How refreshing it is to drive on the Autobahns...
#1
How refreshing it is to drive on the Autobahns...
...where you can drive as fast as you feel is safe, left lane campers don't exist, and other drivers are courteous.
And you can cover >100 miles in 1 hour, and not a single cop in 150 miles...
I can tell you driving a POS Fiat Panda which tops out at 170 kph on the 'bahns beats driving a 5-series BMW in CA where you're afraid to go >80 mph due to the speed ***** ...
How ironic that the USA feels like much more of a police state than Germany does, even in the towns.
And you can cover >100 miles in 1 hour, and not a single cop in 150 miles...
I can tell you driving a POS Fiat Panda which tops out at 170 kph on the 'bahns beats driving a 5-series BMW in CA where you're afraid to go >80 mph due to the speed ***** ...
How ironic that the USA feels like much more of a police state than Germany does, even in the towns.
#5
On my drive home yesterday I spotted no less than 4 ******* motorcycle cops hiding in the ******* bushes on the side of the road (same road a couple blocks apart) all standing there with a radar gun and pointing it at every single car they saw. I also saw like 2 cars pulled over for ridiculous **** like 6-9mph over.
I flipped the middle finger to every single tub of **** one of them so they can see it nice and clear through the binocular looking bullshit in their radar guns.
I hope they slowly dissinegrate in a humongous tub of feces and ****
Yeah. I mad
I flipped the middle finger to every single tub of **** one of them so they can see it nice and clear through the binocular looking bullshit in their radar guns.
I hope they slowly dissinegrate in a humongous tub of feces and ****
Yeah. I mad
#10
I miss Europe. If I remember right the big panda is a 1 liter. My mom had a 4x4 panda in England that was seriously fun. Thing only weights about 1800lbs. I miss Europeans cause if ya come up on them at 130mph they move over and then some dude in a porche blows your doors off and the cops in the shoulder just laughter. Also got rolled by thecops doing 150 on the bikes just to find out what we rode. Then they shook our hands and left.
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Interestingly, of all the places where I have lived (southeast, midwest, SoCal) I found the police in SoCal to be, by far, the least predatory and aggressive. You hardly ever see speed traps on the local roads, and I can't recall ever seeing a cruiser camped out on the freeway running radar. Maybe it's worse up in the redwoods, but down here, it's actually very close to not being a police state.
#16
On one drive we were averaging about 100 mph with Audis, BMW's and Mazda 6's blowing by us, then as the 'bahn entered the city limits, the speed limits appeared and everyone slowed down to 75 mph then 60 mph. The feeling was a bit surreal, everything suddenly went slow, quiet, and calm. The Germans respect the speed limits because they are *worthy* of respect.
The drivers here just seem so ... competent. Even in the city streets, they're capable of hustling along very narrow streets.
I wonder how the 'bahns came to have unrestricted speeds, and I wonder why the neighbors haven't followed suit. I've noticed that French and Italians seem to be competent drivers too.
#18
I had to drive around the block, then parallel park to get my CT license.
I remember a quote from somewhere-
"In Germany, it is a privilege to drive. Once earned, it is your right to drive fast."
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then as the 'bahn entered the city limits, the speed limits appeared and everyone slowed down to 75 mph then 60 mph. The feeling was a bit surreal, everything suddenly went slow, quiet, and calm. The Germans respect the speed limits because they are *worthy* of respect.
When I was over there last year, I had a Passat CC, so keeping up with traffic was not a problem. It took a while for me to actually settle in with the idea that driving 180 kph on what in the US would be considered a county highway was entirely acceptable so long as conditions permitted.
And then, as you said- on those sections where there was a speed limit, people simply accepted it and complied with it. Because it made sense. I think that would probably work here. Granted, tearing through LA at 100 mph probably wouldn't be a good idea, but when you're out on I-10 halfway between somewhere and nowhere, I don't see the need.
Actually, here in SD we seem to have a pretty reasonable balance. We have speed limited to keep the Fed happy, but they're not enforced with particular enthusiasm. Six years and I've only been pulled over once. I was doing about 105 up a hill in a 50 MPH zone (which I admit was slightly excessive) and I got a written warning. (knocks on wood.)