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re: Anyone ever drive the Autobahn?
Posted on 6/5/15 at 10:50 am to Lou Pai
Posted on 6/5/15 at 10:50 am to Lou Pai
I lived there for 3 years. The Autobahn from Frankfurt to Kaiserslautern and the one from Frankfurt to Garmisch were pretty fun and open drives.
Stay out of the left lane, except to pass. You'll think you're going fast and no one is behind you. Then, out of nowhere, a Mercedes or BMW is on your back bumper with it's left blinker on.
Know what town you have to drive towards. There isn't anything like I-10 E or W. It's I-10 to New Orleans or I-10 to Lake Charles type of thing.
And Ausfahrt is not a town.
Stay out of the left lane, except to pass. You'll think you're going fast and no one is behind you. Then, out of nowhere, a Mercedes or BMW is on your back bumper with it's left blinker on.
Know what town you have to drive towards. There isn't anything like I-10 E or W. It's I-10 to New Orleans or I-10 to Lake Charles type of thing.
And Ausfahrt is not a town.
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Posted on 6/5/15 at 10:52 am to carhartt
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Stay out of the left lane, except to pass. You'll think you're going fast and no one is behind you. Then, out of nowhere, a Mercedes or BMW is on your back bumper with it's left blinker on.
THIS
I got a headlight flash once from a BMW cab of all things and it was HAULING. Had to be going 120++ mph. (I can't remember the km/h conversions off the top of my head)
This post was edited on 6/5/15 at 10:55 am
Posted on 6/5/15 at 10:53 am to carhartt
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And Ausfahrt is not a town.
I was confused when I drove for sure.
I agree with whomever said it before that you could be doing 80 and feel like your going nowhere. Moms in hatchbacks would just fly past
Posted on 6/5/15 at 12:12 pm to carhartt
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The Autobahn from Frankfurt to Kaiserslautern
made that drive a many of times
Posted on 6/5/15 at 12:37 pm to carhartt
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The Autobahn from Frankfurt to Kaiserslautern and the one from Frankfurt to Garmisch were pretty fun and open drives.
Stay out of the left lane, except to pass. You'll think you're going fast and no one is behind you. Then, out of nowhere, a Mercedes or BMW is on your back bumper with it's left blinker on.
Know what town you have to drive towards. There isn't anything like I-10 E or W. It's I-10 to New Orleans or I-10 to Lake Charles type of thing.
And Ausfahrt is not a town.
This is all very solid advice.
A couple of other items that sound like "no duh" type of things, but Americans tend to do anyway:
- Don't drive with one hand.
- Don't drive with a cell phone visible.
- Absolutely, do NOT run out of gas on the Autobahn (I know that sounds stupid, but it is actually one of the few occasions you can get a ticket on the Autobahn)
- Plan your lane changes well in advance.
- check your review often.
Munich and Garmisch are great places to visit.
The drive from Frankfurt to Heidelberg/Manheim is pretty decent too but can get congested.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 1:01 pm to carhartt
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And Ausfahrt is not a town
neither is Einfahrt
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