# I want to drive on the Autobahn! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 7, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-drive-on-the-autobahn/223160 "2004-01-07T05:35:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-drive-on-the-autobahn/223160/41 "2004-01-10T06:46:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WinstonSmith \* > \*\*Wow! Must’ve been a long drive. From Poona, India to Amsterdam… \*\* Well, the Poona to London stretch was pretty uninteresting, especially re. the food on the BA flight. From there on, it was amazing! Definetly plan on doing it again - and next time I _will_ drive through your fair country! ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-drive-on-the-autobahn/223160/42 "2004-01-10T06:52:38Z")
Actually I’ve driven a fair bit in Germany, mostly on the autobahns, and although there was plenty of road repair going on, the crawls didn’t last too long - at least not long enough to dampen the fun of driving at 200 km/h+ speeds. Or maybe that’s just me. Hereabouts, there’s only a handful of roads where you can drive at more than 100 km/h - most of our roads suck - so when you have the opportunity to floor it, the occasional crawl you peacefully egonre. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-drive-on-the-autobahn/223160/43 "2004-01-10T18:06:52Z")
Sadly, because of EU regulations, Germany has to put in a speed limit eventually. They told me this on a recent visit to Munich. Amazingly, Germans don’t seem too angry about this. Brits would be up in fucking arms yelling about bent bananas and paperboys 😉 What was quite startling was the fact that every single car on the road seemed to be a BMW or a Mercedes. Now of course these are both German brands, and many were mid-market models, so when you think about it, it’s no surprise. But having lived in countries where those cars tend only to be sold as luxury models - with the main mid-market and cheaper cars being Japanese etc - it was quite stunning. It looked like Luxuryville. ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-drive-on-the-autobahn/223160/44 "2004-01-11T00:37:19Z")
Information about _Autobahn_ repair/construction stretches: **[clickable map](http://www.baunetz.de/bmvbw/verkehr/bab/karte01.htm)** To use: click on autobahn number; to enlarge a shaded map area. Meaning of the table columns on the page that opens, from left to right: Anschlußstelle(n): exits bracketing the repair/construction stretch and their numbers Kilometer: beginning and end of repair/construction stretch in milepost kilometers Länge: length of repair/construction stretch vom-bis: scheduled beginning and end dates, dd.mm.yyyy notation. Im Bau = work has already started. Geschw.: speed limit on the stretch under repair/construction WvFs: if “Ja”, one or more lanes unavailable to traffic. Art der Bauarbeiten: general description of the work carried out. On the topic of behaviour, I would strongly advise not tailgate cars in the left lane that you would like to pass - this behaviour is considered at best loutish and at worst criminal (endangerment, coercion (up to three years in prison)). [Further information in English](http://home.att.net/~texhwyman/autobahn.htm) from one _Texas Highway Man_’s site. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-drive-on-the-autobahn/223160.md?page=2)