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. 
Haha you reminded me of the first time I visited Germany. I was sitting in the back seat of a taxi and I felt as if he was going a little too fast. So I thought he was probably going about 120 or 130 kmh but then I looked and it turned out to be 170 kmh! So I started looking for the max speed and it turned out there is no max speed…
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Haw haw! Nice!
I know, we westerners are big sissies about the autobahn thing. I’ll try and post again after I’ve grown a pair. :)
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I would say that 140 kmh is the average low speed when there is no speed limit. You may have noticed that you can only pass a car from the left. So if you only drive 120 kmh please stay in you far right lane.
Do you have a GER/EU drivers license?
LG Anja
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Not yet. My wife wants me to get one though. I think this is a terrible idea.
:)
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Unless the law has changed by now, I believe you can drive up to two years with your valid foreign drivers license. You may want to check on that. The other problem is – where the drivers license has been issue – unless that has changed as well. I remember that a drivers license from California was not accepted while a license from Arizona was accepted and simply transferred. Friends from California had to retake the test and driving lessons I believe which is pretty expensive.
This indeed would be a terrible idea ….
LG Anja
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Oh really? Thank you for the information!
I am secretly hoping my wife will drive me around for the rest of my life. :)
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Hört sich gut an :)
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:)
Please don’t make me drive a stick-shift on the crazy-bahn….
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I totally hear you. I don’t drive stick shift either. :)
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