7:45 - _"they moved over, just _*_a little_*_ late"_ ... no, they moved over *very* late, because the traffic laws say that you have to move over (left lane to the left, all others to the right) *as soon as traffic slows down a lot or it jams,* and not only if emergency vehicles approach, you hear sirens, or see lights.
@leow26724 күн бұрын
Well I would say the traffic didn't slow down a lot at this point. It was still flowing pretty well. Still, it was a bit late, with all the sirens blaring.
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
@@leow2672 the rule in german says: when you realize, that a traffic jam is based by an accident then you have to build the virtual lane for the oncoming support vehicles. many german rules were illegal manipulated by the EU - grab the rules from 1984 and you will see the differerence with explanations from persons which have a way much higher IQ as Brussels and their pirates
@srkares4 күн бұрын
@@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel they were driving for tens of kilometers without seeing any indication of a traffic accident or jam in the sense of coming to a crawl or standstill. the "rettungsgasse" regulation would normally not apply for what we've seen in 95% of the video.
@seifenraspel23823 күн бұрын
@ Brussels ... the convalescent home for the mentally ill and new employment for washed-up politicians
@alexanderkupke9203 күн бұрын
@@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel no need to bash Brussels for things they have never been involved with. The only change lately (actually already in 2016) was that they clarified the definition where the Emergency lane has to be. Before with 3+ lanes it was left of the two rightmost lanes (actually anything more than 3 lanes was not covered by the text and that was the common interpretation), now it is always between the outermost left and all other lanes. Recommendation is to move over as soon as you get "Stockender Verkehr" (actually that was the old wording, which was replaced as "stockend" was not really defined anywhere), so cars have intermittently to brake or even stop, although the StVO ($11 StVO) is quite clear about it, as soon as traffic slows down to "Schrittgeschwindigkeit", walking speed. The reason for that congestion is irrelevant, if it is due to an accident, roadwork or whatever.
@KaySan6664 күн бұрын
In germany (and i am sure in many other countries) is a saying "Wie du mir, so ich dir." Which is a colloqial form of "treat others as you want to be treated yourself." Moving out of the way of police and ambulance is done because one day you might be the one needing help and you wouldn't want anyone being in their way either.
@tihomirrasperic4 күн бұрын
In fact, you don't want the attention of the police, if one of them catches you because you slowed them down, you'll regret it bitterly. In Croatia, the police "caught" one person (a policeman friend told me), first they gave him a 1-hour lecture on the road, then they did a technical inspection of his vehicle (on the road), they went so far as to open the first aid kit and count if everything was according to the regulations, in the end he collected a few hundred euros in fines, 3 penalty points and lost more than two hours while they "processed" him and he still can't complain, because he went "cheap"
@dirty_duck4 күн бұрын
@@tihomirrasperic I think it's smart, actually! If a person doesnt slow down and wants to get to some place "faster", just make them pay with their time, so they will think twice next time
@JamesPond624 күн бұрын
It's the golden rule, with how religious america started out with (I'll spare you the history lesson), it's surprising they do the exact opposite nowadays
@eisikater15844 күн бұрын
@@tihomirrasperic In Germany, slowing down the police or emergency if you do not pay attention to traffic will also be fined heavily and can even lead to your license being suspended. I once was in a situation, at night, in a rural area, when the police (I didn't recognize their vehicle in the rear view mirror) overtook me and pulled me over. They asked me, "Do you know why we stopped you?" I honestly said "no", so they asked me to get out of the car and have a look at my license plate lights, which didn't work. They checked EVERYTHING, including the emergency kit (which is mandatory to have), unfolded the warning triangle, and kept sniffing around if I smelled like alcohol or Mary-Jane. All they found was that my rear tires were worn down close to illegal, but not quite, so they gave me a paper slip that told me that I should report to the next police station within a week with a confirmation that the lights had been repaired. So I did, but nonetheless got a letter in the mail a few days later with a bill for "administrative fees". Around 20 Deutschmarks it was, which of course I paid immediately.
@Johannes7884 күн бұрын
@@tihomirrasperic In fact, there are always a few snorers who make way for the police and ambulance far too late although you always have to form a emergency lane ("Rettungsgasse") when there is a traffic jam. You can also see it in the video, many drivers only pull over when they see the police. That's to late. However, these violations are often not punished in germany and in my opinion the fines should be higher, allthough they have already been increased in 2021. greetings from germany
@hensen87294 күн бұрын
At min 4:20 the other cars form a Rettungsgasse. You learn this at driving school in Germany. Rettungsgasse is an emergency lane formed during traffic jams. Cars in the left lane move left; all others move right, creating a clear path for emergency vehicles. It’s mandatory, you get fined heavily if you dont do it and it saves lives.
@katii19974 күн бұрын
and you are supposed to do that as soon as the traffic builds up or the traffic comes to a stop. that's the part most people are too dumb for
@Moonchild04 күн бұрын
remember the rule of right thumb! one lane - move towards the right lane (left is Rettungsgasse) two lanes - move to the right and left lane (middle is Rettungsgasse) three lanes - two rows to the right, one towards the left (middle-left is Rettungsgasse) and so on! That's how you remember it easily! Plus if you don't do that the fee is over 2 000 Euro (when obstructing an emergency vehicle) or around 700 Euro in Austria. In Germany it is around 240 Euro and two points to Flensburg. In Germany there is the point-system - if you reach eight points your driving license will be permanently revoked and will only be reissued after completing a medical-psychological examination
@alinadornieden84114 күн бұрын
He knows... He read it like 100 times by now
@ferrer9854 күн бұрын
then why the flip do you have an emergency lane?
@automation72954 күн бұрын
Why do Germans always mention "Rettungsgasse" as if they're proud of seeing their fellow men clearing path for emergency vehicles? I swear that clearing path for emergency vehicles in mandatory in many countries in Europe.
@adpop7504 күн бұрын
The average USA drivers are way less skilled because the requirements to get a drivers license are almost non-existent compered to European countries. It's like someone with an actual diploma and someone just winging it after watching a 5 min YT "how to" video.
@suicidalbanananana4 күн бұрын
There's some level of truth to this but the second sentence is waaaay to harsh 🤣 Most people in America can drive pretty decently, not in the least because they get a lot more practice (having to drive for everything instead of having a bunch of options like we do) 😉
@luca944304 күн бұрын
@@suicidalbanananana i have the feeling that @adpop750 is right, with proper driving school and exams you learn how to drive "the right way" and you got some reflexes and habits that are well into your mind for the first time you drive alone on the road. Having a lot more practice is useless if you practice it badly. In Western Europe we have approximately 40 road death per million people, the USA got an average of approximately 120 road death per million. 3 times higher.
@sehrgut4 күн бұрын
Some simple rules for the AUTOBAHN: - stay right, unless overtaking - use your mirrors - all of them, at all times - use your fucking indicator lights - turn your head before changing lanes, actually turn it and LOOK - there will always be someone faster than you. WAY FASTER. YOU WILL NOT SEE HIM COMING. See rules 1-4.
@alwynemcintyre21844 күн бұрын
@@suicidalbanananana nah US drivers are crap, there's no way of getting around that. Clueless, incompetent and dangerous
@swiftb00n614 күн бұрын
@@suicidalbanananana So, let's just compare getting a drivers license in EU and the US. Here in Germany f.e. first of all you have to pay 2,5-3,5k € average to get the chance. Approx. 200-300€ for the theoretical part where you learn EVERY rule that's present in traffic. After that you're tested - 3 mistakes out of 30 questions... and you have to start over again (including an additional fee because you need another exam). After you successfully passed your exam you will need a fixed amount of hours where you are driving with an official driving instructor who has an education that is regulated by the state (not some family member that might also have no clue.) After these fixed lesson hours the instructor decides whether you are ready for the practical exam or not. The final exam then takes between 1-60 minutes and ends when you make a critical mistake. (running over a red light, ignoring a stop sign, ignoring a pedestrian crossing, going to fast or not having enough distance to others) Then this exam is instantly over for you and you again have to take some hours with an instructor before you can apply to it again. Each training unit did cost 60-90€ for 45 minutes in 2024 "average". the fee for the practical exam is somewhere around 120-150€. That means if you're a bad driver this can cost you a lot of money and ofc time to get a license. And still we have that 1% where everyone thinks they won their license in a lottery... so driving safely is not only skill - it's also mindset and the respect of the life's of others. Let me know how this would look like in the US. Thanks for sharing.
@theoteddy96654 күн бұрын
its funny how you give credit to drivers, eventhough the emergency lane is a law and you can be fined if you block emergency vehicles.. how come US dont care for ppl in accidents.. thats crazy to me🤷
@flopjul30224 күн бұрын
its the same in most of europe, get out of the way or pay a heavy fine
@ninemoonplanet4 күн бұрын
Same laws in Canada, if anyone "impedes an emergency vehicle" the cost is in the hundreds of dollars, and a possibility of suspended license or removal (if enough infractions have been registered). Get out of the way.
@valuial_4 күн бұрын
Car drivers are obligated to leave the "Rettungsgasse" free as soon as traffic starts to grind to a halt / slow down or is driven at walking pace. Presence of any emergency vehicles does not come into play. The room must already be there before they show up.
@NZotyoka814 күн бұрын
Belive me driving in the US on a highway is super stressful. I used to telling to my American friends and colleagues that there are a lot of cowboys and cowgirls out there on the roads because they are driving the way how the cows are peeing. Literally! No turn signals, not keeping optimal following distances, switching multiple lanes at one time or zig-zagging side to side between lanes etc. 65 mph is the max limit for them but it is still too much for them i think.
@theoteddy96654 күн бұрын
@NZotyoka81 if it was like that here, i wouldnt be a truckdriver😅sounds like nightmare
@paul_556724 күн бұрын
For the speed : The lane demarcation lines are 6m white lines and 12m of nothing. I measured that, in 18 seconds, they covered the white stripe and the space between 2 white stripes 40 times = (6+12)*40=720m 720m/18sec = 144km/h ≈ 90mph
@Turinnn14 күн бұрын
Thanks. I didn't have to google standard german road markings.
@herrhartmann30364 күн бұрын
I'm guessing that was in the later part where they were driving in between the lanes? When they were still on the regular lanes they were going approximately 200 km/h (125mph)
@Hoschie-ww7io4 күн бұрын
So not very fast for a German. I thought the speed would be around 160 / 180 km/h
@nicovoll56904 күн бұрын
Normal speed on german Autobahn ist around 130-140kmh, so not everybody drives 180 or more like americans think about the Autobahn.
@paul_556724 күн бұрын
@@nicovoll5690 😂 As a french, living near the german border (30min), I can confirm that x)
@frisco19684 күн бұрын
Drivers who only pull over when the police or emergency services arrive are actually doing it wrong. The RESCUE LANE must be formed if there is a traffic jam or traffic is slowing down considerably. And this is mandatory in several European countries - not only in Germany.
@ShenLong9914 күн бұрын
Well yeah but on this occassion it is not a "traffic stop" more like "congested traffic" so not forming the rescue lane is okay while you do not hear anything. And at that speeds it's not easy to hear our "electrical"sirens over the airflow-noises and such. The police and many emergency vehicles do not have proper airhorns installed anymore, hence they are less noisy.
@TherconJair3 күн бұрын
We have this law in Switzerland since 2021. Absolutely nobody does it. I don't drive a car often, but whenever I'm in a traffic jam, I'm the only one doing it. There have even been people trying to overtake me or slot in where the "Rettunggasse" is beside my car.
@frisco19683 күн бұрын
@ it doesn’t have to be a full stop. If traffic slows down you have to form the rescue lane. An no BS excuses like „didn’t hear the siren or horn“ - if you are blocking rescue teams the fines are really high.
@Xerlash3 күн бұрын
@frisco1968 Well there was no considerable slowdown in the video, so they did good. If you think a little heavier traffic qualifies for emergency lane, youll be in a constant one whenever driving in Rhein-Ruhr area anytime between 6am and 8pm. There are however occurances where it really does slw down to like 10-30 kmh in rush hours and youll find people do form emergency lanes then.
@patrickrofl12482 күн бұрын
@@TherconJair haha I wanted to mention this. In Switzerland...as strict as it is especially on the road...the Word "Rettungsgasse"...isnt known by many. I often have the feeling that I start it and I drive a car police usually stops :D And yes...I am german...for a few more years
@finfirun4 күн бұрын
We pay thousands of euros (I think currently about 3k) for our licenses in Germany. But for that money we get a really good education on how to act in traffic and especially Autobahn. Every driver here should know how to act in these situations and most do.
@NFreund4 күн бұрын
And we should stop that idiotic discussion about the general speed limit because of precisely that...
@nelaVanBrussel4 күн бұрын
I learned to drive in 1970 and was lucky as then in Antwerpen the school I went was owned by a German instructor. It paid off. In all those years without a single accident and I drove in "dangerous countries like Ukraine, Greece, France"
@JohnDoe-bd5sz3 күн бұрын
Same in Denmark...We just paid about that for our daughters drivers license. But they also need theory, driving on closed track, driving on a track where they learn what to do if spinning out, driving lessons in traffic with a driving instructor, first aid training and so on. To get it you need to pass both a written test (25 multiple choice questions, must have 20 correct and some MC questions will have 2 correct options, need both marked to get it right, and a driving test with a specially trained police officer). Not the same as in the US, where mom and dad can be teaching you on the streets and you more or less get your license if you can put it in Drive.
@Spatzenterror3 күн бұрын
More 4k for your licence in average
@jojogh103 күн бұрын
@@NFreund I think so too. But yeah, it's a hard topic...
@p3chv0gel224 күн бұрын
Fun fact: It's a running joke in Germany that all asshats on the Autobahn drive BMWs and all BMW drivers on the Autobahn can't actually drive
@josteingravvik23814 күн бұрын
It's not only Germany that has this statement...The BMW attitude is known everywhere ! 🙂😉
@shadowfox009x4 күн бұрын
Jeder Raudi fährt Audi.
@HappyLoki5854 күн бұрын
Und bei Mercedes muss man den Blinker extra bestellen 😂
@autotuna38052 күн бұрын
from my experience BMW drivers are actually pretty good. The worst drivers I have witnessed are Audi, VW and Porsche Cayenne drivers.
@nomadr1349Күн бұрын
@@autotuna3805 correct, audis are the worst.
@sjege4 күн бұрын
Germans also have a tendency to split the lanes for emergency vehicles in slow/stand-still traffic. So without them seeing the vehicle coming they are preparing for it in case the congestion was caused by an accident.
@TheXshot4 күн бұрын
Pretty sure that's the law.
@Patrick-qe2kl4 күн бұрын
@@TheXshotyes, it's the law here in Germany
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
@@Patrick-qe2kl achja sagt wer ? ein gewisser bekloppter namens naPOLEon ? erzähl mir doch mal welches strafrecht in kraft tritt, wenn man sich maskiert hinters steuer setzt
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
@@TheXshot nope it is a rule - laws are the opposite when you break rules
@Mortislator014 күн бұрын
Warte was? Natürlich bist du per Gesetz dazu verpflichtet eine Rettungsgasse zu machen. Da ich davon ausgehe das dir das klar ist muss das bestimmt ein Missverständniss sein, hast du vielleicht eine andere Auffassung l/übersetzung im Kopf zu "it is the law"? @@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel
@QemeH4 күн бұрын
1:40 - Since you asked: Germany does not have "local" law enforcement like the US has - as in: a PD or Sheriff's departement that belongs to the city or county. There is only the _Landespolizei_ (state police) of every state which is tasked with all regular policing matters that would be done by local and state law enforcement in the US and the _Bundespolizei_ (federal police), which basically does everything an american will think of as "the feds". To the public they are mostly known for guarding airports, railway stations and other federal infrastructure, but they also provide investigative services like the FBI would. The _Autobahnpolizei_ (highway police) is not technically their own police force, it's just that some of the precincts of the state police are tasked with operating on a stretch of highway. They are still normal police officers just like the cop on your corner, they just have a special "beat" and usually have a different focus because of that. But city or county police forces are not a thing in germany - and neither are "police forces" of government entities, like Campus police or stuff like that. The only exception is the _Polizei beim deutschen Bundestag_ (police at the german parliament), which is a special force that does NOT answer to the government but to the parliament itself. Kinda like the US Capitol Police, they are tasked with protection of the legislative branch - even FROM the executive branch, if need be.
@pehpunkthahpunkt41794 күн бұрын
knowledge is sexy
@elsereno44 күн бұрын
“The feds” are the FBI, which there’s no German equivalent for, and, to a lesser extent, the ATF. Making that connection is nonsensical. The Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag luckily doesn’t answer to the parliament, that’s just their jurisdiction. They answer to the president. And they aren’t special forces either. Far from it, actually.
@la-go-xy4 күн бұрын
What about the tasks of "Ordnungsdienst" in cities, does it compare to anything in the USA?
@elsereno44 күн бұрын
@@la-go-xy It’s just code enforcement. Also take this guy’s comment with a grain of salt because there are a few errors in it.
@autotuna38052 күн бұрын
@@la-go-xyit's called Ordnungsamt, but they are no police, they can only issue tickets for traffic violations and a few other tasks. They basically have the least authority of German authorities
@holgerczubka54534 күн бұрын
Yes he was forcing the bimmer to make way. Looks like a sunday or holliday, because no semis on the road. The trash you mentioned (debris from accidents) are removed by the road service and sometimes directly by the towing company.
@MrShadow16174 күн бұрын
From what I could make out, that BMW seemed to have an Austrian license plate.
@holgerczubka54534 күн бұрын
@@MrShadow1617 The fines for not build an emergency lane or rescue lane (Rettungsgasse) are much higher in Austria then here in Germany. So if it was an austrian car, he must have known the rules. I watched the video on my mobile, so I couldn't read the plate.
@la-go-xy4 күн бұрын
People mustn't throw trash out, though, it happens. Not that much maybe, as in the US: in Germany Pfand is working -- and people usually act responsible ;-)
@RandomTheories4 күн бұрын
@@holgerczubka5453 pro tip - you can zoom in on phone :)
@YamahaYZFR6RJ054 күн бұрын
@@MrShadow1617 That BMW is from the city of Rostock (HRO = `H`ansestadt `RO`stock). Northeast Germany at the Baltic Sea. EDIT: Fun fact: The University of Rostock was founded 73 years prior to the discovery of America in 1492.
@MrFreezeYo4 күн бұрын
I would like to give you 100 upvotes just for pronouncing "BMW" with the german alphabet, Ian you are the king!
@Nic040544 күн бұрын
These are cars from the Autobahnpolice in Walsleben, Brandenburg. The E-class t-model is now out of service. 201hp 4 cylinder diesel engine with a top speed of over 140mph/ 230kph.
@MircoWilhelm4 күн бұрын
That would be a E250 CDI then. Topspeed is officially 232km/h for T and 240 for the sedan.
@Nic040544 күн бұрын
@@MircoWilhelm Yes it is
@dbmaster464464 күн бұрын
and why isnt their station at the autobahn? or is it just part of the normal police station?
@claasengelbart22684 күн бұрын
*State of Brandenburg/ Highway Patrol
@Far19884 күн бұрын
@@dbmaster46446 they're part of the Landespolizei (state police) instead of the Bundespolizei (federal police), so they're basically part of the regular police force you see walking around in cities, instead of those guys checking borders or protecting train stations. There often are special police stations at the autobahn. In my experience they're mostly on the big autobahns. But I guess that because the autobahn network is so tight and space is so valuable, that it's often not necessary and/or worth it to build a special police station for autobahnpolizei instead of just using the infrastructure you already have.
@ElwoodEBlues4 күн бұрын
In the beginning you see the two police cars speeding down rural highway. The white poles to the right of the street are usually placed every 50 meters or 55 yards. As they fly by at a rate of about 1 every second, the police cars race down the highway at about 180 km/h ore 50 m/s. Speed limit is 100 on these highways, but they are in a dispatch, so they have permission to do so.
@philipprichardt80573 күн бұрын
Actually as they are only call the infraction is not penalized.
@leos.472317 сағат бұрын
They are exempt from the StVO if their service requires it (§35 I).
@alanmorris94254 күн бұрын
Incidentally we don't don’t speak of windmills. Instead, they're called wind turbines. After we're not milling corn but generating electricity.
@welshgit4 күн бұрын
Wrong. Your pedantry has failed you. It's a generic name used to describe all wind power generators.
@b1ca4 күн бұрын
@@welshgit in english could be, not in other languages (i speak portuguese)
@darkawakening014 күн бұрын
@@welshgit Your statement is, funny enough, wrong and needlessly harsh. Wikipedia states that in 'SOME parts of the english speaking world' the older term windmill was extended to include modern wind turbines. The term wind turbine would be the one with the broader pervasiveness. Seems logical enough because wind turbines do - in fact - not mill corn.
@Gazer754 күн бұрын
@@welshgit Way to many call them wind mills, but there is no milling or water pumping going on, so they should be turbines :P
@ElwoodEBlues4 күн бұрын
German here. The official name is "Windkraftanlage" 😊 (WKA), not to be mistaken for AKW - that's "Atomkraftwerk" - nuclear power station.
@probsteier15703 күн бұрын
In Germany, to obtain a car driving license, you must attend at least twelve double lessons of 90 minutes each for the initial acquisition of the license. For an extension, six double lessons are required. Additionally, there are two double lessons of 90 minutes each for supplementary material. This is only the theoretical part, which is examined separately. A total of 30 questions are asked, and you are allowed a maximum of 10 error points. Depending on the difficulty of the question, a single question can be worth up to 5 error points. This means that even three mistakes could lead to failure. Practical driving lessons include: • 5 hours on country roads • 4 hours on highways • 3 hours driving at night. These are the so-called mandatory hours. Additional lessons may be required depending on individual progress. On average, 30 lessons are needed. Afterward, there is a practical driving test lasting 45 minutes, conducted by an independent examiner, not the driving instructor. Altogether, the cost can quickly add up to €2,500-€3,500. In Germany and many other European countries, you really have to learn how to drive properly. And that’s just for a car license. For trucks, buses, and other vehicle categories, significantly more has to be learned. This is also an important point when it comes to penalties. In Germany, in addition to temporary driving bans, there is also the possibility of a complete license revocation. In such cases, you lose your license permanently and have to go through the entire driving school process again. However, this is only possible after a medical-psychological assessment (MPA) conducted by an expert. All of this can cost several thousand euros. And after that, the driver’s license will initially be on probation for 2 years.
@georgsuttorp3878Күн бұрын
Super erklärt.jetzt wissen die amis das der führerschein in deutschland nicht bei der kirmes lotterie gewonnen wird
@sevenfifteen4 күн бұрын
We call it "Rettungsgasse" (rescue alley), and it is not so much, that Germans are all reasonable drivers. It is more dependent on two facts: once we have a rule, it is a rule. Sounds strange, but means, that people become their own police and often times even try to police others over the rules, which in this case is a good thing. And the other fact is, that it's actually a petty offense, fined with at least 200€, added 2 points in the driver ability register (8 points = driver license revoked) and 1 month driving ban. So there is motivation to build the Rettungsgasse.
@livinghypocrite52894 күн бұрын
I think it is also just common sense: If the traffic jam is caused by an accident, the sooner the emergency vehicles are there, the sooner they can help and the sooner they can clear up the road to let traffic flow again. So if I let them pass as easy as possible in turn the traffic jam will end sooner and in the best case I save some time. That alone should be motivation enough for most people to form the rescue alley. Problem is, most people don't think that far and need the fines to realize what is best for them, too.
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
naja man kann ja auch im standstreifen (nothaltestreifen) auch stahl einarbeiten, daß die allesamt stehen bleiben müssen: wenn's aua macht und die kamelreiter einen platten haben werden die das nach dem 4. Satz reifen schon lernen, wenn die versicherung die auslacht ausfahrbare klingen sind ja machbar, gelle ?
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
@@livinghypocrite5289 they have to drive through with low speeds - some idiots from the eu block all lanes with saddlertrucks for sure in the hope to be the faster ones. Sprinter (trucks called in the US) with open or closed loadspace have a LAWBASED SPEED LIMITATION ...but many wasnt pulled out of traffic since many decades. There are Sprinter Models which drive 120mph - absolute far away to be carefull in traffic just like those SUV's - too heavy, too fast. Time to reduce them to bobbycar speeds as the consequence. BTW: i've seen 18-wheelers which drove more than 80mph and those argument with the african genetics in their meanings - thats criminal insane too
@eX1Dtv4 күн бұрын
7:18 - that's just your typical BMW driver they think they own the road and don't pay attention to anything. This is not a meme, this is how I view every BMW driver and they have yet to prove me wrong.
@melanierhianna3 күн бұрын
I just bought a MINI and now wonder if I need to hand back my polite driver card!
@flybywire58663 күн бұрын
Indeed, I have the same experience with BMW drivers. Its stunning how many experience exactly the same with BMW drivers. My uncle used to say "BMW drivers are all close to an orgasm"
@hansemannluchter6432 күн бұрын
BMW-holes..
@LESSY111112 күн бұрын
@@melanierhianna No worries, a mini is still a mini, even though I know why you wrote that.
@tiekhere4 күн бұрын
It is the law in Germany and Austria (and I think Switzerland?) that during an Autobahn traffic jam where the cars come to a stop, that the cars have to create a lane down the middle. The Rettungsstraße (rescue street) was already created before the police got there.
@Kyk_cz4 күн бұрын
Czechia too
@tihomirrasperic4 күн бұрын
This law is now in force throughout the EU.
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
@@tihomirrasperic all kind of traffic regulations are RULES not LAWS... eu and laws - at base of whom ? naPOLEon ? it was a terrorist just like those monty demon krätze foolished martians in brussels which were named 40 years ago soviet:union - nowadays " European Folks Party " BTW: this Video was made for dashcam sellers by themself - thats not police
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
_" rules dont be laws "_
@irgendan3 күн бұрын
Good that you know the difference between a rule and a law. Doesn't change the fact that you are required by law to form an emergency lany as soon as the traffic slows down and a jam might occur. @@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel
@winni27014 күн бұрын
3:22 you can kinda estimate their speed by counting the time between the reflector posts. Their distance is 50 meters, and it takes 1 second to get to the next one, so they are driving 50 meters per second, or 180 kph or 112 mph
@CaptainSpock17014 күн бұрын
7:04 - That first one where they slowed down it was where the police (in typical German efficiency) not only told the BMW guy off for hogging the lane and not moving but also gave him a ticket and got him to sign it.
@dnocturn844 күн бұрын
I believe he was also checked for alcohol and drugs, his papers were checked and of course they checked for his mandatory first aid kit, Warndreieck and safety west.
@CaptainSpock17014 күн бұрын
@ Obviously, wouldn't do half a job now! 🤣
@HappyLoki5854 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@tommusikauswahl10664 күн бұрын
I think it took them longer then normal for checking the right amount of "sicherheitsnadeln" within the bimer
@belegur81082 күн бұрын
don't forget, they also checked if the tyres where ran down or if they had the mandated tread depth...
@jarofejfar50934 күн бұрын
Driving manual transmission and checking your mirrors is normal in Europe….
@prekatori4 күн бұрын
I had to slow down a few times, because I saw blue lights in the mirror. I was easily faster than them, but you have no idea what they're responding to and you don't want to drive into debris or some crashed cars without warning. Also it just feels weird to build a gap to a police car behind you
@uncle_matula4 күн бұрын
it's easier to pull off in two directions, because cars don't back up if everyone wants to pull off to the right
@Dukenukem4 күн бұрын
On 3 line highway there would be 2 lines pulled to one side without a problem, it is driver awareness and training issue, not multiple lines moving to one side (and on more it is the same, one left all other right, no matter the number)
@timosteinsteiger72894 күн бұрын
@@Dukenukem Yes there would be, but it'd still be better than having 3 lanes to the same side. On another note: It makes little sense to me for everyone to pull to the right? I mean... In a situation like this speed is going to be low anyways, the difference between the lanes wouldn't matter and exits/entries are generally on the right. If everyone pulls right emergency vehicles have to cross all lanes of traffic to get into the emergency lane (or out of it, if necessary). If you're not splitting in the middle but moving everyone to the same side, wouldn't to the left be far superior?
@CycloTourist4 күн бұрын
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Autobahnpolizei is the term in Germany for the highway patrol. Heavy traffic and high-speed accidents resulted in the creation of special police units to patrol the expressways known as Autobahnen. Although the autobahns are federal roads, the Autobahnpolizei are always part of the state police (Landespolizei in Germany). Autobahnpolizei officers facilitate and regulate the flow of traffic, help motorists whose vehicles have broken down on the Autobahn and rapidly respond to accidents. Vehicle safety checks and crime prevention at rest stops are also part of the Autobahnpolizei duties. Investigation sections probe crime at rest stops and the movement of criminals and smugglers on the Autobahn, often together with German Customs. The Autobahnpolizei also use fast unmarked vehicles with video cameras discreetly mounted front and back to follow and film reckless drivers and speeders. Approximately 30% of autobahns in Germany have a permanent speed limit of 130 km/h (80 mph) or less, primarily in urban areas. On the remainder, the 130 km/h speed limit is only advisory. End of quote. Personal note: Many Autobahnpolizei stations are located directly at the Autobahn.
@drCox124 күн бұрын
Yes, there's only federal police and state police in Germany. Nothing else. But federal police had very limited jurisdiction: Essentially that's border control, airports, railways and securing federal buildings. So on the Autobahn you deal either with state police or - under certain circumstances - the Federal Customs Service's Enforcement.
@catslikewitches13324 күн бұрын
Sometimes you will find both in 1 station, as in my little corner of Germany quite close to a border. There is big one in the neighbouring "big city", with Bundespolizei (pure border patrol), Autobahnpolizei (as mentioned above) and normal police. Our "own" policestation also helps out al lot on the Autobahn as they have faster access there to AND we have have a pesky part ("Nadelöhr") where, especially during wintertimes, freight cars have their problems ... I only know this, as my neighbor is with the Bundespolizei.
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
ah ja ... auf der BUNDESautobahn patroulliert also die LANDESpolizei... green snakes underlined the meaning with a -Z³ as note ...
@catslikewitches13324 күн бұрын
@@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel Ich habe nie gesagt (vielleicht ist das nicht ganz klar geworden in meinem ursprünglichen Kommentar), dass die LANDESpolizei auf der Autobahn patroulliert, jedoch zur Unterstützung dient. Verschiedene Beispiele: Unfallsicherung, Umleitung von der Autobahn über LANDstrassen inkl. Sicherung bestimmter Bereiche nur zugänglich für Rettungsfahrzeuge und Rettungshubschrauber etc. Ist es in diesen Fällen nicht besser, wenn beide zusammenarbeiten?
@Coooeee4 күн бұрын
Why is the video transparent. You can see your wall and room behind the video. It's terrible for viewing.
@livinghypocrite52894 күн бұрын
Possibly to stop KZbin from recognizing the video and marking it as copyright violation.
@hermannschaefer47774 күн бұрын
5:30 It's always between the most left and the next lane to the right, so either split like here 1-2 or a split between 1-234 if you have 4 lanes. So the left cars need to make as much room as possible by driving/parking to the left side, the rest has to move right.
@MeYou-ww9xk4 күн бұрын
Hihihi! What you just mentioned about road construction in the USA, the other day my German friend was telling me how he admire the Dutch, how we plan and execute our road construction. I can not lie, but it is one of the better ones .. 😮😅
@livinghypocrite52894 күн бұрын
German here, who has lived near the border to the Netherlands. Totally sane position to admire you for your road planning. Wish the german planners would take a course in your beautiful country.
@berndbaasner74454 күн бұрын
For US Citicens....if you want to drive on an "empty" Autobahn.. Come to Northeast germany. The A20 will make you happy. Do not travel to hight populated areas...(Heidelberg, Schwarzwald).... Fly into Hamburg or Berlin..and let it "fly". Always funny to watch you...getting wet hands at 100 mph....
@belegur81082 күн бұрын
also, if you do that and use a 3 lane part of teh Autobahn, please stay on the middle lane if free, because there WILL be someone with a lead foot ( German slang for pedal to the metal ) on the left most lane who just is flying very low coming up with Formula One speed...
@la-go-xy4 күн бұрын
Trailers and campers are often pulled by cars, that's great. Sports or work equipment on a trailer oftten by a mini bus with the crew on board. Horses are more often pulled by SUVs, Land Rover...
@parzi70634 күн бұрын
I miss the good old days when we had an Autobahn patrol here with Porsche 911s :D
@NZotyoka814 күн бұрын
The 993 polizei is so cool.
@automation72954 күн бұрын
I miss the good old days when streetlights weren't all LEDs.
@JohanDee4 күн бұрын
We had that in The Netherlands in the past, but much older convertible Porsches. Policemen with big white leather coats and white helmets on! 🙂
@NeelTheHuman4 күн бұрын
10:44 there's always construction somewhere on the autobahn, pavement does need to be replaced at some point you know
@lyaneris4 күн бұрын
(and we can't manage to get fast workers - signed the 6 year construction zone at our exit that is kinda finished?)
@FortNadaКүн бұрын
_from Germany:_ On German _Autobahn_ there is a special Police called _Autobahn-Polizei_ and they are mostly equipped with very fast cars, in the 1990s I know they had sometimes even _Porsche_ cars or _BMWs_ .
@florians.19054 күн бұрын
German cars are usually electronically regulated at 155 mph - as part of a gentleman’s agreement of the german automakers in 1987. Nowadays you have the option (for an additional fee) to remove this electronic regulation - mostly with more powerful and luxurious models.
@tihomirrasperic4 күн бұрын
it's not just a gentleman's agreement, there's also the safety and durability of the car for speeds above 250 kmh you need special tires, the engine suffers and needs earlier service and in the end you need a empty road, which is a lottery of its kind in Germany today
@Coolgamer4003 күн бұрын
@@tihomirrasperic There's no difference for the engine at 100kph full throttle (accelerating) or 300kph full throttle.
@kristianhartlevjohansen35413 күн бұрын
@@Coolgamer400 after an hour it starts to make a difference 🤷🏻
@autotuna38052 күн бұрын
only middle class series are regulated to drive 250 km/h max. The older car regulators are rather easy to switch off.
@Coolgamer4002 күн бұрын
@ The engine doesn't care what happens on the other side of the gearbox. When it needs to deliver power, it does so and suffers the same wear and tear whether you're driving 300kph in top gear or 50kph up a steep hill in first gear. What is important is that there is sufficient cooling (both water and oil) and that the engine is well maintained and healthy. Normally the cooling tends to be better at high speeds.
@stex25412 күн бұрын
4:57 we Need to move, if we don‘t move, The Police is allowed to Arrest those drivers
@drau3314 күн бұрын
This is the highway police in Brandenburg, to be exact, in Walsleben, a village 20 kms north-west of Berlin. They run the old A24, meanwhile build new and much better. Not one of the trees you see there ist still standing. So, as the cars as well, a historical clip.
@diekirsche54634 күн бұрын
At 7:25, i think they lecturing the driver. I dont think they had a real emergency, sometimes they do such things for educational reasons.
@NotfallsRene4 күн бұрын
In Germany when a traffic jam is starting to build it's the law for the drivers on the outermost left lane to pull to the left, all other lanes have to pull to the right. This way they are forming a rescue lane ("Rettungsgasse").
@cnikkor4 күн бұрын
It's always funny to me when foreigners are amazed how people "respond" to the police car, when in reality the "Rettungsgasse" would be their (by law) in EVERY traffic jam, emergency vehicles don't make the emergency lane appear out of thin air, it's already there even if no police would show up to acknowledge it
@neleabels4 күн бұрын
To be honest, that’s an example when the „Rettungsgasse“, i.e, safety lane went very well. There are also instances that emergency vehicles are obstructed in Germany. But in general you can say that cooperative driving works, also e.g. in merging lanes.
@D3vil666dk4 күн бұрын
nice vid again man.. but why have u made the video transparent ?
@mikesmith64194 күн бұрын
Yea I also don’t understand this, hard to watch tbh.
@AIMAGINEWORLD7774 күн бұрын
@@mikesmith6419 I think so it doesnt get taken down sometimes or the video might have been like that originally. lots of youtubers who do reaction/commentary do that with og videos.
@probsteier15704 күн бұрын
This is mandatory on German highways and is called a “rescue lane” (Rettungsgasse). The far-left lane must move to the left, and all other lanes must move to the right to create a clear path for emergency vehicles. Anyone who fails to do so faces a fine of €200-320. In Germany, the rescue lane must be formed as soon as traffic slows down or a traffic jam occurs, regardless of whether emergency vehicles are already present or not. Even if there is no emergency and no emergency vehicles need to pass, the rescue lane must be created when a traffic jam forms, not only when the vehicles arrive. And if there is no traffic jam, you simply have to rely on the other road users hearing you in time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyzhWqMfbuHmJosi=wHIESwGWOlft6Wq- 2:30 kzbin.info/www/bejne/opXTkGmMn5WWg9ksi=_nVsxBl5ElOtr3Tl
@captainobvious80374 күн бұрын
"Wasn das fürn Kombi?"
@TobiasReiner-o8g2 күн бұрын
😂👌🏻
@joskobasic67273 күн бұрын
A few years ago in Bayern I was driving 220-240 km/h on the three-lane motorway in the left lane, and the police in front of me with flashing lights were driving fast but under 200 km/h. Police then drove from the left into the middle one to let me pass.
@aphextwin57124 күн бұрын
I just looked this up today, the emergency corridor became law in Germany in 1971. Since 2012, 11 other European countries adopted similar rules, mostly to the South and East of Germany, all forming a continuous block. 1971 Germany 2012 Austria, Hungary 2018 Czech Republic, pre 2019 Luxembourg, Slovenia* 2019 Poland 2020 Belgium 2021 Switzerland* 2022 Lithuania, Croatia pre-2024 Slovakia
@peppermintgreen4821Күн бұрын
One has to be very calculated and careful when you are driving at high speed on the Autobahn. That's not a retirement home road trip.
@SaturnV694 күн бұрын
I was based in Germany back in the mid 80's and I absorbed the culture in almost everything they do. I took their laws very seriously and in driving for SURE, you don't want to be a based in Germany and get pulled over for a traffic infraction and then try to give the Polizei a lame excuse for not complying with the rules of the road. For the U.S military stationed in Germany, you had to obtain a USAREUR license to drive on German roads. if I remember correctly, you needed to pass a written exam 100%. If you had a valid U.S license, a road test wasn't required. I have experienced the same situation like this video in Germany back in the day. I have also seen in the German news that a single engine prop airplane needed to do an emergency landing on the autobahn and the road traffic split and gave the pilot room for the center lane of the Autobahn to land and the airplane landed with success. The discipline for the average motorist here in the U.S is lacking.
@baumkleberlacher-bummsfiedel4 күн бұрын
_" discipline for the average motorist here in the U.S is lacking "_ what a joke from a cattlefarm... there is no discipline: most have "children in their car" , " i have you on dashcam " or whatever. the understanding between rules of civilisation and law is the same shit - i understand the geological situation in the USA, but is this a reason to be just like the spring off from mental hospital ? greetings to the racists numer one " aFro slavemen " in human history #BlackLovesMateria only
@stex25412 күн бұрын
8:38 Speed is up to 250/260km/h, but I don‘t know how much mph this is
@dorusportugal36784 күн бұрын
Police cars in Germany are almost always bought in silver grey metallic and wrapped in police colors. This for a better resale value after end of police car use
@JohnNolan-lw1cm4 күн бұрын
Niedersachsen (lower Saxony) now has white VW passats and T6 busses with blue and reflective yellow
@motanelustelistu3 күн бұрын
John,it's better white. I was just about to say, why on earth doi they buy all metalic/grey and bit WHITE out in multiple colors evit l with police stripes pot on them. Here in Dacia/Rumenia 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 they're al WHITE with police stripes on them. In the past, they had Politia written on them and the national tricolor over and under it, but note with the FILTHY EUSSR's STRONGER push for federalization, they changed the tricolor to the german ESPECIALY as coruption and "deals" with bmw made them but some UBER expensive bmw for police. Still, hopefully we'll get out of this FILTHY EUSSR and nato/otan soon and we'll put the tricolor and borders back where they belong, STRONGER THEN EVER and even built a wall, a TRUE WALL art the border like în medieval times, not just empty fields ffs 😤😤😤😤😤😤 !!! P.S. Around here metalic is also the predominant "color" and I'm ABSOLUTELY SICK of it. That also might be because they import used cars mostly from germany NON STOP (i live at 8 km from hunGAYria border and NON STOP cars are brought on a trailer each night, up until the light) 😐😤😤.
@miriamreiss4 күн бұрын
We do have specialized police forces here in Germany. But they all look the same (Okay, those SWAT-Teams are a different story). Here it will be probably the "Autobahn-Polizei", which is easily translated into Highway Patrol. They used to have very fast cars with different equipment than their colleagues in the city areas. We also have specialized groups of police forces to check on trucks. These people are highly trained in truck technology and are able to find technical issues on those big things. But, as I mentioned before, they all are wearing the same uniforms (variations from state to state are possible) and the cars have all the same color scheme (more or less). So, you will always recognize a police car in Germany, no matter in which part of the country you are. In a City, in Urban Area's or on the Autobahn.
@elsereno44 күн бұрын
Neither are specialized forces.
@la-go-xy4 күн бұрын
Though, not exactly highway police -- the Autobahnpolizei focus on expressways, whereas US highways can be anything more transit than a street?
@elsereno44 күн бұрын
@@la-go-xy Regarding your deleted comment: It doesn’t really depend because that term just doesn’t apply here since they aren’t categorized as such as per PDV 100.
@Real_Claudy_Focan4 күн бұрын
"Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei" for anyone liking old series
@5ShotProductions2 сағат бұрын
You are more than welcome to get a ride here. My car does only 260 km/h on the speedo (which would be 161 mph if I remember correctly) but it‘s fun to drive that fast. 🙏 Even more fun: Driving 260 km/h and then activate the cruise control 😂❤ Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp
@arthur_p_dent4 күн бұрын
8:35 police cars usually have a powerful chip-tuned 4 cylinder diesel engine. Should make at least 240 km/h.
@Mantorix2 күн бұрын
i was about to write the same. Also... most times the petrol cars are much more powerful than the diesels. I drive a 2L 4cyl petrol with >200 hp that can easily run 150mph (which is considered above standard for a small car here in Germany but pretty normal for more expensive cars)
@timderks5960Күн бұрын
I'm sorry, but why on earth is the most important part of the video translucent? It already only covers a quarter of the screen, and now it's also translucent? As if something behind it is more important? I get that you don't want copyright strikes, but the main focus should be the video you're watching, not and your commentary, not what you or your room look like. Also, it's not like Germans all drive 200 kmh whenever there's no speed limit. Most people just drive the regular limit of 120/130, or slightly above. Only those who want to show off or have way too much money drive at ridiculous speeds. Driving 200 is very expensive in fuel, it requires a lot of mental capacity from the driver, and there's not really that much benefit to it, so very few people do it. 7:20 German police officers tend to tell people who didn't cooperate enough that they're in the wrong. Sometimes they pull them over, but in rush situations like these, they just drive alongside, look in and make some hand gestures, indicating something like "Pay attention and move over". They seem to do this when they're rushing to an accident and know that there are fire trucks coming along the same route later (since most FDs are voluntary, so they arrive later). When a car doesn't move over it's annoying for a police car, but for a fire truck it can be a serious blockade, so spending a few seconds to yell at drivers could ensure the fire trucks don't get delayed for minutes.
@Weizsaecker4 күн бұрын
This Moses like thing of splitting the lanes went in phases: 1. There was a time when Germans wouldn't have given a ... you know what when they heard a siren. 2. In 1971 the emergency lane became law in West Germany (fee 20 DM) 3. Emergency guys complained about the selfishness of drivers 4. Traffic announcers on the radio supported their needs for being at an emergency scene by blaming unreasonable drivers as "idiots". 5. Still nothing changed. 6. Traffic information on radio switched gears and called out unreasonable drivers as "a**holes" 7. In 2017 the fee changed to 200 EUR. 8. Germans learned!
@nodu93034 күн бұрын
Bullshit
@Gazer754 күн бұрын
Only 200 Euro? That's cheap for not moving over for emergency vehicles. Here in Norway it would be around 600 Euro I think. The more serious violations of basic rules here cost around 870 Euro. Like using the phone in your hand while driving, not obeying yield rules, running a red light, illegal overtaking and tailgating. Speeding ticket on motorways can go up to 1350 Euro (35 to 40 over limit) before you loose the license. They will pull you over if you do more than 10 over and that will cost 430 Euro.
@Weizsaecker4 күн бұрын
@@Gazer75I know, in 1989 I paid 200 DM when I went 85 on the E6 (80 km/h speed limit) between Straumen and Narvik. Unfortunately the car lobby in Germany is preventing harsher penalties🤷♂️
@doomy3304 күн бұрын
Was driving across Germany by myself, amazed at how I didn't see one police car/crew around. only to find out, they are mostly everywhere, just in sleepers
@vinniamsterdam7004 күн бұрын
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
@francisdeoliveira34144 күн бұрын
Nice sound. Kraftwerk,who starts the techno/electronic music. I love it. What a synth can do at those times...
@pantosmelinda93464 күн бұрын
Hi. In Hungary exist motorbikers, he's have blood or any sure items transport in hospitals. (heart or any) this bikers is soo cool!!! In 1-2 hours transports in everywhere in the country. This guy's so crazy! This is civil organization, so no pay for this money but Hungary is soo poor country (no have money transport's for helicopters, and this guy's for free work this). Yes hungary is soo poor! This bikers make this work 3-5 years ago, in start for work nothing reflexing him in the roads😢😢😢. Today peoples respect him, and leave roads. This bikers exchange hungarians. ❤❤❤
@ragnarls4 күн бұрын
The transparency of the video bothers me more than it should
@misterk72576 сағат бұрын
Rt
@XxtiBuNxX4 күн бұрын
He shouted at him for not moving over. Most of the E-Klasse Mercedes used for the Police ( Highway patrol included) are 2.2L 4-Cylinder Diesel engines that go up to about 140-150 mph. They have a couple more powerful Cars in the fleet, but the majority is the 2.2L E-Class
@kaukase5393 күн бұрын
The police car stopped, because they were looking for that car, but it was not the suspect they were looking! Police wanted to be sure, it’s not the suspect! The description of the driver didn’t matched, so he drove again!
@jankrusat21504 күн бұрын
We have 16 state police forces and a federal police (which has limited jurisdiction as policing is first and foremost a state matter). Urban and rural police and highway patrol are all the same in their respective state. E.g. my sister in law is a police officer in the state of Saxony. She worked for several years patrolling a stretch of Autobahn near the Polish border, but then went for a higher degree at a police college and is now an instructor herself.
@rahansk82004 күн бұрын
traffic jams in Germany are a reality in part of Germany. Example, France and Germany have 2 parallel highways, well it's faster for me to go through France even though there are speed limits in France...
@thomasalbrecht59144 күн бұрын
I know what you’re talking about. As long as you don’t hit the rush hour around Strasbourg, you will always be faster on the French side between Karlsruhe and Basel.
@melanielife7694 күн бұрын
we still go down the German one to avoid paying so much, i prefer driving an hour more and have saved 30+ euros (and i really enjoy a clean toilet and edible food at the gas station).
@rahansk82004 күн бұрын
@@melanielife769 the Alsatian portion of highway is free....Unless you take the new Strasbourg bypass for around 5 euros...
@thomasalbrecht59144 күн бұрын
@ there is no péage (toll) on this part of the French motorway, as far as I remember. I haven’t done it in the past few years, but I used to take it very regularly going down to Geneva, or Italy. It certainly was free between Kandel and south of Strasbourg, but I don’t remember paying before Switzerland either. Can’t say anything about the toilets because I didn’t stop for those.
@ARetiredPirate4 күн бұрын
I used to live and work (driver) in that area, it's a continuous traffic jam and building site..
@GrogeMan20 сағат бұрын
In germany there is the “Autobahn Polizei” which is like a highway partol. The biggest difference is the livery and the highway patrol vehicles come with text boards on the back. And there is a thing called “Rettungsgasse” which means that people move over in the right and or left lanes to make a little lane for emergency vehicles to pass through.
@Onionbaron4 күн бұрын
Transparency?
@yukanoid4 күн бұрын
Ugly shit for real
@pr0xZen11 сағат бұрын
"He thought it was like a *_South Park situation (!).."_* Bro really thought Candians had unconnected two-piece heads.
@Kelsea-20024 күн бұрын
The uniformed Autobahn police largely drive normal cars, as they are mainly used for road safety in the event of accidents and the like. The fast cars are driven by the civilian Autobahn police - they reach a top speed of 300 km/h and sometimes more.
@elsereno44 күн бұрын
Stop making things up.
@jofbanana9582 күн бұрын
We dont have a Highway Patrol in Germany, but we habe the Autobahn Polizei, they are often in civil cars and they measuring the speed. The 2 big types of police is the Bundespolizei (federal police), they are at the airport or at a trainstation. And Landespolizei ( statepolice) in all states are little Differences. The Autobahn Polizei belongs to the state police, so they are all also different in each state. 🇺🇸🇩🇪 I think they are no Autobahn Polizei because they have startet very far away from the Autobahn, the Autobahn Polizei has often the Station next to the Autobahn 👍
@ItsDaElk4 күн бұрын
These are wind turbines not windmills. (windmills were for grinding wheat - like you'll see them on picturesce photos of the Netherlands and other countries) Windturbines produce electricity.
@welshgit4 күн бұрын
Wrong. Your pedantry has failed you. You think Ian doesn't know the difference? It's a generic name that covers all wind power generators. Wind pumps are also generically called "windmills", and they don't grind wheat either.
@Anson_AKB4 күн бұрын
3:24 - _"I wish, we would have a speedo"_ ... you can calculate the speed from the video: the dashed lines are 6m per dash, with 12m gaps, total of 18m, which is 59 feet. and you can also look at the "penguins" on the side which have distances of 50m (164 feet). thus 1 mile is 1.6 kilometers = 1600 meters = 32 penguins there are also small blue signs at the side that give the exact location every half kilometer (500m, 10 penguins, 0.31 miles) comparing to other vehicles: if you see trucks or campers (that stick to their speed limits) that would be 80 km/h or 50 mph
@whocares-mt3bb4 күн бұрын
They are more likely doing around 150kph or about 90 mph
@darmokVtS4 күн бұрын
Someone towing a caravan or other trailer might be allowed to go 100 km/h under certain rules, but that's usually indicated with a "100" sign at the back of the camper.
@CoL_Drake4 күн бұрын
Americans really need to learn what a windmill is ... Because that's ain't it xD
@Flamebeard08153 күн бұрын
Regarding the 'through the rest stop': There's dedicated access roads for emergency and service vehicles to cut through from overland roads onto the Autobahn. Also, we have a dedicated 'Autobahn-Polizei' with vehicles equipped for higher speeds. They got their police posts either right next to the Autobahn or, like in this video, one town over with easy access to the 'Bahn.
@benverdel30734 күн бұрын
The worst for those cops is being held up by American tourist drivers.
@snixht3 күн бұрын
here in germany we have something like highway patrol. its called autobahnpolizei. The Autobahnpolizei is Germany's highway police force, responsible for maintaining safety and enforcing laws on the country's extensive and renowned autobahn network. Their work is crucial due to the autobahns' high traffic volume, high speeds, and critical importance to Germany’s economy and transportation system.
@swiftb00n614 күн бұрын
Just as a reference: cars with campers go between 80-100km/h (50-~60 mph) in EU
@grasgruen844 күн бұрын
like 20 years ago when we went go germany to visit rock am ring, a police car ran by us with blue lights on the unrestricted part. we just followed them with 150mph and had a blast, with them infront we could be sure no one would pull infront of us :P
@berndbaasner74454 күн бұрын
Thank you...for proving to be one of the most dangerous idiots. Only an US citicen is proud to be stupide ,(and will never understand it) Smartass.....you would call it
@RulerVomBlock2 күн бұрын
Hello, what the drivers do is called “Rettungsgasse” in Germany. In our driving school you learn how to behave when emergency vehicles from the police, ambulance and fire department want to pass. The leftmost lane must always move to the left edge and all other lanes must move as far to the right as possible. Anyone who does not comply or blocks the path will face a penalty in the form of a fine and even a driving ban for a certain period of time. The whole thing is intended to ensure that, for example, the ambulance can get past all vehicles as quickly as possible in order to save injured people in an accident. Greetings from Germany 🙂
@corinnakern23 сағат бұрын
At 04:35, what you call splitting the sea, is a law in Germany and Austria, in action: Rettungsgasse. Translated, it means Rescue Lane. Vehicles have to pull over, so rescue vehicles can pass through. And you are right, the cars not pulling over get called out, plus a huge fine in the mail! Greetings from Austria
@johannessobotta19044 күн бұрын
I had an unmarked police unit from around 2006 from the german police. It was used in the mobile investigation unit. It was an Opel Vectra station wagon but with a 3.0 L V6 Diesel engine. We took it to the dyno and it was pushing 300 something hp and topped out at 300km/h. The car was insane. Sadly my mother borrowed it, decided to hook up a trailer with 2 horses and try a launch control start. In that moment the gearbox just died...
@RedRyk2 күн бұрын
A few days back I was flying down Autobahn with around 280kmh, it was almost no traffic. After a few minutes the first car on the left lane was a police car with lights on. They were traveling around 180-200kmh, moved over to the far right instantly as I was approaching. Normal interaction
@KaterChris4 күн бұрын
The Autobahn they are on is the A24 between Hamburg and Berlin, the Autobahn police station Walsleben (at the service station) is around 80 km / 50 miles northwest of Berlin city center on the westbound side towards Hamburg. Here they responded to an incident on the eastbound side towards Berlin, so they had to take that little detour at the beginning. That stretch of Autobahn actually used to be restricted to 130 kph / 80 mph (introduced in 2003) because of a high traffic volume and high accident rates. The speed limit signs can be seen in the video. Because of the speed limit, the accident rates (especially of fatal accidents) dropped significantly and so the government said "alright then, let's withdraw the speed limit!" in 2023...😂. The channel actually has more videos like this on it, these were made a few years ago for a tv documentary about the Brandenburg State Autobahn Police.
@selfDemanDeD4 күн бұрын
Actually, I think, the road repairs situation is kinda the same in Germany, there are A LOT of road works on the Autobahns.
@seifenraspel23823 күн бұрын
Hello Ian! The rules for the "emergency lane" in almost all countries in Europe are actually quite simple: When a traffic jam forms, the vehicles in the left lane have to move to the left, all others to the right.
@matrix541904 күн бұрын
In Germany, this is called "rescue alley". You make room for the emergency services to get through in order to get to the place of operation as quickly as possible😉😁.
@IgorRockt4 күн бұрын
Think about it, it makes more sense to have the leftmost lane move to the left, while all other lanes move to the right, simply because it's easier to do so for the cars in those lanes (no need to merge or to get too close to the cars on their right side!). Add to this that the Autobahn usually has a so-called "Standstreifen" (breakdown lane) on the right, which makes the "splitting" process extremely fast with two lanes, since everybody on the right lane simply moves into that lane, while the ones on the left lane just have to move a bit more to the left, and you get why it works so smoothly (and usually without being dangerous or creating more accidents in the process), even when the traffic as such is still moving fast.
@________63694 күн бұрын
It is a legal requirement that all road users must ensure a clear lane when vehicles approach with flashing blue lights and sirens. This is stated in Section 38 of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO). Anyone who does not give way must pay a fine of between 240 and 320 euros
@randomnik704 күн бұрын
Not letting an emergency vehicle pass should be a felony everywhere
@petersuer32322 күн бұрын
As a German, I can tell you, that it is common to drive with an Opel mini bus at 143 mph on the Autobahn. As the trucks drive with 62 mph you can have serious situations. Especially when you see a private car with bicycles at the car rear driving on the right track behind the trucks. When you come with that high speed they suddenly go to left track but with a lower speed about 56 mph typically. Then you sweat blood and tears. You need 0,6 miles to brake down. This makes driving in Germany a stressful matter. What really would astonish Americans, is the fact, that if you drive into a car traffic jam, every body builds immediately a car middle rescue lane. The car, you saw in the video, who hindered the police, they have their license plate on camera and this will be painful expensive for them. ❤ Greetings Peter from Germany 🔥🍩🎈❤️🍭🎈🎂🍿💕🍰💖😎🙏👍❤️
@fabadam4 күн бұрын
In the late 90s I used to travel from the Netherlands to Italy on vacation. I had a FIAT Croma 100 TD Turbo Diesel that maxed out at 210 km/h. When going through Germany, I mainly travelled on the A5 between Frankfurt and Freiburg/Basel. Sevral 100 km of basically straight road. My Modus Operandi was to wait until a middle aged businees man in a BMW 5-series or 7 series passed me at about 185 km/h Then I just followed them, often for 100 km or more, driving at this 185 km/h speed, very calmly. It's amazing how much all other traffic would adjust to this.
@herb66773 күн бұрын
We don't say "we put the sirens on", because they are no sirens. It is the "Martinshorn (engl. Martin's Horn)" you're hearing. We have sirens on roofs of buildings for other purposes.
@jamesforbes41092 сағат бұрын
Certain section of the German Autobahn are great. There is a 5km section of the A4 autobahn between Cologne and the Netherland that is a straight 3-lane stretch with no speed limit. On an early Sunday morning (no trucks on Autobahns on Sunday) I drove my Hellcat (no other traffic on the road) up to 306 km/h (191) in the middle lane. Was only able to do that once, but that was enough.
@bennyhannover93614 күн бұрын
When I was Coached for Autobahn driving 38 years ago we had two driving lessons of 90 minutes each with the driving teacher and mine was a Former Military driving teacher.. 😊
@zsolthb4 күн бұрын
Based on the license plates, this was somewhere in the Potsdam area, southwest from Berlin
@la-go-xy4 күн бұрын
Based on the road sign: 79 km from Berlin and 70 km from Potsdam...
@busiderbaer3 күн бұрын
8:10 You don't necessarily have to have a powerful car to go on the Autobahn, it's something you do on a regular basis with just normal cars, for your commute or to visit friends and family. I have a small Skoda wagon with a 105hp 3 cylinder Diesel and regularly go well over 100mph if I want to, maxing out at 125. Sure, it's slower than what most people could drive, but I feel that driver skill and confidence to go so fast as well as economical considerations (you burn a LOT more of our expensive fuel) are often times the limiting factor, not the engine power or the car's ability to go that fast.
@aurayadewitt53013 күн бұрын
Police and other emergency vehicles are allowed to access rest stops on the autobahn via back roads, often allowing them quicker access than having to drive to the next on ramp instead, which is what they are doing in the beginning. They are driving from a local police station via back roads to the rest stop and access the autobahn propoer from there. Regular vehicles are only allowed to access the autobahn via on ramps and leave via off ramps.
@philipdavey91824 күн бұрын
Take a moment or two out, to watch, preferably live, the Italians use of Lamborghinis on their motorways, as I have done. That’ll open your eyes to emergency services speed and driving skills. You will not outrun one of those. Breathtaking!
@nielschristianwithmller1382 күн бұрын
Even the firetrucks are going full speed in the middel, it's insane when you are from another country
@hanniwe4 күн бұрын
In Germany you could actually calculate the speed by the middle lines as they have specific length. When you multiply by time you can calculate the speed.
@mikeundcris2 күн бұрын
Pulling over swiftly, splitting a middle lane open... That's why in Germany, getting a driver license usually costs around between 2000 and 3000 dollars: Because there is A LOT of required training and classes, you have to attend. Basically "sure, you can drive a 2 ton 120+mph road rocket. But you better make sure you know what the heck you are doing!" :D
@lex19454 күн бұрын
Reminds me about one day, years ago, we were on the Autobahn, driving 200+ km/h when we were passed by a Ferrari going much, much faster than we did. It felt like i could open the door and put my feet on the ground, to check if we weren't standing still, LOL!