Today on the German Autobahn
The Autobahn today ranks at 3rd place in size of national road systems in the world. The only 2 above the autobahn are the Interstate Highway System in the United States, and the National Trunk Highway System in China.
The German autobahn is a vast network of intertwining freeways that stretches 11,000km. It is a fast moving and efficient road network managed by a state of the art electronic monitoring system. While there is no enforced speed limit for about three quarters of the autobahn, there is a recommended speed of 130km.
The Autobahn is always going through construction and always will, but the way that they pay for the financing for it is through taxes on gasoline and oil and now they have a toll system for trucks only.
In Germany, unlike the US, it is very rare to be pulled over by a police for speeding, instead a camera take a picture of your vehicle and then you will receive your ticket in the mail. These sleek cameras are almost impossible to find, especially when you are driving down the road at high speeds, which enforces the speed-controlled zones.
Even though you can have your license when your 18 in Germany, it costs over $2,000 for a license after an extensive 25 to 45 hours of professional instruction and 12 hours of theory.
The German autobahn is a vast network of intertwining freeways that stretches 11,000km. It is a fast moving and efficient road network managed by a state of the art electronic monitoring system. While there is no enforced speed limit for about three quarters of the autobahn, there is a recommended speed of 130km.
The Autobahn is always going through construction and always will, but the way that they pay for the financing for it is through taxes on gasoline and oil and now they have a toll system for trucks only.
In Germany, unlike the US, it is very rare to be pulled over by a police for speeding, instead a camera take a picture of your vehicle and then you will receive your ticket in the mail. These sleek cameras are almost impossible to find, especially when you are driving down the road at high speeds, which enforces the speed-controlled zones.
Even though you can have your license when your 18 in Germany, it costs over $2,000 for a license after an extensive 25 to 45 hours of professional instruction and 12 hours of theory.