The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Autobahn

TheG2 · 3rd September 2013, 17:27

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Originally Posted by Incognito

With this kind of technology, seems like the driver will soon be reduced to the status of glorified passenger in the front seat ...

We are slowly but surely moving to a era where there will be driver less cars anyways

mr.sinha · 9th September 2013, 17:34

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Originally Posted by sjchanda

Nice write-up Tamoghno. Reminds me of the 85 mph road in the US between San Antonio and Austin known as Pickle Parkway. Was driving there last November in a Chrysler 300.

Is it just me or did someone use a black marker to make the "3" into a "8" on the speed limit sign? :-)
The road looks like a 2-lane country road, surely not an 85-er, more appropriately a 35 mph road.

sjchanda · 15th September 2013, 13:16

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Originally Posted by mr.sinha

Is it just me or did someone use a black marker to make the "3" into a "8" on the speed limit sign? :-)
The road looks like a 2-lane country road, surely not an 85-er, more appropriately a 35 mph road.

This is the road I took when I was driving from san antonio to austin in Texas. It is open country so yes...the road is a country road. Didn't find any reason why I would boast about the speed but maybe its common place for you to do so.

Jeroen · 19th September 2013, 22:30

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Originally Posted by SPIKE ARRESTOR

Yes, you are right.

One more thing worth mentioning, I have noticed, the commuters here in Germany follow lane discipline very well. A lot of accidents in Autobahn are avoided due to this reason. I have not driven in other parts of Europe so I don't know how it is elsewhere.

Spike

Very similar in the rest of Europe. Germans have the reputation of being very disciplined in everything they do, but lane discipline is a given in Europe. You will never see 6 cars abreast on a three lane road, like we see here in India.

But then, driving in India is very different from driving in Europe all together, lane discipline is just one of those differences.

Jeroen

SPIKE ARRESTOR · 19th September 2013, 22:37

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Originally Posted by Jeroen

Very similar in the rest of Europe. Germans have the reputation of being very disciplined in everything they do, but lane discipline is a given in Europe. You will never see 6 cars abreast on a three lane road, like we see here in India.

Yeah true in most parts of Europe I'm told. My friends who were in Italy last month told me, Italy reminded them of driving in India, well pretty much.

Spike

Jeroen · 19th September 2013, 22:41

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Originally Posted by SPIKE ARRESTOR

Yeah true in most parts of Europe I'm told. My friends who were in Italy last month told me, Italy reminded them of driving in India, well pretty much.

Spike

Well, maybe a little bit like India in the big cities! But trust me, India traffic is pretty unique!

Akhilesh Rai · 3rd February 2022, 16:39

Here is my experience driving the Autobahn on a Mercedes Benz Cla Shooting Brake. The car is fitted with All Weather tires and the cabin noise gets quite loud at speeds over 150 kph. Also the frame less doors dont help the situation in this regard. However the excellent sound system helps to ignore this road noise.

https://youtu.be/6Ip6eddC-bU

arpanjha · 19th December 2022, 11:24

Although I have not driven myself at the Autobahn, but experienced the lovely highway that is the Autobahn. So last October, a beautiful Autumn morning I was staying outside of Dusseldorf airport at a budget hotel, and I decided to film the Autobahn from the skies.
Here is a short aerial footage of the Autobahn outside of Dusseldorf, hope you like it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dsREohkI...SIkaIECMiOmarE