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Germany is also among the most congested country in europe. It is a pain to drive there, as the germans are constantly rebuilding their roads, generating endles

by Glawen 7y ago

Germany is also among the most congested country in europe. It is a pain to drive there, as the germans are constantly rebuilding their roads, generating endless trafic jams. A8 karlsruhe- munich has never had a day without road works in 30 years. I find british motorway better, the best being french motorway, but you have to pay quite a lot to drive them

TomK32 7y ago
The English have pleny of jokes about their own motorways, but the also have a symphony for the M1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009qyz https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009qyz
- Glawen 7y ago
  I like the british one because they are mostly 3x3 lanes, with catseye all the way and very good rain drain capabilities. They are way better than the awful concrete motorway that you can still find in germany
xxs 7y ago
French ones cost a pretty penny, indeed. Yet, compared to most of the Europe, Germany has really decent roads without extra tolls.
archi42 7y ago
Depends on where and when. On our road trip last year the Autobahn between Bremen and Köln was plain insane and probably the worst day of driving I ever had (my old car hadn't adaptive cruise control, maybe with the new one that'd be a little but better). The remainder, including the route Prague, Berlin and Hamburg, was easy going; even construction works were okay thanks to (regular) cruise control. We did often drive on weekdays (but used public transportation in the three aforementioned cities P/B/H).
- gmueckl 7y ago
  Traffic on the Autobahn follows quite extreme daily and weekly patterns. Pick the right hours and ypu can breeze through. Pick a wrong time and you'll have to contend with heavy traffic. Sometimes, the peak hours for traffic are a little bit odd. I have often seen the A81 between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart packed on Sundays around 11pm, for example. The A8 between Stuttgart and Munich is regularly jammed on Friday afternoons.
  - archi42 7y ago
    Maybe we got lucky ;)

by Glawen 7y ago

TomK32 7y ago

The English have pleny of jokes about their own motorways, but the also have a symphony for the M1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009qyz https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009qyz

Glawen 7y ago
I like the british one because they are mostly 3x3 lanes, with catseye all the way and very good rain drain capabilities. They are way better than the awful concrete motorway that you can still find in germany

xxs 7y ago

French ones cost a pretty penny, indeed. Yet, compared to most of the Europe, Germany has really decent roads without extra tolls.

archi42 7y ago

Depends on where and when. On our road trip last year the Autobahn between Bremen and Köln was plain insane and probably the worst day of driving I ever had (my old car hadn't adaptive cruise control, maybe with the new one that'd be a little but better). The remainder, including the route Prague, Berlin and Hamburg, was easy going; even construction works were okay thanks to (regular) cruise control. We did often drive on weekdays (but used public transportation in the three aforementioned cities P/B/H).

gmueckl 7y ago
Traffic on the Autobahn follows quite extreme daily and weekly patterns. Pick the right hours and ypu can breeze through. Pick a wrong time and you'll have to contend with heavy traffic. Sometimes, the peak hours for traffic are a little bit odd. I have often seen the A81 between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart packed on Sundays around 11pm, for example. The A8 between Stuttgart and Munich is regularly jammed on Friday afternoons.
- archi42 7y ago
  Maybe we got lucky ;)