany it's not the norm
Yeah but it's much much worse in the US, so it doesn't seem that bad
LMM POG 91 What you think of being for no apparent reason might be because you're tailgating and they want to tell you to go on distance. Ever thought of that?
Actually an Austrian and Thai entrepreneur founded Red Bull in Thailand. Was first sold in Thailand and moved it’s HQs to Austria.
Easy rule: If you don't overtake anyone within 20 seconds, you switch one lane to the right. So, before driving a Ferrari, you better think of these things because otherwise you look like an absolute douchebag.
The main reason why every driver drives so calm is because it's really kinda difficult to get a drivers license. Compared to the US you have to do a lot of training and have a high speed part in your test were you have to drive Autobahn an where you have to show that you can drive "vorausschauend" (looking in advanced - basically realising a situation early and reacting accordingly - the calm driving you observed). Furthermore rules in Germany are kind of strict and it's pretty easy to loose your license if you misbehave.
"Vorausschauend": what a beautiful example of how compact and efficient the German language can be. To describe the same concept, a UK driving instructor has to tell his students to "anticipate the actions of other road users and act safely and sensibly on what you see!" I know which I prefer! All the best from sunny England.
Too many of us Americans text and drive.
YOU WOULD NOT DO THAT WITH THE SPEED OF over 300 km/h.... and all around you with the HIGH SPEED
Speaking of the Eagles Nest there were a few changes of course.
One major change was the elevator. It was originally lined with GOLD. Someone removed it and it was replaced with a much cheaper lining.
I love Alejandras voice
Three simple rules:
- keep space to the car on your front at least half the speed you are going (100 km/h mean 50 meters space or more)
- drive on the right side where possible (even if you have an Maserati, there might be someone who would like to go faster than you and overtaking is only allowed on the left, so let them pass)
- respect the safety distance of other drivers, do not turn into their lane so that they need to brake to meet the "half the speed" requirement (fees for tailgating are pretty high, over a specific limit your license is taken away for a while, and as a german you get points in a points system - points as in negative points)
Drive right rule dude, make use of it
He knows the Reinheitsgebot for sure if he was in Bavaria and with that Ferrari, he is also surely familiar with the Reinheizgebot. Now we need to teach him Rechtsfahrgebot!
Absolutely beautiful visuals and audio. They complement each other so well in this video to create a very relaxed viewer experience. Thanks David.
Is it me or he changed the title ?!
Nava Gaming more true to the video and less clickbait-ey, applause
Totally jealous right not, David. I miss my home, the roads, the views, the people. Hope you have a wonderful time touring through Europe.
They drive just as bad in Europe, dont kid yourself.
Texas Car Nerd No we don’t
But drivers in Germany also Change lanes without blinking, and there also are tailgaters. Thought I don't know how bad it is in the US.
That's right David show them how it is to drive in America 👌
Killamovz Well, he’s still a shitty driver, he’s driving on the Autobahn with 240km/h on the left lane while people are often driving faster than that. He’s should stay to the right as much as possible only breaking that rule when There are red crosses above the particular lane or when he’s overtaking someone. My dad is a great driver i’d say and he does 280km/h regularly when in Germany and keeps right...
Lived in Germany last 2 1/2 years, I love the driving discipline.
whenever alejandra is in the video i click so fast...
Those cinematic scenes of the mountains probably reminded every German here of German weather television 😂😂
Visit Poland plz
Enjoy your time in Europe bro I just left Europe! Had a blast in Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Czech Republic
because there's nothing done by the police for things like lane discipline, not indicating, undertaking etc... and the fact that the driving test is easy peasy.
If like in the uk the standard driving test in the us was to drive a manual car, which i think is an essential skill as a driver since it shows the driver is more capable and more competent behind the wheel, then american drivers wouldn't be perceived as the worse in the civilised world (based on statistics).
If you ask me, who isn't able to drive a manual shouldn't drive at all.
I'm not a German but liver in Germany. The roads here and German way of driving is simply amazing. They are fast but almost never aggressive.
Britain still counts as europe, and everyone drives like a fool over here
Owen Hughes "no ones tailgating me" no shit your driving a 400,000 car lol
go drive in Eastern Europe for 5 hours Dave and report back to us
In the UK the drive pretty much like Americans. The roads are about as quality as much of America too. Everyone gets upset when I say 'wrong' side of the road though LOL.
"Britain still counts as europe" nope xD
fetB Not after Brexit!
Just found your channel again. Last time I had subscribed to you when you where stuck around 30k making videos of you and your mustang. Glad to see that you have grown in followers.
You shouldn't be generalizing.
UnoriginalBraker but is is true, nearly nobody in the us drives as good a a german
Kili Studios I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case.
German driver's and the roads are soo good. My daily commute to work was on the autobahn, and going 100mph+ every single day to work was a treat
You need to go to JP Performance in Drotmund. Propably one of the best known tuners here in Germany. He has a channel too ; ) (jpperformance)
eh def. overrated... most of his influences are derived from the south Florida car scene and poorly replicated.
Anthony B. In Germany any mod is illegal unless TUV approves it. You can't even change your tire size without aprovel. So Germans do mostly cosmetic work.
MIKE192rotary yeah thats right😒 But most of his cars have performance tuning (r35 gtr with 1000hp, r34 with 1000hp), some even engine swaps (5cyl audi, e36 with v8...) He has like 20 or more cars...
MIKE192rotary that's stupid
Dortmund not drotmund
When you look down into the valley in the southeastern direction, there's a cabin there, next to a restaurant. You can rent that cabin overnight. I can recommend it.
GA drivers probably the worst
Asar Ahmad
I think cali drivers are worse
Asar Ahmad Florida has the worst lol
This_guys_tc2
I agree 100% lol
You guys obviously haven’t been to Montana.
Sean O'Brien Montana has people?
My boyfriend and I were there the same time as you two I think! The Autobahn was incredible in our little Yaris rental (at least it was stick shift lol) AND we got to drive the Nürburgring!!!
Hey my man rocking the HOONIGAN merch
Visiting Berchtesgaden and the Eagle’s Nest was one of the best days I’ve ever had. The view is amazing. Could happily live in Germany.
Only reason i pass on the right in the US is because some asshole going under the speed limit refuses to move out of the left lane
hllboi817 lucky us. We don‘t have that. As soon as you see somebody going faster than you and you are overtaking someone, you go back into the right lane so the other one can overtake you 😜
Lennart 1948 yeah, people in the US are stubborn fuckers who think the passing lane is their leisure lane cause theyre afraid of all the merging in the other lanes
Just did the same in Sept. Fun as hell! Kind of an anxious experience, especially when you're tempted to pass on the right...don't do it!! 😊
Your gf remind me of girl from last of us
Eagle's Nest is actually still part of Germany, but naturally very close to Salzburg/Austria.
I wish to have GF like Alejandra she is so beautiful...
Luchezar Stoinev she a bit to nice
There's no such thing...
Just takes money bud
Luchezar Stoinev Why did I read your comment in Borats voice.
Nooootella... Blaspheme
i drove around the entire country over a course of a week, there was not a single left lane camper ever. amazing
she looks like letty from fast and furious
There is actually a talkshow held in hangar 7 so thats what they use the conference table for.
But not as bad as the Italians and Turkish.
JoshuaBrah Malta is rumored to be a 'exciting driving experience'
Savage Garage - Raw Automotive Content not according to Bobby Ang...
A bigbig no no is also to go on the left lane if right lanes are free. But that is also a difficulty for maaany germans
For the longest time I thought Red bull was from Australia....
jmelzer omg duuddeeee
Technically it's not even FROM Austria it's simply HQ'd there, originally it's from Thailand
Alexander Ramirez well I know the story. Red bull founder saw taxi drivers in Thailand drinking a drink to stay awake. I was wrong my whole life. I even asked an Australian if they have been to the Red bull factory.
The "original" redbull is quite different tho, still get em in Thailand in those small glass bottles. Its like concenrated redbull.
Pretty sure one of those would keep an elephant awake
For the longest time uhhhhhh uhhhhh bom bom bom for the longest time. If you say goodbye to me tonight.
My wife and I drove the Stelvio Pass about two years ago as we drove from Venice, Italy to Lugano, Switzerland. But we were in a Fiat Panda 😑
More videos with your girlfriend!
Thank God! Finally! In Sweden EVERYONE just presses the break to slow down or they get too close and it's a constant break fest! I road rage a lot here, but driving about 600-700km down to Köln I didn't need to react even once because someone was stupid. Completely calm the whole way.
Red Bull actually founded in Thailand...
I wonder who will sue Red Bull first when the link is established between their fizzy, sugary and salty drinks and obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes!
Mike Vale Link? How about starting to take responsibility for what you put inside your body?
That's not true. Red Bull was founded in Austria. But the drink was invented in Japan. Later this drink was sold in Thailand with a different name. The founder of Red Bull imported this drink with a more "euopean" Name. That's all.
Come and drive anywhere in the Caribbean. Last time I visited Dominican Republic, Rented a car, and it was like hell. Everyone speeds, tailgates, lane spiting, and if you drive slow in any lane they honk at you while they drive close to you.
Ah dave people in Europe drive like idiots 24/7 way worse than the USA your just in an exception zone bro trust me. Ive never seen worse drivers.
where in europe are you from?
Exactly. People always say Germans are so much better at driving but i disagree. They don’t use common sense when driving.
Well, your "common sense" might actually be your picked up habits from the US that don't apply in Germany because we have rules for pretty much everything on the road. ;) There is no such thing needed as "common sense" when even the lane you should drive in is exactly pointed out by the law.
Brethem50c your driving in a shit part of america?
imtrademarked My family lives in Bulgaria Germany, Poland, and Ireland. Ive driven 40,000+ km in East West Central Europe tons of bad drivers even the truck drivers suck im from NYC.
You're gf is so beautiful good job David that's my boy
Jose S.S. *Your (just sayin)
250kph (155 mph) is normal... When you are being passed at that speed or you are passing at that speed, lane and blinker discipline is vital... You won't last long without it.
Also, when you first start driving in Germany, you learn to use your mirrors but look a lot further up the road than anywhere else...
If you are driving over 220kph and someone is in your the fast lane in front of you and you are gaining fast, a quick flash is polite and the driver ahead will pull over straight away for you.. I love it here!!
I agree, after living 3 years in Germany then arriving in the USA I discovered the famous American "virtual traffic jam" where the traffic slows down/stops suddenly then goes back to normal for absolutely no reason at all!!
Were you driving in the left lane the whole time?
It´s nice to see, how you enjoy our beautiful country. Come back whenever you want. Austria has so much to offer.....warm greetings from salzburg city. :-)