The German Parliament voted 498–126 (with seven abstentions) to keep the country's autobahn highway system free of an upper speed limit. The Green Party had campaigned for an 80-mph limit on the famous roads. Opponents of a speed limit pointed out, correctly, that fatality rates on the...
Dynamics of Variable Speed Limit System Surrounding Bottleneck on German Autobahn Identification of diesel exhaust particles at an Autobahn, urban and rural location using single-particle mass spectrometry Heavy metal pattern and solute concentration in soils along the oldest highway of the world – the...
A speed limit traffic sign stands on the motorway A38 south of Leipzig, Germany. AP Photo/Eckehard Schulz Similar to the United States, Germany's autobahn is regulated and laws are enforced by a specialty branch of the federal police, the Autobahnpolizei. The German autobahn police rely ...
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While Germany does offer stretches of speed-limit-free highway, there can be a heavy price to pay if a driver is caught disregarding the country's strict vehicular rules and regulations. Read the next page to find out how a speeding thrill can turn into a speeding ticket.1...
While there is no general speed limit that applies to all sections of the Autobahn, there are certain areas such as urban areas or sections with sharp and dangerous curves, where drivers are prohibited from driving faster than 80 mph. Additionally, there are speed limits in construction zones ...
Planning on driving the Autobahn, Germany's famous highway with no speed limits? Check out this handy guide to know the rules before hitting the road.
Gas stations (or “Rasthofs”) can be far apart, especially considering the extra fuel you’ll burn at speed. DO build up gradually. Although we can’t fault your enthusiasm for wanting to know what 150 mph feels like on the public highway, first get used to both speeds and German ...
This sign shows speed limits in the city and arecommended130 speed limit on the highway. Photo:Jo. 2. Yes, you really can (almost) always drive as fast as you want The German Autobahn is famous for its lack of a speed limit, and you really can drive as fast as you want (or as...
Highway capacityIntelligent transportation systemsTraffic flow rateTrucksVariable speed limitsAn empirical study of the traffic flow effects of a variable speed limit (VSL) system on a three-lane German autobahn is presented. The study integrated loop detector data and VSL and driver information ...