I didn't make a remark about accidents. The scenario I described (the sudden appearance of another car in your lane while you are maybe 70 mph faster) does happ

I didn't make a remark about accidents. The scenario I described (the sudden appearance of another car in your lane while you are maybe 70 mph faster) does happen to every driver regardless of how often he/she speeds. It's simply that other drivers often are bad at assessing the speed of an approaching car on the left lane. The few cars that drive really fast are creating a stressful experience for everyone on the Autobahn. You can be the world's best fast driver on the German Autobahn with an entire accident-free record, yet you might have caused anxiety and dangerous situations for hundreds of other drivers as "byproduct" of your own driving. And I am writing that while I do love the Autobahn. I am even a bit shocked that I am now basically ending up arguing for speed limits... :P