I drove the Autobahn DAILY for 2 weeks and racked up over 3,000 kms in an Audi 6 (rented a 2012 one) 2.0 turbo diesel.
I drove 130-160 mph safely, legally and serenely EVERY SINGLE DAY. Relaxing as taking a bath, just paid ATTENTION and used the left lane for passing ONLY, like everyone does.
And the Autobahn is smooth and deep, and banked properly and the signs on the roads are VERY easy to comprehend whether you can speak German or not.
Driving is a privilege in germany, it takes a year to get a license and that involves LOTS of time and dedication and money too.
About the equivalent of $2,300 USD
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n contrast to the USA which by comparison has bad roads and is very ill signed.
And the drivers in USA, where do we start with those morons?
Left lane bandits, tailgaters, road ragers, texting and yakking on handheld mobile by female teenagers, eating (once I even saw I guy eating a plate of spaghetti!!!!
in an old Bonneville, music headphnes, no signaling lane changes, trash and debris spewing out of tail gate less pickup trucks, and unskilled drivers whose last road driving was herding a water buffalo in Vietnam, that they were sitting on..
And cars with broken haed and tail lights, bald tires, rotten brakes windows clouded with the exhalations of a million Lucky Strikes, banner cars for the demolition derby, old rust bucket, broken down heaps that would NEVER pass the strict TuV inspections in Germany and NEVER EVER have the chance to get anywhere even close to the Autobahn.
And then, the drunk drivers everywhere.
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You need to go clear your head, like I did.
Go drive the Autobahn. Get, b uy or rent, a big new Audi, BMW or Mercedes to drive on it.
Leave your mobile hand held phone at home.
IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
I promise.