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This is very true. If you want to see how much difference this makes firsthand, go to Germany and drive on the autobahn. No one hangs out in the passing lane. N

This is very true. If you want to see how much difference this makes firsthand, go to Germany and drive on the autobahn. No one hangs out in the passing lane. No one tailgates. No one cuts anyone else off. Everyone goes the speed they're comfortable with. I felt so much safer and more relaxed driving 110 mph there than I do going 65 on an American highway.

pakled_engineer 11y ago
Tailgating on the autobahn is also a potential 375Euro fine and 3 month license suspension if you get caught.
- saiya-jin 11y ago
  for tailgaters I have a quick solution - hit the brakes gently. not to slow down enough to cause any incident, just to scare the idiot behind me that their precious little car will get smashed because of their stupidity. if enough people did this, I believe most would stop this d*ck-measurement activities, at least on the roads.
  - maccard 11y ago
    No thanks, I'm not getting rear ended at 70mph because I'm getting tail gated.
eveningcoffee 11y ago
I felt so much safer and more relaxed driving 110 mph there than I do going 65 on an American highway. I can assure you that this feeling of safety is illusionary (unfortunately I do not have any comparison). :) If you are going 110 mph, you better have good brakes and fast reaction. Especially in the bends where you could be surprised by the wall of lorries where one is taking over the line of them 60 mph. Or pay attention to the special one who turns in front of you to start over taking 75 mph (without any indication, but with little practice you will get a gut feeling when it is bound to happen). But in general people on the autobahn are not really nervous and are quite predictable in my opinion. No one hangs out in the passing lane. No one tailgates. Also do not be surprised when you see blinking head lights from the rear mirror (while still going 110 mph).

pakled_engineer 11y ago

Tailgating on the autobahn is also a potential 375Euro fine and 3 month license suspension if you get caught.

saiya-jin 11y ago
for tailgaters I have a quick solution - hit the brakes gently. not to slow down enough to cause any incident, just to scare the idiot behind me that their precious little car will get smashed because of their stupidity. if enough people did this, I believe most would stop this d*ck-measurement activities, at least on the roads.
- maccard 11y ago
  No thanks, I'm not getting rear ended at 70mph because I'm getting tail gated.

eveningcoffee 11y ago

I felt so much safer and more relaxed driving 110 mph there than I do going 65 on an American highway. I can assure you that this feeling of safety is illusionary (unfortunately I do not have any comparison). :) If you are going 110 mph, you better have good brakes and fast reaction. Especially in the bends where you could be surprised by the wall of lorries where one is taking over the line of them 60 mph. Or pay attention to the special one who turns in front of you to start over taking 75 mph (without any indication, but with little practice you will get a gut feeling when it is bound to happen). But in general people on the autobahn are not really nervous and are quite predictable in my opinion. No one hangs out in the passing lane. No one tailgates. Also do not be surprised when you see blinking head lights from the rear mirror (while still going 110 mph).