maybe they were trying to block cars from going really fast for a reason. I know in america sometimes people that fly cessna's (sp) you know the little airplanes run out of fuel and police block off the road for them to land. I dont know if they would ever do that in germany, but maybe there was a spil or a big accident ahead. I have heard of this...trucks doing 100 kph in the right lane, middle lane one does 105 kph to pass, then another truck does 110 kph to pass and a mercedes comes up at 270 kph because hes a business man flying low, and hits the truck...maybe they were trying to warn of the situation????

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.