As you may already know, I am American and my wife is German (as all hell). We live in Hannover, Germany, and though we do not own a car, we sometimes get to borrow one from friends and family members. During the weekend of December 15th, 2012, we drove between the state of Hesse (Hessen) and Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) along the A7 Autobahn.
People in Germany often drive very fast on the Autobahn. We averaged 120 km/h during our journey, which is about 75 mph. In this video, you can see cars passing us at far greater speeds, especially the first car at the very beginning.
Listen, Germans, I know you want to make it home in time for Tatort and Wiener Schnitzel, but that’s no reason to wrap your Beemer around a tree.
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Oh God, My Wife Is German. 
I thoroughly enjoy driving that fast, preferably 200 km/h. It’s not that we are reckless drivers, quite the contrary. The Autobahns are built for speed, very even, very safe. And usually Germans are really good drivers, our driving lessons are lengthy and damned expensive ^^. There’s no need to be scared, especially when a german woman is driving, we tend to be cautios, but boy do we like to but the foot down.
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Totally true. A lot of us Americans are just sissies about the Autobahn. Please ignore us. :)
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