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I'm an American that has driven in Germany over the past 20 years and I can sympathize with my German friend up top. It's changed, and I'm sure if OP was less

I'm an American that has driven in Germany over the past 20 years and I can sympathize with my German friend up top. It's changed, and I'm sure if OP was less polite he'd mention the influx of beat-to-shit vehicles from the east that can now drive through western Europe and don't follow the rules as well. And the trucks from Poland. So, so many trucks from Poland.

Moru 7y ago
Yes, have noticed this too. Love when trucks try to pass each others, one going 80 kmh and the other 81. Blocking two lanes completely for 10 minutes.
- teh_klev 7y ago
  In the UK we call that "elephant racing". Deeply annoying.
  - FabHK 7y ago
    "Elefantenrennen" in Germany.
- scotty79 7y ago
  In Poland our equivalent of autobahns have mostly just 2 lanes so that's fun. You may use that time of forced slowdown to adjust heating/cooling or find something good on the radio.
ahartmetz 7y ago
The trucks have very calm and largely rule-abiding drivers though. Many of them are just Polish companies doing Western European transports because they are cheaper. But the Polish small transporters... On a drive two weeks ago I've had several overtake on the right (which is illegal) and recklessly merge into small gaps in the left lane in thick traffic. All lanes have minor speed variations in that kind of traffic and that kind of behavior just makes things worse for everyone else. The density of dick drivers is generally pretty high on the Autobahn. BMW and Audi drivers tend to be the worst. Actual proper sports cars (except Lamborghinis and other Mafia-appeal cars) are the fast cars with the nicest drivers.
jacquesm 7y ago
The trucks are from Poland because Polish drivers are cheaper than German drivers. So that's a lot of German loads hauled between German companies with Polish trucks and drivers just for cost cutting reasons.

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I'm an American that has driven in Germany over the past 20 years and I can sympathize with my German friend up top. It's changed, and I'm sure if OP was less

by joezydeco 7y ago

Moru 7y ago
Yes, have noticed this too. Love when trucks try to pass each others, one going 80 kmh and the other 81. Blocking two lanes completely for 10 minutes.
- teh_klev 7y ago
  In the UK we call that "elephant racing". Deeply annoying.
  - FabHK 7y ago
    "Elefantenrennen" in Germany.
- scotty79 7y ago
  In Poland our equivalent of autobahns have mostly just 2 lanes so that's fun. You may use that time of forced slowdown to adjust heating/cooling or find something good on the radio.
ahartmetz 7y ago
The trucks have very calm and largely rule-abiding drivers though. Many of them are just Polish companies doing Western European transports because they are cheaper. But the Polish small transporters... On a drive two weeks ago I've had several overtake on the right (which is illegal) and recklessly merge into small gaps in the left lane in thick traffic. All lanes have minor speed variations in that kind of traffic and that kind of behavior just makes things worse for everyone else. The density of dick drivers is generally pretty high on the Autobahn. BMW and Audi drivers tend to be the worst. Actual proper sports cars (except Lamborghinis and other Mafia-appeal cars) are the fast cars with the nicest drivers.
jacquesm 7y ago
The trucks are from Poland because Polish drivers are cheaper than German drivers. So that's a lot of German loads hauled between German companies with Polish trucks and drivers just for cost cutting reasons.