Posted on 10/17/2019 2:57:09 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has voted against a bill proposed by the Greens that would have introduced a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour (80 miles per hour) on the nation’s highways.
Out of the 631 votes cast on Thursday, 498 voted against the proposal. All members of the far-right AfD and the business-friendly FDP parties rejected the bill, and just two members from each of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and conservative parties voted for the proposal. There were only a handful of abstentions.
“You’re defending a transport policy from the day before yesterday,” said Cem Özdemir, Green party member and chair of the Committee on Transport, to Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, a prominent speed limit opponent.
The proposal from the opposition Greens triggered a heated debate in Germany, which is known for its network of speed limit-free motorways. …
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Owwwwwwww. Re-greta-bull fail.
They’ll issue a warning “You autobahn going slower.”
Speed limit free my azz. I got 2 speeding tickets on the autobahn while I was in Germany. Only certain sections of it are speed limit free and you can come up on a limited section pretty quickly, one that just happens to have cameras.
Stats say that the Autobahns in DE are no more dangerous than any other road. The only place there are no speed limits on the Autobahns is in the country. I’m quite sure they have more pressing problems!
My neighbor has traveled to Germany often for his job over the last few decades. He told me that with almost every subsequent trip when he drives on the Autobahn, the no speed limit areas become less and less.
Great move. Why not try to outlaw beer and sausage next? Greeniac a-holes. Thanks Olog-hai.
When I was a lad, there was no speed limit on rural highways in Nevada. “Reasonable and proper” was the rule. If you were driving fast and recklessly, they could pull you over. The highways were empty and pretty much straight. My dad cruised at 120 mph in his ‘51 Jag.
I thought the Interstate Highway system was designed for speeds much higher than what have been imposed.
Sounds like the Germans don’t care about saving the world, after all.
They shoud check out Route 60 in New Mexico between Mountainair and Route 25. Perfectly flat and straight for over 20 miles. Local sportbikers would go there and wind it up over 170.
That’s like making German Beer “near beer” and Brats made out of fungus.
When I left Germany in 1983 the signs suggested “Nicht schneller als 130 km/h” and that was considered revolutionary.
But the speed trap cameras were already everywhere. You got a Strafsbefel in the mail with a pic of your USAREUR tag & a bill for DM40.
Back in the 60’s we used to convoy down the autobahns. We would usually do about 60. The German’s could not stand that and we would invariably have to pry a vehicle from underneath a deuce and a half.
I was there in the 90’s, and owned a 1979 Opel Kadett.
I stayed in the slow lane with the Czech semis because that wee bugger couldn’t break 110K.
My sister came to visit me in ‘95, about three months before my PCS. I rented a new Opel Vectra for the week. Finally got to practice lane changes as it easily topped 200K. Still had Benzes and other mysterious craft flashing brights and breezing by like I was stationary.
I was to Germany several times in 1986 on business. There are parts of the Autobahn that do have speed limits. Urban areas (as in near downtowns) was about 100 km/h. Construction areas were about 80 km/h and those DID get enforced.
One of the construction zones was quite impressive. The pavement is about a meter thick. Rather substantial. One trip I had a bit of a treat. There was an exercise going on, where some RAF Jaguars were using part of the Autobahn as a dispersal airstrip and doing takeoffs and landings. This was about 150km from the Inner German Border.
Living in New Jersey at the time, I found the Autobahn safer than driving in New Jersey, even when hitting 220 km/h. The driving habits were much different. No weaving in traffic. In New Jersey drivers will even pass on the shoulder. Drivers seemed more aware of what was around them. Even now, talking to some Germans, there isn’t the distracted driving problem like here in the States, including texting. But then going 200 km/h+, things happen very fast. And when there is a wreck, it is big.
Greta, go there and say ‘How Dare They’. Matter of Fact... Stand on the Autobahn and say it...
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