American reacts to Why Germany’s Autobahn Has No Speed Limit

[@miro3200]

None of the clips where overtaking on the right or crazy maneuvers are performed are from Germany. Also, none of the accidents are from Germany (you can tell by the street lighting and the road). The only accident from Germany is the VW at 10.45.

[@ralfhtg1056]

4:36 The Bugatti was on a German Autobahn.

[@TheXshot]

​@@ralfhtg1056read what he said, again.

[@ralfhtg1056]

@@TheXshot my bad. Sorry.

[@NeverMind439]

"The only accident from Germany is the VW..." no, it isn't. 14:10 might be an Old sign but it is a Augsburg licence plate and matches perfectly the City - the wishing letters and the wishing Numbers.

[@TheXshot]

@@ralfhtg1056 no need to say sorry :) enjoy your day

[@adpop750]

An Aussie speaker explains the Autobahn to an American with almost no footage from the actual German Autobahn.

[@Kilian600]

The Bugatti going 416 kmh happened on the German Autobahn by a Czech guy

[@r4f43ll0]

Not necessarily a car with Czech registration is driven by a Czech. In Poland (Europe) we register expensive cars in the Czech Republic, because of taxes. This is standard throughout Europe :)

[@Pory002]

@@r4f43ll0 it was czech guy, his name is Radim Passer

[@danijelmandrak7132]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@janmoras86]

@@r4f43ll0 No it is not. In e.g. Germany you have to have your car registered in Germany if you live there. Otherwise this can be understood as tax evasion.

[@r00kie36]

kind of funny that almost all the clips that are not just cars going super fast are not from germany :D

[@NeverMind439]

Besides the Tailgating one, there is the VW with the mirror Damage and that hard breaking Audi that got his rear shortened for a good amount 😀 So i could only find 2 out of all those reckless driver 😀

[@Orbitalbomb]

just read that, while hearing that a mother died with her 2 year ild kid. It’s all so funny to you guys, that’s why you drive as if it was just you on the streets

[@NeverMind439]

@@Orbitalbomb ahhh shut it

[@knutritter461]

@@Orbitalbomb The faster you go the more responsible and safe your driving style must be. However, there are some idiots who don't know how to behave at 200 km/h....

[@gegendenklimagemachtenmenschen]

@@Orbitalbomb Name me one country in the world where a mother and cild have never died at thr hands of another driver. Your comment is hard to beat in terms of stupidity.

[@Peter_Cetera]

That's a very bad video. Most of the moron driver situations are NOT made in Germany. It's just for click baiting...

[@itskyansaro]

I don't like this video, because it pictures the Autobahn as a Racetrack. It's not. Also, most of the clips in the Video aren't from Germany

[@basisa-ger306]

Absolut richtig! Besten Gruß

[@tribeintribe5804]

I think the guy who go throw the others cars is not germany

[@valentinoamato8634]

100% Right

[@MorningNapalm]

And a couple of points: passing on the right is illegal, driving too close or pressuring others is illegal, and you should never assume that people will see you when you come past. I drive a Porsche 911 and live in Germany, and I don't pass people with a large delta speed, ever, it is just too dangerous. I have been up to 250 km/h (155 mph), but only twice in five years, and only when the conditions are warm and dry, and there is a clear, straight stretch and no visible dangers or obstructions. The unlimited Autobahn is only really possible in Germany, since German drivers are generally competent and considerate, with very few exceptions. I live in Berlin, the capital, a city of 3.5+ million, and you rarely hear people honking or see accidents.

[@philritter9042]

@@MorningNapalmthat’s what people don’t get you can get fast at times doesn’t mean you have to drive over 150km/h at all times while driving there. If the circumstances allow it you can but imo 130 is more than enough to get to places

[@KeesBoons]

I'm Dutch and have driven a lot on the Autobahn in my life. Never felt unsafe. The trouble with safety mostly isn't the speed, but the behavior of the drivers. It's not so hard to kill someone at lower speeds, 50km/h can be enough. With the cars becoming heavier these days (including the electric ones), safety doesn't improve, and it might very well be declining. By the way, I don't think this video had much footage of accidents on the German Autobahn, as he almost only used footage of other countries.

[@DisturbedFox137]

with great speed comes great responsibility 😂 but on a serious note: the faster you go, the more focused you are and the more attention you pay. so imo going fast on the autobahn is safer than going slow (under 100km/h) wich may lead to: getting bored > loosing focus > getting distracted > not paying attention anymore = potential accident

[@rogerk6180]

The only unsafe drivers on the autobahn are usually the drivers with yellow licence plates lol. If i see fellow dutch drivers in the right lane i always slow down. They have a habbit of switching lanes before looking properly. It happened to me multiple times.

[@KeesBoons]

@@rogerk6180 Also happened when we had the blue license plates ;o). But, you're not wrong.

[@rogerk6180]

@@KeesBoons pfff, that is a long long time ago... showing your age there haha.

[@KeesBoons]

@@rogerk6180 As long as it's only there, I'm all right with it ;o).

[@jimmyincredible3141]

Oh great, a video about traffic on German highways with clips that are almost exclusively not from Germany :D

[@Schwuuuuup]

130km/h for the "Richtgeschwindigkeit" (recommended speed) is not random. This speed is considered near optimal for maximizing the number of cars that can pass through a section of road (measured as cars per hour). At lower speeds, cars take longer to travel the same distance, reducing the overall flow. However, if cars travel much faster than 130 km/h, they need more space between them for safety, reducing the number of cars that can safely be on the road at once. At 130 km/h, the balance between speed and distance is ideal, maximizing throughput while maintaining safety.

[@to_loww]

That's so absolutely not true. Q max of about 2000 vehicles per hour and lane is at about 70-80 km/h. Just google "Q-V-Diagramm Autobahn".

[@snygg1993]

Correct 👍

[@jeansh7325]

I don't like this video at all because, on the one hand, you see sections of highways that are not the German autobahn and, on the other, where drivers commit offenses by overtaking on the right, for example. This is illegal in Germany. In addition, although you are allowed to drive as fast as you like in some places, the "recommended speed" is still 130 kmh. If an accident happens and you were driving significantly faster, you are always partially at fault due to your own speed.

[@Al69BfR]

It‘s also a missconception that you can drive as fast as you can. It‘s also not as fast as you like. IIRC and AFAIK it‘s as fast as you safely can. Even on a road with speed limit going the maximum allowed speed just prevents you from getting a speeding ticket but from being held accountable in case of an accident when traffic, road- and/or weather conditions were unsafe for max speed. Just to clear things up for American viewers.

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

It's indeed a biased video, showing reckless driving a lot of other places than on the German autobahn. You don't find a German zigzagging through slower traffic like 7:20 ... if a German finds you blocking the left lane unreasonably they'll follow your speed and turn on their left blinkers as to say "I would go further left, if I could!"... If you’re caught driving reckless in Germany, they'll take your car.

[@lutz0787]

ja leider ein schlechtes video was er sich ausgesucht hat. yes, unfortunately it was a bad video that he chose.

[@philritter9042]

@@BenjaminVestergaardI’m pretty sure the vid wasn’t even made by a German and who knows where he got his info from. At the same time the clips are just bait to keep people watching

[@niklas2094]

The reason for the amount of dislikes on the video is that all these clips of reckless driving are not from German roads, and that is never pointed out in the video, skewing the perception of viewers unfamiliar with German roads. You can tell in many cases just by looking at the shape of the cars' number plates that the clips are from outside of Europe.

[@suffixHD]

8:05 This is not germany! (yellow line at the side, not german street sign) 8:22 is also not germany and if it were there had to be a speed limit because of the yellow sign = Bundesstraße 11:10 not germany

[@dr2okevin]

You can also have no limit on a Bundesstraße. It just needs to be build similar like an Autobahn. Here from Wikipedia: Auf einer autobahnähnlichen Straße gilt für Pkw und sonstige Kraftfahrzeuge bis zu einem zulässigen Gesamtgewicht von 3,5 Tonnen nicht unbedingt ein Tempolimit: - Auf außerörtlichen Straßen ohne bauliche Trennung, jedoch mit mindestens zwei Fahrstreifen pro Richtung (d. h., nur durchgezogene Linie zwischen den Fahrtrichtungen) gilt für Pkw und andere Kraftfahrzeuge bis 3,5 t zulässigem Gesamtgewicht keine Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung, es sei denn, dass eine solche ausdrücklich angeordnet worden ist. Für diese Fahrzeuge gilt dann, genau wie auf der Autobahn, lediglich eine allgemeine Richtgeschwindigkeit von 130 km/h (nach § 1 Autobahn-Richtgeschwindigkeits-Verordnung (BABRiGeschwV) i. V. m. § 3 Abs. 3 Nr. 2. c StVO). Für andere Fahrzeuge gelten auf solchen Straßen hingegen die gleichen Höchstgeschwindigkeiten, wie sie auch sonst auf außerörtlichen Straßen gelten, also z. B. 60 km/h für LKW. - Gleiches gilt für außerörtliche Straßen mit baulicher Trennung der Richtungsfahrbahnen durch z. B. Grünstreifen oder Mittelleitplanke (gleiche Paragraphen wie oben). - Auf Kraftfahrstraßen mit baulicher Trennung der Richtungsfahrbahnen gelten - unabhängig von der Zahl der Fahrstreifen - sogar für alle Fahrzeugtypen dieselben Höchstgeschwindigkeiten wie auf Autobahnen (§ 18 Abs. 5 StVO).

[@LucaFuchs1]

Ehm, 8:22 isnt Even Germany, on the right is a sign with East Asien Symbols.

[@gunwu9084]

@@LucaFuchs1 And palm like trees on the right side! 😅

[@yournemesis192]

6:18 is Brazil 8:02 is Russia 9:54 also Russia

[@ErLeuchten]

@@dr2okevin i think you missunderstood the article. it is not about "when and where no speed limit" it is about where and when to drive 100, which is the usual regulated speed limit on bundesstraße, and about when and where to drive "up to a speed limit of 130" on bundesstraße under certain circumstances. it can be 110, 120, 130 but never over on bundestraße.

[@jensschroder8214]

- The racing driver on the Autobahn in 1938/39 drove himself to death while trying to record. The road was closed to traffic, but he still drove off the road. - The A555 was not built by Hitler, but by Konrad Adenauer. Mayor of Cologne and later the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. The A555 was built as a simple straight road and was only expanded into a Autobahn after the war. The road was only given the name A555 afterwards. The three-digit number shows that it is an less important Autobahn. Diplomats racetrack is a name from the 1970s. - As with the Hoover Dam project, unemployed people were used to build the Autobahn. The Reichsbahn laid temporary tracks to move the masses of earth with trains. But due to the war and the rearmament program, more and more workers were soon placed in the industry. Construction was stopped. The military then relied on railways rather than roads.

[@Muck006]

There were quite a few million unemployed when Hitler took over ... and the Nazis "plundered the country to pay for it" (they merged all unions and then took their pension funds ... they took money from the jews ... but eventually they ran out, which is the reason why they HAD TO start the war ... and why they plundered the occupied countries).

[@StewO101]

- The racing driver on the Autobahn in 1938/39 drove himself to death while trying to record. No, thats not correct. The driver was Rudolf Caracciola who died in 1959 becuase of liver failure.

[@lomezack8396]

I like how you write "unemployed people" were used to buildt the Autobahn, which is technically correct. But if you force unemployed people into building something, it is still forced labour! When you also set this into context with work prohibition for jews and other discriminated groups, paints a whole different picture...

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@StewO101 The guy you are talkin' about was Bernd Rosemeyer. He died on the A5 in January 1938. Rosemeyer won the European Grand Prix championship in 1936. In 1937 his mother and one of his brothers died. So there was no room in that year, for more racin' achivements.He was married to the flyin' legend Eli Beinhorn. She died a hundred years old in 2007...

[@wolf310ii]

The Autobahn was never ment to be for the military

[@househoch8888]

That video is very misleading. Most of the videos that show bad drivers are not from the autobahn in Germany

[@AlexanderPrio]

What a good joke😂

[@hilpi75]

​@@AlexanderPrioDo you have something constructive to contribute or just trying to be a Troll?

[@thorstenkettler-thiel1198]

That’s why the video is disliked, I just wanted to point that out.

[@raatroc]

The images of 6:40 IS America, not the Autobahn! Most scary passages are not from Germany ...

[@onfiretv775]

and Americans driving not crazy but poorly. Very poorly. When you see road crashes in US, 70% of them are by slow minded idiots with tunnel vision. Any person who's brain is still working would easily predicted and avoided those incidents. But not in US. Ridiculous.

[@TcGroenestege]

Exactly what I was thinking, and I've watched a lot of these types of videos from both the US and Germany, you never see a German drive like this because nobody hogs the left lane that badly to even get the temptation. Nearly all of these clips where people swerve left and right to overtake people are from the US

[@SovermanandVioboy]

Most of the clips used to show misbehavior are not from the Autobahn but from other countries. You can tell by the signs, lines and symbols on the road - for example: all signs on the real Autobahn are blue and we only use yellow lines if there is a construction site, normally they are only white. Id say that why there are so many dislikes on the video.

[@Mesothorax]

Hey, a German here who worked in the autobahn for years. I transferred cars from a to b. Sometimes just small cars like a vw golf, but also many 5series etc, some M4, C63s etc. with an average of close to 1000miles a day. So yes, often I went down the road quite fast with all the power the car had to offer (since most cars are limited to ~250kph, most times that’s the limit you’re hitting. I had around 20 cars in those years that were unlocked and went around 300kph). Driving fast doesn’t mean driving recklessly. You can drive recklessly while going 130kph and you can take care while going 250kph (which I did most of the time). You just adapt to what’s going on. If there’s a car overtaking a truck, you go off the throttle early and brake slightly to get to the car when it should be switching lanes back to the right lane (which is mandatory here in Germany), then you hit the throttle again. So nobody gets stressed and it’s fine. But it only works if everyone respects the rules and goes along. Sadly, some people don’t and that’s when it gets dangerous. When you go at 250kph and suddenly there’s an asshole on the on-ramp switching to the left most lane in an instant with 70kph or something like that. I had those situations many times, thankfully just close calls, no accidents. But there were situations, when there was no space left between my car and the one in front. Only very quick reactions can save the day in those situations. Nowadays I drive a model 3 highland and I get, why you have speed limits in the US. Sorry, but the suspension is crap, the car has NO stability AT ALL at higher speeds. I nearly shit my pants going down a curvy part of the autobahn at 150kph where I had no problems at all with a VW golf at 220kph or a Mercedes GLE at 240. Thought I got old, then I took a Porsche Taycan 4s for a drive and went down the same curves at vmax without breaking a sweat. So yes, autobahn is awesome. In my opinion we don’t need a general speed limit, it’s fine the way it is. What we need is better education. I’ll die on that hill.

[@woodwind314]

"Sadly, some people don’t and that’s when it gets dangerous. When you go at 250kph and suddenly there’s an asshole on the on-ramp switching to the left most lane in an instant with 70kph or something like that." Happened to me - except it was 2 cars that came onto the Autobahn almost at the same time, blocking both lanes simultaneously. I managed to avoid the first one, only to have the second one pull right in front of me. Result: One death, one severely injured. On the Autobahn, the most prevalent cause for severe accidents is under-use of rear view mirrors.

[@alteriusnonsit6124]

I'm German, and I usually drive slow (90 to 150 kph), never faster than 190 kph. And if I do, I'm laser focused. It's true: Almost any fast (200 kph or faster) driver drives very decent. They have a very clear idea about what is on the road around them, and they are alert. I've seen many tricky situations of fast drivers that were handled very well and without any accident. Most accidents happen due to inattentiveness.

[@andrefischer5025]

That video is very inaccurate and misleading

[@SaithMasu12]

Its also a very innacurate disription of its construction process. The Autobahn began construction long before the war. Completly normal workers constructed it. As always the viewer now leaves with the impression that prisoners/slaves were responsible for its completion. Complete bogus.

[@h.1699]

That's only partially correct, construction began with normal labourers, later somewhat forced labour of political prisoners was used (similar work brigades are common in other countries still), then it switched again. though you are right, afaik nobody got worked to death constructing the autobahn itself, only in the production of the materials used and cars to drive on it... but yes the video starts with inaccuracies and i doubt it'll get better.

[@JohnDoe-us5rq]

A major factor when it comes to the speed limit or the lack thereof is the rule that one has to adapt the speed to the current flow of traffic and the general conditions at all the time. So flying down the autobahn at super high speed is technical illegal, because one is a threat to others, unsuspecting drivers. So, just because you can go 300kph, you always have to anticipate a slower car, and at that speed all cars as basically standing still, will merge in your lane. This results in everyone slowing down as soon, as there is a little traffic. At least, everyone with a brain.

[@ralfhtg1056]

2:28 the Lamborghini overtaking a car that is driving on the left lane: that is not in Germany. You can tell that from the number plaes on the cars.

[@RobotboyX2]

also if this would happen in germany, cus it sometimes does. both are wrong here but the car on the left is not following the "rechtsfahrgebot" which u can get away with if u dont do it systematically or constantly on purpose.Though if u do cause an accident with that u would still be fined 80€ and 1 point in flensburg. the lambo overtook from the right, which would be 100€ fine and 1 point in flensburg. generally speaking, the car on the left making that mistake doesnt give the lambo the right to do this and the lambo would have needed to give the car on the left some time to correct the mistake and could have then carefully overtaken them from the right side if the car on the left were to not correct their mistake.

[@yournemesis192]

Also the landscape gives it away. This looks like a subtropical/tropical region. Vegetation, mountains and even the sky look completely different in Germany

[@dercorta-noyokamiboyteenpr2166]

6:37 thats actually the usa. its an clip from an us model 350z. kinda shot yourself in the knee with that

[@gregorygant4242]

You can't overtake on the right it's illegal in Germany but you can on the left that guy must be from another place .

[@JOKERLE21]

You are not allowed to overtake on the right hand side but under special circumstancenses you are allowed to 'drive faster' in the right hand lane than the traffic on the left hand lane (max 10 km/h faster) for example then there are 'Fahrzeugschlangen' i.e. heavy traffic on the left hand lane. And if the lanes are separated by lines in ' Breitstrichausführung' i.e. wider lines these lanes are seen as totally different roads so that speed differences doesn't matter at all.

[@Alltagundso]

In other countries (maybe not all) it's also forbidden, people just don't know or don't care.

[@gregorygant4242]

@@JOKERLE21 I know it's called "undertaking" in English . What's that called in German ?

[@flummi6966]

@@gregorygant4242 we dont have a word for that

[@ShoreVietam]

Why is it possible? 1. Mandatory driving school. 2. Mandatory technical car checkups every 2 years. 3. Well maintained roads. If you make some things mandatory (aka "They're restricting ma fweedum!!" xD ) you can get other freedoms in return.

[@madrooky1398]

Tactical freedom 😎🤘

[@janosnagy3096]

Except that the "freedoms they got in return" are constantly under attack and can be taken away any moment, while the mandatory restrictions will sure as hell stay in place. Typical etatist liberticidal bait-and-switch scheme.

[@DeltownAtze]

Getting deleted at school freedom, hell yea botha

[@carstenhendrik2620]

And well maintained cars too. Not only for the TÜV every 2 years, but especially between these checks. Your life depends on it, and you will have an eye on it of course. The components of the faster cars are breakes like 🎉Brembo, chassis e.g. from Bilstein and excellent tires with at least 5 mm tire tread. And you have to check tire pressure once a week. You won't even find a car with defect light. Do you do this in the states? But, in the states you can chill with 70mp/h, for hours and hours. I like that.

[@hamid438]

well maintained roads.... do you mean this for real?🤨

[@zeisselgaertner3212]

German highways are equiped with white guiding posts and reflectors in the upper section every 100 meters. So for instance the footage shown from 6:20 to 6:50 is definately not from Germany nor from Austria or Switzerland. Those roads are built fairly the same.

[@ChrisvonSammy]

Hello everyone, as a German you can see which examples of highways were shot on German highways and which were taken in other countries! Not all clips here are from Germany.

[@snygg1993]

You are generous, I would say almost none is from Germany 🙂

[@Kenon15]

I guess this guy's surprise at Germans wanting a speed limit is 1) him not having driven on the autobahn before, and 2) Americans' relationship to cars being way different. For Americans, a car is more of a lifestyle accessory/toy to have fun with, but for most Germans, a car is just a convenient tool used for personal and cargo transport. You don't use a tool to play games with. You use a tool for a specific job and respect the dangers and responsibilities of owning said tool

[@SusScrofaBob]

And 3): The question asked was *if* there should be any limit, but not *which* . So some of the 60% might want 120, others 130, 160 or even 250 kph.

[@DerMaje]

Sometimes it’s fun to fly over the Bahn. Maximum speed i ever got with my bike was 275km/h. That’s also the maximum speed of the bike. But i only push it that far if the Bahn is empty. The max speed of our minivan is 220km/h, but when i‘m with my wife and kids i never drive fast than 180km/h and only when the Bahn is empty. My average speed on a normal day with normal traffic is about 130 -140km/h. Tailgating is a big problem and most of the accidents that happens is because of that.

[@gregorygant4242]

We're being explained about the Autobahn by an Aussie speaker to an American watching .

[@DisturbedFox137]

with clips seemingy from the u.s. and russia 😅

[@gunwu9084]

@@DisturbedFox137 Asia and Russia.

[@DisturbedFox137]

@@gunwu9084 50% right 🤣

[@Sat-Man-Alpha]

The German autobahn was not hitlers invention it was planned from the beginning of the 20s and has it origins in Italy…😂

[@duit111]

Oh no, the video still hasn't been deleted. That guy shows so much nonsense. It is forbidden to overtake a car on the left, and certainly no weaving or slaloming between cars. Anyone who does that will lose their driving license faster than they were driving. And if they cause an accident and injure someone, it can end badly as they lose their insurance coverage. I can't understand how such mistakes are left in a supposedly well-researched video. It makes it hard to believe anything that's said

[@dalob112]

Even worse, if put in front of a judge they might just end up in Jail. If someone Died due to their Recklessness even with a Murder Charge

[@danijelmandrak7132]

You mean it's against the law to overtake on the right.. not on the left 😂

[@VerySmolBiboo]

Why don't we have a speed limit? Good question, let me put it this way: we build cars that can do an average of 200-250 kmh or even more powerful ones that can do 300+ km, and why should we build cars that go so fast when you can't drive 200 or 300+ anywhere? Since our motorways are always straight anyway, you can just step on the gas! You can also drive 500 kmh on our motorways if there's enough space and the road is clear!😅😅

[@Bramfly]

German driving test requirements are way higher than the US ones. Strict policing of said rules and the willingness of the German traffic participants to drive exactly according to the rules makes it safe to drive on certain stretches of the Autobahn without a speed limit.

[@JorgenLarsson]

I drive a lot on the Autobahn and it's quite relaxing. The Germans are so good at using turn signals when changing lanes and actually use their rear mirrors. At least compared to Sweden where turn signals seems to be optional. The negative side is fuel consumption when driving at those speeds .

[@schnelma605]

2:12 Misconduct from both. Left (and middle) is for overtaking. Driving on the left without a reason would theoretically even be a crime of coercion (because others cannot legally overtake and therefore forces you to drive slowly). Overtaking on the right is clearly forbidden anyway (even if you do it because of someone else's misconduct). Of course, there are exceptions to the rule, e.g. traffic jams. P.S. Not all clips are from Germany

[@jorikschnee9712]

we have not enough footage to see in what situation the driver on the left was. so lets say "It is possible that the driver in the left lane also exhibited incorrect behaviour" :D

[@TobiasRieperGER]

We don't need the Autobahn as a racetrack. We have several Racetracks here, where you can drive as a normal person. And honestly, EVERYONE can drive fast in a straight. Being fast in corners shows your skills.

[@julienvandaak2301]

In Germany you can drive super fast, but racing and weaving through cars left and right, like in the sports car videos, is also strictly forbidden in Germany.

[@CrazyManuel94]

2:20 "overtaking" on the right side is strickly forbidden. Also you are strickly obligated to stick to the right lane unless you have to overtake somebody. BUT it's legal to go past somebody on the right side (in a safe manner which didn't happen here). The difference between overtaking and going past somebody is: Overtaking = Changing lane, going past somebody, changing back to original lane. Going past somebody = Changing lane (or just stay in yours) going past somebody and NOT steer into the lane of the guy you just overtook for 1km. Then you just went past somebody which is totally legal and sometimes even necessary

[@arthur_p_dent]

16:51 you're right, you can't legally go 88 mph on any public road in the US. But it's close. There is a stretch of rural highway in Texas where the speed limit is 85.

[@mr.mythoclast4451]

its just possible because you have to get ,,TÜV" to prove your vehicle is in good condition and the training to get a drivers licence. so why not driving that fast with a mechanically-good car :) my car tops out @ ~179 KmH :/ greetz from Germany =)

[@fdhmcking]

12:55 this is not true!

[@skailler4580]

The F1 on the autobahn is not from Germany, but from the Czech Republic. And top speed on the Germany's autobahn is 417km/h in Buggati Chiron driven by a Czech businessman Mr. Passer.

[@ad61video]

Three things. First, big speed differences between vehicles increase the risk of more and heavier accidents, this is a scientific fact. Second, you cannot control the driving maneuvers of others. And third, since Germany is a popular country for tourism and it has a central place in the EU, lots of people from other countries drive in or through Germany and are not used to this.

[@davidschmidthofer5025]

Those clips are not representative of the autobahn at all. But I really found it cute how he thought 140km/h is fast XD. Meanwhile germans driving with one hand at the wheel while drinking a red bull at 200 km/h😂

[@rode73]

Nice, but the referenced video does not explain why there is no speed limit by law.

[@reverse3649]

Whats the point in getting a supercar outside of germany? You gotta love top-speeds if you are raised here!

[@corncutter]

That video has the quality of a middle school project. The content of a quick wikipedia search mixed with biased false information and combined with footage of illegal street racers on highways in other countries. This is not "Xplained", this is bullshit.

[@manuel0578]

Fun fact: break systems on cars sold in Germany are often bigger than on the same car sold in other markets

[@Alias_Anybody]

Peak efficiency for many gasoline engines is around 100km/h on the highest gear afaik. So not that high actually.

[@snygg1993]

This is a design decision. "Sporty cars" are sometimes optimized more towards higher speeds and "budget cars" might struggle to reach 100km/h at all.

[@HEXZ0R-]

as someone from EU , 140km/h on highway is pretty normal , outside the highway between cities 100/110km/h is normal as well :D but like you said before , we dont drive because we have to , we drive because we want to and this is why the driving is mostly very safe across EU

[@JohnDoe-us5rq]

Not having a speedlimit is not really freedom. It allows a small percentage of people being a substantial threat to the rest of the people. If you want to drive fast, go to a race track. The issue with speeding on the highway is, might be OK risking your life, but not the probably the other people not.

[@Phillsen]

Do you need a t-shirt that says “I’m boring and can’t be trusted without idiot proof rules”?

[@JohnDoe-us5rq]

@@Phillsen nope, it is just a question of empathy. Do I care for other people, or do I not.

[@MrTorbz]

If you want to drive slow, use country roads or just stay in the right lane. What's your problem?

[@FATPunisher]

Those clips are not representative at all for the German Autobahn. Overtaking on the right side is forbidden and seldom happens. My typical average speed over long distances is ~105 km/h = 65 mph, simply because faster isn't possible. I love to drive fast whenever possible, but there is a lot of traffic, and a lot of construction sites. And I drive a V8 Mustang. 🙂 Highest speed I ever drove, because limited by the car itself: 265 km/h (GPS) = 165 mph. But I have to say, if the Autobahn is free, 200 km/h = 124mph feels like a comfortable travelling speed in my Mustang.

[@Arturas1244]

6:47 is not on autoban. do this and you will end in prison same day

[@deltatrash]

Nearly none of the driving shown would be legal in Germany. Driving fast doesn’t mean freedom of driving reckless.

[@BlueFlash215]

6:17 Not Germany. Check the road markings. There are no exit signs for the Autobahn, no distance signs to show the exit. The arrows aren't shaped that way in Germany. Most of the cars aren't to be found in Germany. The striped area that separates the exit from the highway isn't to be found in Germany painted in that way. I wonder what Geowizard or Bolt would say. Possibly USA? This video is filled with wrong information to the brim. So many clips that a wrongly located. Wrong facts about the construction and more. No wonder it got downvotes.

[@christianmohr1491]

I (german) would support a speed limit. At 250 km/h.😁

[@Drake8501]

Lets go for the Why again. During the Oil Crisis in the 1970's there was a General Speed Limit on all German Highways, and thats where the ADAC ( German Automobile Club) started a Campain called " Freihe Fahrt für Freihe Bürger" they Played the Liberty Card. The Campain was a Huge Success because the Speed Limit was quite unpopular, and so the ADAC was able to atract Tenthousands of new paying Club Members ,and they where and still are able to put the Goverment under Political Pressure. After all the General Speed Limit had to go and they made this 130 km/ h recommendet Speed Compromise. The ADAC is a bit the German Version of the NRA ,we all know that a Speed Limit is the Right thing to do, but as long as the ADAC and its Lobby has millions of paying members we probably won't get a Speed Limit.

[@MarcoAbramovic28]

No limit is no problem 👍🏻 greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@Meckermaxxe]

6:40 yes, and we keep talking bad about Americann dreivers as this clip is not from Germany 😎

[@316meister323]

Es ist einfach nur eine Frage der Vernunft und Verantwortung wie schnell ich auf der Autobahn fahre. Eine 250 km/h kann ich locker mal Abschnittweise fahren, wenn dadurch niemand gefährdet wird und natürlich vorrausschauend dazu. Ist aber durch den zunehmenden Verkehr heute auch fast nicht mehr möglich.

[@jaylambers6081]

Most people drive somewhere between 130 and 160 km/h. The rest are just crazy people.

[@KydEv]

Yeah! It’s too scary above that honestly. And it takes ages to reach even 200 on most cars anyway

[@u-q-6236]

i think even 180 is perfectly reasonable if there's very little traffic for long stretches, it always depends on the conditions. The problem is not going that fast in general, but when people do it where conditions don't allow it safely, that's the problem.

[@sudl5346]

I'm used to go about 200, if it's allowed and possible. I wouldn't dare doing so during rush hour, on two lane or if there are cars driving second lane from left quite frequently. It's all about responsibility and awareness of your surroundings. I've barely ever been forced to actually apply brakes when driving on the Autobahn. Looking ahead is crucial for going fast, unfortunately many people forget about that and that's, why many accidents happen.

[@DisturbedFox137]

i go as fast as traffic and my sweet little toyota auris allow it 😄 if i can afford the petrol 😅😰 f.e. if the road is almost empty (a36/b6 after 10pm) i drive up to 190km/h as this is the fastest my car can go, but if it's full i'll just drive 100-120km/h so save petrol. sometimes i even sit myself behind a semi, start an audiobook and just chill at 80-90km/h (BUT i'm less focused on driving when i do that because it's soo sloooww...) to me the scary part is other drivers not paying attention or feeling unsure but still doing a maneuver (both of them while there a significant speed difference). therefore to me it's not the speed that's scary but the difference in speeds with other vehicles...

[@KittenKatja]

10:40 It's not the driver that was slower, it was the driver who didn't use blinkers to signal a lane change.

[@jBurn_]

Just ignore, that he's going >220 km/h has time to flash the headlights but does not break. If you have time to flash you should already be breaking. The lane changing car caused the crash, but the camera car is partly responsible ;)

[@KittenKatja]

@@jBurn_ Looks more like 120 km/h. I don't know how fast 220 mp/h is, but that sounds like that's what you actually meant.

[@SpaceCatCat]

130 km/h is the "Richtgeschwindigkeit"

[@hermannschaefer4777]

14:30 Higher speed = more flow resistance force; velocity is squared and not linear in the formula (F ~ Area * velocity^2).

[@MartinHeilmann]

Those who drive really fast on the Autobahn are also in most cases reckless drivers that do not care about traffic situations and believe that the road is only theirs. The majority is annoyed by this behaviour that causes accidents and queuing traffic. Driving abroad in Netherlands or France is chilly compared with the civil war on our highways.

[@woodwind314]

Utter nonsense.

[@TP75-mit_dem_Stimmen_im_Kopf]

Most of the sequences are not from german autobahn, like most crash scenes or the scenes with the 4 supersportcars. And we don´t have streetlights on our autobahn, only in some big cities or tunnels.

[@Deviltion]

I feel like my fellow Germans would like a speed limit around 150 km/h or so (~90 mph). That is still fast, but you would no longer see cars that drive twice as fast as the recommended speed of 130 km/h.

[@klarasee806]

@@Deviltion I think most Germans would opt for 130 km/h.

[@drsnova7313]

@@klarasee806 Well, not me. Because there is no need for a general speed limit. In medium to dense traffic, it's rare to go beyond 130-140 anyway, and if the roads are empty - why would you prevent people from driving faster, when the roads, the cars and the driving licenses are all meant to support such high speeds? No-one *forces* you to go faster.

[@klarasee806]

@@drsnova7313 Yep, but there are obviously some people who must be forced to go slower. Those who feel entitled to give a sh*t on the climate just because their license allows them to go fast. Sometimes new circumstances require new rules, because unfortunately not all people are smart enough to adjust their behaviour according to the circumstances.

[@MrOpacor]

@@klarasee806 Protecting the climate. A great argument. That is, once people learn to conserve fuel elsewhere. On a regular day I can beat most drivers in most cars by at least 1/6 of their fuel consumption without going significantly slower than them in cities and on country roads, more on the Autobahn. Maybe even increase fuel prices by 1/8 or something. So please safe fuel and once a certain threshold is reached, let's absolutely talk speed limit on the Autobahn. But let me guess: That is not what you are interested in. People who are not like you need to be punished.

[@MrTorbz]

@@klarasee806 The impact on the climate from maybe 10% of drivers who drive 140+ regularly on the Autobahn (which already has 40% speed limit + heavy traffic) is exactly 0. Actually if we would get rid of the entire German CO2 emission it would have no impact at all - Germany makes up for only 1-2% of global emissions.

[@ScharataxD]

I just learned people from other countries do not know their cars actual max speed, I never thought about that.

[@Juju-9987]

13:00 I live in Germany and i dont think so 😂

[@andrews62618]

Me too and i dont think so too 😂

[@HootMoot]

To be fair, it doesn't say which speed. This might as well be be a poll about a speed limit of 200 - 250 km/h.

[@gunwu9084]

@@HootMoot 🙄

[@larsradtke4097]

160-180 would be ok, but not 120-130

[@Ned-Ryerson]

I did 225 kph (140 mph) in my old man's Porsche 944 ('83) once, while driving on the A3 in the Spessart hills. It was no fun, as the wind noise drowned out everything else, even the engine's own, and the A3 back then was only dual carriageway, so you could hardly ever get to that speed with all the traffic slowing you down. A bit later, I took my parents-in-law-to-be on a dash to Rothenburg odT in his Merc 250 D, headed down the A7. The A7 back then could be an absolute racetrack in thinly populated areas. On the way back, my father-in-law suddenly said: "Nice to be sitting in the back of a car, travelling at 105 mph, without even noticing." I myself had not noticed how fast we were going. These days, after 14 years living in Britain, I tend to do 70 mph on the Autobahn, which is often a bit awkward. I really should be driving a bit faster to be able to fit into the traffic flow, but it does save petrol. As regards the footage: Rule of thumb says that if there is street lighting of any shape or form, you are not on the Autobahn, but in another country.

[@nickhaas3085]

In February 2017, two speeders were sentenced to life imprisonment for the first time for murder after engaging in an illegal car race on Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstrasse in Berlin, in which a 69-year-old man was killed.

[@TMAX500WHITEMAX]

It wasn't a highway, so it had nothing to do with the content. They were morons who can't drive and are completely irresponsible.

[@highperformer_euw]

Just wanna add that this street is not a autobahn but a regular street in Berlin. Just context for non Germans reading this

[@reneberthold334]

But life imprisonment mean 25 years in germany.

[@snygg1993]

As a German, I really like to drive at our neighbor countries. A reasonable speed limit makes such a relaxed and pleasant driving experience.

[@TheEluminator]

I don't like this video, because it is misleading. You can read other comments here to learn more about that.

[@chrish.7563]

As a German, the fastest I ever went on the Auotbahn was about 240 km/h (about 150 mph), it was in an 5-series BMW rental with an M Sports package. It had automatic transmission which offered several driving modes. If set to "Sport" the dashboard's illumination would change to blood-red and would show your current torque instead of current fuel consumption. 🙂 When I took it to the Autobahn, It was during the week, about mid-day when there was little traffic. Also, I was way younger then and obviously more prone to risk-taking than I am now. At such a speed, your vision is entirely focused at what is happening like a quarter-mile ahead of you. Anything closer is too close for you to react to, anyway. So, while of course it is a rush and feels just awesome, it requires a lot of focus and concentration, and it does get tiring after much shorter a while than you might think. After going that fast for a while, even a normal 70 km/h (some 40 mph) feels like your standing still, which can be a challenge once you get off the Autobahn. I remember hitting the exit with a whopping 160 km/h (100 mph), which felt way slower but of course was way too fast and made for a pretty decent brake-check. The car, and by extension me, passed, fortunately.

[@6h483]

3:59 because we are, buddy.

[@Juwa09]

Bruh hahaha

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

the efficiency has very little to do with the engine. its mostly about wind resistance, which increases exponentially

[@jensschroder8214]

Why Germany’s Autobahn Has No Speed Limit? Because speed limits for Autobahn have never been decided. But it is forbidden to hold car races on the Autobahn. There is a law against this and there are also penalties. Unsafe behavior on the Autobahn will be punished! And in the event of an accident, the question arises as to who is to blame. Anyone who drives faster than 130kmh will automatically be considered partly at fault. The faster you drive, the more at fault you are for an accident.

[@lukchem]

14:47 As far as I’m aware it‘s not really a problem with the efficiency but instead it‘s the strong airflow that the car has to work against.

[@UVCMD]

The fuel saving with a speed limit are actually negligible, because most drivers are cruising around the recommended speed already. They are basically acting as if everyone drives this fast. The argument becomes all the more untenable when you consider that only electric vehicles are to be registered in the future. Edit: A speed limit is just greenwashing and propaganda: It's easy and relatively cheap to enact a speed limit, which does nothing to help reducing climate change, but ofc. they can act that it's a big win for the climate because people can't think far enough.

[@craddocraddoc]

The whole speed limit debate is mostly concerning "but I COULD go as fast as I want!" without really thinking about traffic, fuelcosts or their own 1997 Fiat Punto barely making it uphill in third gear...

[@UVCMD]

@@craddocraddoc What's wrong with being able and allowed to go as fast as you want? As I said, there is miniscule benefit from limiting this. On the other hand, having no limits is a great reason for car manufacturers to upsell a better engine, which results in greater margins, better economy and more tax income for the government.

[@craddocraddoc]

@@UVCMD Imho the main reason is the difference of speeds on the autobahn. Germany is a huge transit zone with traffic from ~10 countrys going through germany every day. Having trucks barely making it past 90km/h uphill, cars going 100-120km/h and "high speed drivers" with speeds obove 170km/h create huge traffic disruptions in an already overloaded and often worn out highway system used by half of europe every day. Flow on the autobahn could be much better if the speeds would match better between all the vehicles. It would help to prevent traffic jams and in general improve the autobahn network to a point were long distance travels could be faster for everyone, if some people would be forced to drive slower. As weird as this might sound.

[@UVCMD]

@@craddocraddoc Another misconception. For a traffic jam to occur a leading car has to slow down the cars following it. If you drive faster than anybody else, then there is no one behind you to slow down if you hit the brakes. If the traffic is already congested, then you won't be able to get up to speed in the first place. The most common reasons of traffic jams are construction sites, that tend to take much longer on Germany than necessary. Another reason for traffic jams are just too many people driving and thus overloading the capacity at a given time. This could be solved by providing good alternatives to driving, like a cheap, fast and reliable railway system. Everything what the DB is not. Like, I would rather travel by train, but 3 out of 4 trips i recently had were delayed by an hour making me lose my transfers and losing even more time. All this while being more expensive than driving and air travel. A reliable and cheap DB would actually be a good solution for reducing green house emissions and reducing congestion. But that would be expensive, unlike enacting some BS speed limit.

[@craddocraddoc]

@@UVCMD I doubt it is a misconception, since this was one of the major result by a study that ADAC published a few years ago...

[@thomasvonbitter3274]

Our traffic minister says only one thing about this: we don't have enough signs.

[@andy1977]

The polls are real and have been consistent for many years, a majority of Germans is in favor of a speed limit. But it's similar to the gun control issue in the US, the people who are against it are much more vocal and some are single issue voters. So most parties are afraid to touch the issue because they would lose voters.

[@StewO101]

The reason is quite simple. Germany's car manufacturers build a lot of very fast cars. And the automotive industry has a huge lobbying organisation that does everything it can to ensure that there will be no speed limit. Because if there would be one, what would be the point of building expensive cars that can drive 250 kilometres per hour or more.

[@craddocraddoc]

Well, not really. Most german cars suffer from efficiency driven manufacturers and laws concerning the emissions as well. For many years 250km/h was a strong mark, but during the last 20 years it has dropped to 210km/h, while most manufacturers do not even build engines capable of doing that. It is mostly some very specific performace cars that can drive very fast, like the porsche 911 or some AMG mercedes models. But that is not what the average german drives. Neither an Opel Corsa nor a VW Polo will make it above 200km/h. they will run out of steam somewhere beyond the 170km/h mark. And that is what most germans would consider "driving fast": Somewhere between 140 and 170km/h. It is very rare to see cars going above that even on the german autobahn.

[@StewO101]

@@craddocraddoc Yes, maybe the so called "Kleinwagenklasse" isnt able to reach that speed but nearly all of the automobiles of the "Golfclass" and above are able to drive at least 200km/h. Even the smallest VW Golf with a diesel engine (2.0l TDI, 115PS) has a max. speed of 202km/h. I have an Opel Insignia (10 years old) that goes about 250km/h. I once took it to the limit but never again. Its to stressfull for me. I love driving 120km/h.

[@craddocraddoc]

@@StewO101 I'm not saying that you can't push your average golf above 200km/h, that is why I wrote 210km/h is basically the new max, but certainly this is neither healthy for the engine nor in any case a pleasent drive and something to consider doing for hours when trying to get from Hamburg to Munich. Talking about the Insignia you either have the 260hp Sports Tourer 2.0 4x4, which was the top-of-the-range-model with a topspeed of 245km/h, or you're making it up, since the average Insignia diesel is listed somewhere between 200 and 220km/h max. I know from personal experience with the Astra and Corsa that the neither the diesel nor the smaller petrol engines are ment to be pushed that hard. Pushing them to the limit for a longer time will make them suffer a lot with overheating problems and wear on the pistons - also the fuel consumption is ridiculous above 160km/h. These engines are not build for speed.

[@qazatqazah]

The 60% is not weird: most people don't own a car that could drive much faster than 130 km/h anyway.

[@buttergolem8584]

Most cars newer than 2010 can do 160Km/h plus. I would know, I own one of the cars with the slowest top speed you can buy in germany

[@manfredsax4791]

Also the poll did not mention at what speed the limit should be. If you are against cars driving more than 400 km/h and want that as a speed limit, you would also answer 'yes' to the poll.

[@3VILTW1N]

Many of these don't own a car, if even a driving license. They live in big cities and see the Autobahn mostly on TV or KZbin, so they don't know what they're polling about

[@geraldbostock6665]

I'd like a fact check on that. I know many people with cars and none of their (actual) max speed goes under 160. Even my old Smart for4 from 2004 went up to 180. Allthough you are right about the stats, most people - me included - are pro speed limit for rational reasons and many of them can and also like to drive fast. And I wouldn't consider 130 fast knowing most of the german Autonbahn system and driving through germany for over 10 years now. But I'm open to hear cons. Maybe i have a wrong perception cause of some bias or something. I don't know🤷‍♀

[@vHindenburg]

Do you mean lorries ? Most vehicles got about 200 +- 10km/h unless its older than 30 years. Even an Aygo gets up to 170+

[@arthur_p_dent]

14:40 yes, more efficient the faster you go, until a certain threshold. But for most engines, that treshold is very low. Most standard cars have their gas mileage sweet spot at surprisingly low speeds, typically way below 80 km/h, 50 mph. Often even below 40 mph. "Hyper-Milers", who attempt to go as fast as possible with a single tank of gas, will typically choose speeds in that range and they know why. On the other hand, when you go pedal to the metal, your fuel consumption will shoot the roof. Even the difference between 100 km/h and 130 km/h is VERY noticeable. But if you actually go pedal to the metal in any but the very lightest of traffic, it will get even worse, because you will have to brake and re-accelerate all the time. You can, then, literally watch the fuel gauge crawl towards 0.

[@pascalsch14]

Well we sadly have a very strong car lobby here that's stopping us from having a responsible speed limit

[@nichderjeniche]

I support that car lobby. The _Green Khmer_ wants to forbid everything in Germany.

[@pascalsch14]

@@nichderjeniche ohhhh noo people caring about the environment how horrible Seriously just get on a racetrack if you want to speed and be turned into a pancake against the next wall, at least there you won't endanger others

[@takeitonline5693]

When i go for skying from the Netherlands to Austria it s about 500 miles, it s so nice you can drive this distance with 160 miles per hour on cruise control.

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

Now these video images of right-hand and sideways overtaking dashcam recordings do not come from German drivers, but from foreigners who do not behave and disregard and break the rules and laws of the German road traffic regulations. If they are caught, they will receive a heavy fine and their vehicle will be confiscated; they will not get it back.Most of the accident footage you see in this video comes from Russia, only one video sequence is a German incident on the motorway where a slow SKODA wants to change lanes into the overtaking lane and touches the VW driver coming with the dashcam. Any other driver's license holder would have caused a total crash here, but this driver had controlled his vehicle very professionally.

[@klarasee806]

@@nordwestbeiwest1899 I don’t think they are from Germany at all.

[@BobTarzan]

Its a trend on youtube with everyone and their mother putting up videos on a topic... Ai generated videos picking random movies from the Internet and splicing it together.. Especially war videos... If topic is the Tankbattle in Irak 1990.. toss in a video of some Tanks moving into Stalingrad 1942 with a AI narrator explaining how they moved into position

[@BubuRuzu]

6:00 "Construction of the Autobahn was left to forced workers", *shows footage of railway construction. The most lied about event in history.

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

I do like driving fast, but yeah... a speed limit does make sense. If you wanna go fast, get on a train.

[@LostPhysx]

At 10:53 you can get a glimpse of the speed which shows 220-230 km/h. The impact was at a speed around 170 km/h.

[@segaiuolo]

I've read somewhere that the reason traffic lights are blinking yellow at night is because it reduces accidents: people tend to act safely when they aren't told what to do

[@bananaplayer42]

The lights only blink yellow on the side roads. The traffic lights on Main roads are fully turned off at night.

[@Absorber71]

You often hear the argument that the world-famous German car industry is against introducing a general speed limit on German motorways. They see this as a selling point for their cars and have a direct line to the Ministry of Transport... The 60% in favor of a speed limit may well be true among the population because everyone has been asked to leave the fast lane with their headlights flashing at some point...

[@SASMacDroid]

I paid 3040€ or my licence in Germany and it was rather difficult but definitely not impossible and I pushed my 2013 fiesta 1.0 ecoboost to 190kmh it was fun but i rather stick to the max 120kmh it's more comfortable

[@jbangelofdeath]

The problem is that more and more people are driving - even those who do not feel confident and/or know the rules (old folks drive by what THEY learned, not by what is standard TODAY) Another thing is that many people do it irresponsibly So many people agree with "there should be a speed limit" - in most of Europe that is 130kph on a motorway, so we'd just tack ourselves on.

[@matthiasmartin1975]

05:59 Wow, I have never seen old mister mustache this happy.

[@annonymat]

The documentary left out the most important point: We don't need a limit because of our high car maintenance standards. You need to certify any tuning. So cars in Germany are safe to go fast. coupled with the powerful driving license and you go like sonic in a safe way. My current car limits me to 150 km/h and I usually hover around 120. But on rare occasions, when I need to go places fast on an empty stretch, I like going 180.

[@mr.k1073]

In Germany there is no general limit on motorways because people used to think that technological progress should not be restricted and the motorway was a symbol of German technological progress. And an important fun fact because we can also build cars that can safely drive at this speed.

[@lgeiger]

14:17 The air resistance increases exponentially (velocity is squared in the equation), which means you also need exponentially more power to go faster and in that instance burn way more fuel to power the engine at higher revolutions. Engines also consume way more fuel when getting close to their top speed. In Germany most cars are in the 150-160 HP range. In the US the average engine power is 250 HP by the way.

[@AdamMPick]

As with many things people attribute to the Nazies, the plans for the Autobahn had been made by the democratic goverment that was in power before. The program was already underway, when Hitler came to power. Forced labour was only used in 1940, after which it was decided that the main reason for building it, providing jobs, was pointless in a war. So they stopped building it. The whole thing was a hotbed of anti-goverment sentiment and caused more issues than it was worth. It also never played any military role, except as makeshift landing strips. Something everyone around the world took notice of. There had been speed limits in Germany since 1910. The Nazies removed all speed limits in 1934. Reintroduced them in 1939 to save fuel for the war effort, including on the Autobahn (80km/h). 1953 all speed limits got removed, once again. 1957 a speed limit of 50 km/h inside of city limits was introduced. 1972 temporary speed limits, right before the oil crisis. Also, introducing "Richtgeschwindigkeit" of 130 km/h on the Autobahn. A advisory speed limit, which makes you partialy liable, when involved in an accident, if it could be argued that you could have prevented the accident at 130 km/h. 1976 "temporary"? "We ment, on a trial basis!" General speed limits become permanent. A lot of talk since than, with small adjustments. Trying to introduce a speed limit on the Autobahn is something you do, when you want the other guys to take over the goverment. PS. Others mentioned it, a lot of the videos are not showing the Autobahn.

[@FalcoGer]

@14:30 It has nothing to do with engine efficiency. Efficiency of the engine is how well it converts chemical energy into mechanical energy. What's important here is 1. Higher speeds require more accelerations and deceleration 2. E = m*v*v, meaning to maintain a higher speed against resistance/drag requires a disproportionately higher, constant input of energy to maintain it, meaning more fuel use.

[@Charles_Bro-son]

I once had the opportunity to drive in a car that did 310 kmh (192 mph) for a short segment. It's bonkers, the trucks and cars on the right track, which still drive about 100 kmh (60 mph) appeared to stand still, like parking.

[@herrlich7013]

7:11 Its because the german drivers license is hard to get. There is much to lean and its expesive