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I find driving on the Autobahn very stressful. The main problem is the width of the speed distribution. You have the trucks on the right lane, often struggling

by deng 7y ago

I find driving on the Autobahn very stressful. The main problem is the width of the speed distribution. You have the trucks on the right lane, often struggling to even reach the required 60 km/h when going uphill, and you have people driving over 200 km/h on the left. When you're stuck behind a truck, you have to be very careful before switching lanes since you need time to accelerate. It's not easy to gauge the speed of an oncoming car in the rear mirror. Also, nobody wants to drive on the rightmost lane because you don't want to have a truck behind you when you suddenly encounter a traffic jam (especially when the end of it is behind a curve). So the left lane is usually pretty crowded, and often times the distance between cars is way too low for the speed that is driven there.

quincunx 7y ago
Have you considered just adopting a faster cruising speed? Would this not solve all your problems by giving more room for error should someone behind you have to hit the brakes if you misjudge? Almost all cars can comfortably run 170 kph and it sounds like it would make you a lot less stressed (arguably stress and nervousness are more dangerous than the speed differential itself; the speed differential can be anticipated by others, whereas nervous driving is inherently unpredictable for everyone involved.) The not-wanting-a-truck-behind-you thing is new to me, didn't know that was a thing.
- deng 7y ago
  The autobahn is usually too crowded for driving such high speeds continuously. You constantly have to break for slower cars overtaking trucks or who are simply "idling" on the left lane because they don't want to drive between trucks. This just creates another kind of stress (and will also reduce your mileage considerably).
pry86 7y ago
If there is a big hill, I don't think there is not limit sign, rather 120 or even less. At least that's what I see around Munich and Stuttgart.
lazyjones 7y ago
> and you have people driving over 200 km/h on the left. When you're stuck behind a truck, you have to be very careful before switching lanes since you need time to accelerate. Indeed, you really need to get used to expecting some crazy BMW driver stuck in your back and flashing wildly when it was clear behind seconds ago as you switched lanes to overtake at 150 Km/h or so. But those who drive 250+ on the left lane are used to these situations already.

by deng 7y ago

quincunx 7y ago

Have you considered just adopting a faster cruising speed? Would this not solve all your problems by giving more room for error should someone behind you have to hit the brakes if you misjudge? Almost all cars can comfortably run 170 kph and it sounds like it would make you a lot less stressed (arguably stress and nervousness are more dangerous than the speed differential itself; the speed differential can be anticipated by others, whereas nervous driving is inherently unpredictable for everyone involved.) The not-wanting-a-truck-behind-you thing is new to me, didn't know that was a thing.

deng 7y ago
The autobahn is usually too crowded for driving such high speeds continuously. You constantly have to break for slower cars overtaking trucks or who are simply "idling" on the left lane because they don't want to drive between trucks. This just creates another kind of stress (and will also reduce your mileage considerably).

pry86 7y ago

If there is a big hill, I don't think there is not limit sign, rather 120 or even less. At least that's what I see around Munich and Stuttgart.

lazyjones 7y ago

> and you have people driving over 200 km/h on the left. When you're stuck behind a truck, you have to be very careful before switching lanes since you need time to accelerate. Indeed, you really need to get used to expecting some crazy BMW driver stuck in your back and flashing wildly when it was clear behind seconds ago as you switched lanes to overtake at 150 Km/h or so. But those who drive 250+ on the left lane are used to these situations already.