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Of course, that’s a Skoda. The elastic band probably snapped.
Can someone explain to me why Skoda has such a bad reputation? I really noticed this when I had my Skoda Citigo, which is basically the same car as the VW Up! or the Seat Mii.
But somehow people singled out the Skoda as the worst.
You can tell he is American because he blocks the left line while the right lane is free
There is a blue van in the right lane, and at 270 km/h (168 MPH), he’s going to be right behind it in a second. Therefore the lane is not – in fact – free.
I hope for everyone’s sake you don’t drive.
There is a blue van in the right lane,
*car in front of a blue road sign
at 270 km/h (168 MPH), he’s going to be right behind it in a second.
The bollards on the right side of the road are at a distance of 50m from each other, by which we can estimate that the other car is at least 250 to 300 meters away. 270km/h equals 75m/s so they are about 4 seconds behind (if the other car was stationary).
Therefore the lane is not – in fact – free.
To answer this question it is much more important to know what is on the right lane next to or behind the car, which we do not see in this image anyway.
There is a blue van in the right lane, and at 270 km/h (168 MPH), he’s going to be right behind it in a second
And you can tell how fast that van is driving from this picture? Or how long the POV car has been in the left lane already?
Even if the Van was stationary it would take the car 5 seconds to reach it at 270 kmh
Also he’s doing 270 going into a stretch limited to 120. IDK what German traffic laws are like, but the image I have of Germany is that you guys have even harsher punishments than us in Denmark. If you did 270 in a 120 in DK, you’d get a 2000€ fine (15000DKK), as well losing both your license and your car. You might even get jail time.
What’s even worse is that as a foreigner (maybe not a Schengen citizen, but definitely Americans) we don’t trust you to pay the fine, so you’d be detained until you get the money. I’ve seen policeshows where foreigners are even driven to ATMs, and it seems a bit like extortion.
Actually, our punishments for speeding are very mild compared to much of the rest of Europe. Going over the limit by such a margin will get you lose your license though.
Loss of license is comparatively mild? What do they do in the rest of europe? Public execution? 😁
I don’t know what the other countries will do, but Danish police will auction off the car … and throw you in jail as well as taking your license and fining you 2000€.
“What if the car isn’t mine? What if it’s leased or borrowed?” I hear you ask. If it’s not your car, then you owe someone a car, because the police just sold the one you went more than 200km/h in, and the government kept the money.
Don’t believe me? Check out this guy who had his Lamborghini for less than a day (in Danish, use your preferred translation service) https://www.boosted.dk/koerte-228-km-t-i-danmark-nu-skal-hans-lamborghini-paa-auktion/
I translated it into English and it says:
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Unfortunately, we cannot find the page you are trying to access.
The page may have been moved or deleted."
Regardless, crazy.
Sorry, I removed what seemed like a rather long tracking ID, but apparently you can’t load the page without it. Anyway I’ve updated the link for anyone else who’d like to know what we do with your car in Denmark if you speed.
Oh he does: the people who whine about using the left lane are the ones who want to do 40 over the speed limit while weaving around traffic without signaling
On the autobahn? While sections do have a speed limit, the “no speed limit” is kinda the autobahn’s whole schtick.
God bless germany
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What’s not on the picture: The BMW approaching in the rear-view mirror flashing the long beams.
Remember, no matter how fast you go on the Autobahn, there is always someone faster than you.
Same thing in Poland - people driving BMW or Audi often behave like they were somehow superior…
Isn’t the whole point of owning a BMW or an Audi to show that you actually are superior to everybody else? That’s why I hope to own a BMW one day.
Of course it is, just like owning an iPhone or any other Apple product shows it!
And 15cm behind the BMW is a white rusty Mercedes Sprinter
And behind it is a Golf gti 1994 sleeper
Was’n dat für’n Kombi??
I don’t know about 270, but I may have second knowledge suggesting that a sprinter can get an average of 160 across Denmark if it’s Friday evening and we’re playing Sweden in men’s football.
The sprinter V12 Biturbo gers up to 240km/h
I passed a 911 in an Opel Corsa at around 190kph (admittedly going downhill).
It was the highlight of my trip.
I rented a Fiesta when I was there for work and I think I hit about 110mph, but I live in Detroit and our highways are nicknamed the Michigan Autobahn so 90+ is not unusual. What was unusual and required some attention were the cars coming up behind you at over 150mph. If you chose to pass you had to look a lot further back to see if anyone was coming or you’d cut some Porsche/Merc/Beemer off.
I had a lot more fun on the twisting back roads in Germany and BelgiumYou would’ve even cut me off, in my 2001 Ford.
number must go up
Goodness, 168 mph. I can’t imagine driving that fast.
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From my experience, on a strait road, 160 doesn’t really feel that fast once you get up to speed. In fact, it doesn’t really feel any different than going a normal speed.
It does if your driving test involved simply navigating McDonald’s drive thru without having a SHRIEKING MELTDOWN then becoming stationary in a parking area the size of a small village
𝕯𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖐𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖓𝖚𝖓 𝕰𝖎𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝕭𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖗𝖊𝖕𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖐 𝕯𝖊𝖚𝖙𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉
‘bei nasser’
Nässe (or Naesse for y’all non-German folk)
You be nicer
The signs below the speed limit (probably, cause pixels) say “bei Nässe”, which means “only when wet”. So assuming this is an Autobahn, and it does look like one, it’s probably fine.
those mostly have an image of a car with wet ground. it looks more like those “between 6-20h” limitation
It says 6-19 which means the speed limit is 100kmh in-between those hours.
Ah you’re right. The limit is probably still not in effect, given the light conditions, but that’s just guess work.
Edit: like like the dashboard clock says 18:27, so it’s probably fine.
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How do you cross the Autobahn without dying?
Or is it simply best to never do that?
You don’t. Autobahnen usually exist between cities, and are separate from other types of traffic. Your vehicle also needs to meet a minimum speed requirement to be allowed on. When an Autobahn runs through a city, there’s usually a grade separation.
It is a crime to cross the Autobahn
Not if you’re using a bridge.
How do you carry the bridge across the autobahn?
On your back obviously, do you even lift?
I doubt most Americans would do that. I had American friends visit and they asked me to slow down at like 160 km/h.
