I had the same but it was really really dangerous. I was on the very left lane and drove about 210. 2 Bikes decided to pass me left and right at the same time, the left one was so close to the Leitplanke, that I already saw him crashing
Why are you going so slow in a Porsche? Could hit that speed in an older golf or something like that for much cheaper🤔 ...jk, id prefer the porsche too if i could afford it.
I really have to stress a fact, I feel a lot of people don't seem to understand. If you drive fast, the slower driver has next to no time to even see you coming. In one second you aren't even in his mirror, in the next you are beside him. If you want to drive fast on the Autobahn, you need to know that and you need to expect people to just not notice you coming. When I drive on the Autobahn I like to go a bit faster than most people. Not super fast, like in these videos, but about 180-200 km/h. But whenever I am passing slower drivers, I am super careful and expect them to not noticing me and just pulling over. It's my responsibility, to prevent accidents from happening, even if the other driver makes mistakes. Only if I can do that, I am fit to go fast. If I would just speed like crazy and expect everyone to notice me in time and to not make mistakes, I wouldn't be fit to drive fast. With great speed comes great responsibility. When I go fast I am not responsible only for my mistakes anymore, I also become responsible for the mistakes of others.
I agree. At the same time, if you plan on overtaking a semi with 100kmh (technically illegal), look in the mirror for more than one second and consider their speed.
@@lyaneris yes I agree. Of course every driver should be careful when switching lanes and should check for faster vehicles, overtaking them. I just wanted to point out, that the faster driver can go from not there at all to right beside the slower driver within seconds, from the slower drivers POV. Because I wasn't thinking about this for a long time, until a friend of mine told me and now I think it's a super important thing to keep in mind.
So many times on these crash videos, the slower person was so easy to predict. And they still keep going with 300. Could just be simple things like the 130km/h getting close to a truck and going into middle (or left lane on 2 lanes), like obviously that was gonna happen especially when I was still so far away when the slow person decided it was time to swap lanes. Imo this is also why driving fast is exhausting to the mind, if u don't think about what others will probably do, u are doing it wrong and u should probably go back to driving the recommended speed
Exactly, in most cases you can predict there movement, you can see them come closer together so the following car will likely try to overtake. And especially the example from the guy above me, car going 130 truck (lkw) goin 90, you just know that if I’m driving 200 (+), the chances are high that he doesn’t see me
As a German I have no clue about mph. This moment Ryan telling 90mph is insanely fast, then saying it‘s 144kmph is hilarious to me😂 I would consider 144kmph as pretty casual (in Germany) to be honest
@@ridgeraiserMit 60mph =100 km/h kommt man auch ganz gut zurecht (klar, es ist etwas ungenau und bei höheren Geschwindigkeit wie 400+ ist es sinnlos, aber im alltag funktioniert das zum umrechnen schon)
Limits around EU are around 120-140km/h. But yeah, in poland it's casual ride going 150 on a trip on autobahn. As m,any poles say, it's only recommend limited speed
Well yes me too. Everyone drives in the same direction, no oncoming traffic, no intersections, no traffic lights, no scooter, bicyclists, pedestrians,... 😊 And overtaking is only on the left allowed.
@@jodis6983 right lane, autopilot on, ignore the madness on the left. If there's too much traffic, you don't add significant speed but significant stress.
And as a Swede that has been there a lot on my motorcykle holidays i will say that German drivers ar the best... using the mirrors and indicators and their brains correctly! I love it - and i´ve read somewhere that it´s the safest road network if you count on km travelled/capita...
More than half of these guys break at least one of the laws here in Germany, so it's not as wild here as it sounds: - You must have at least 100m(~100yards) distance to the car in front of you if you go 200+ - You can't race, be that other drivers or the clock (if you time your 0-200, you break the law) - You are not allowed to overtake on the right - You have to use the right line except for overtaking (meaning usually no slow cars in the left lane) - You can't endanger anyone and have to be considerate to other drivers, which makes it pretty difficult to actually legally drive 300 if the Autobahn is not (almost) completely empty, however this is difficult to prove and not much enforced, but if an accident happens, it's getting expensive. Normal people drive around 120-160, not 200+
Also, if you crash when driving above 130 km/h, you are partially (Upwards of 20%) at fault for it. 130 km/h is the suggested speed, even when the road is dry and it's beautiful weather. I normally drive around 140-150 but anything above that is, at least for the time at which I use the Autobahn, way too fast.
Thats true, and added to your information, fuel in Germany is very high taxed and very expensive - you couldn't afford racing on the Autobahn all time 😜
he googled and accepted the first page he came up with as reliable information. There was something there with a 48-volt battery, which is why he thinks it was the S8 be an electric car. Very unusual approach. In fact, Audi invented an on-board electrical system for the S8 with the rare voltage value of 48 volts.
99 % of drivers in Germany do NOT drive that fast or only occasionally. It's tiring as you have to take into account the other drivers constantly. Anyway, have a Happy Holiday and an even happier New Year !
Yeah but at least people pay attention because they know someone really fast could pass by. Plus germans usually have good cars with plenty acceleration and breaking power. Everywhere else, People are just lazy drivers that sleep in the middle lane
Yeah, I am trying to stay at 130 km/h and in the middle or right lane. And I prefer driving at night when there is less traffic. Very chill. Being stuck in a traffic jam is hell, though. It's kinda stressful although you only drive like 5 km/h every 10 minutes. It just wears you out.
Even as a german to my mind going 300km/h on a motorcycle is insane, you are Schroedingers driver: dead and alive at the same time. It is nuts going this fast in a car, but on a motorcycle you have to be crazy.
yeah actually i hit 280km/h on my bike by myself and i just do that when i know the road and how the traffic is normally around that time. it's not just that i can harm myself with that speed... i also can harm other people so always be careful with that but its fun for me and i enjoy it when the road is almost empty :D
Well who drives with max all the time?! Love your bike 😊 And not right looking people are everywhere, you know it in usa too 😉 so take care, have fun and always in anti car karen mode 😂
actually its not that dangerous if the autobahn is empty.. did this a couple times but to be honest. its nothing to enjoy :D my helmet fit was tight, and at these speeds my nose touched the visor in front of me just by wind pressure. you might be able to hold this speed for a minute or two, after this time its just loud, uncomfortable and damn fast.. once you come up behind the wind shield, the wind brakes you from 300+ to maybe 250 in a second.. motorcycle driving is much more dangerous on normal country roads, where you need to consider other vehicles from each side.. especially slow moving agriculture vehicle are always a problem.
The actual name of the sign is "Ende von (allen) Verboten und Beschränkungen" - "End of (all) bans and restrictions." I always felt this had a spiritual, liberating sound to it and considered to wear this sign as an amulet ; )
The national speed limit applies. 80km/h for trucks and vehicles with trailers. 100km/h for cars on country roads and vehicles with trailers and permit. 50 km/h in towns. There are no general regulations for cars on the Autobahn. Above all, consideration for other participants.
You could say that this sign on the autobahn is the holy grail of freedom for german drivers as the 2nd Amendment is the holy grail for american gun owners. The difference is that the number of deadly accidents due to too high speed alone (70kph can be too much ("unangepaßte Geschwindigkeit") on a country road) is very small,, while in the US 20,000 people die by guns each year (not counting suicides).
I call it "reset to defaults". IMHO, that's what it is. It resets the rules to the defaults written in the law and not what any earlier signs commanded.
Between 130 - 140 km/h (approx. 80 - 85 mp/h) is a good travel speed on the autobahn (when it is allowed). At this speed you can easily cover distances without much stress. I only like to drive >200 km/h (>120 mp/h)for short periods of time if the road is clear and the weather conditions allow it 😁.
That motorcycle was going a good bit over 300 kph, but the speedo won't show more than 299, because the manufacturers agreed to program all their speedos to not show more. This is to avoid races for top speed...
@@MJ-uk6luThey tend to all have high quality helmets nowadays so their heads tend to separate cleanly and all the contents can be recovered in a very good condition. The only thing you can not transplant is their brain as the fact that he/she has been driving at over 300km/h already means that the organ clearly has multiple critical defects and therefore is useless.
that is what i tell my american friends keen on going on the autobahn. in the US there is always someone in front of you, in germany there is always someone behind you.
It's fun to stand on a bridge and see something pass under it as high speed. In 2007 I went to the north of France to see a TGV high-speed train passing at about 550 km/h in a record speed run. The record speed it reached somewhere further down the line was 574 km/h (357 mph). Impressive to see a train pass by that fast.
Just a little fun fact here: The OFFICIAL speed record on the german Autobahn and not beaten until today (regarding the german Autobahn) is from 1938, where Rudolf Caracciola reached a top speed of 432,7 km/h, which equals to 268,8 mp/h in a Mercedes-Benz W125 on a route between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt. It also was for 79 years the fastes speed that had ever been driven on a public road. And it still is the fastes speed that has ever been reached on the german Autobahn. The speed record itself has only be beaten in more recent times, to be precise in 2017 by a Koenigsegg Agera RS which reached 444,7 km/h which equals to 276,3 mp/h on a public road in Nevada.
@@Conneticat_ytI actually thought about that since i own a Koenigsegg Agera RS and I have already ordered a Jesko. But the problem is, that its very difficult to find a part which is long enough, no body drives there, the street is in good shape, no wind, .... My max was 370 and that was way to scary. Above 440? Forget it.
@@manuelh.4147 "Just a racing car ompimized for..." do you even know what you are talking about? That car is absolutely awesom, espacily if you consider the time (1938) and compare it to other cars from that time. I probably woudent want to drive it over 100 but they drove it at 432.
The blank circle with the grey lines actually means "end of all limits". There are also variants of this sign with individual limit icons on them. And those mean that only the specific limit shown ends there.
"End of all limits" would be wrong. Its more like a "void all previous signs". That kind of sign is also placed on normal roads outside of towns. In that case it would mean something like "all previous signs voided and speed limit 100kp/h, standard rules apply".
I once saw a clip of a motorcycle holding 300 km/h on the autobahn, camera on the speedometer, and suddenly, an Audi RS8, which is a "regular" family station wagon, apart from the fact that it comes from the factory with a twin turbo V8 producing over 500 horsepower, just came swooshing by and in the blink of an eye it was out of sight
To add to this, the newest mod of the rs6 makes 600 hp and is governed to 250 or 280 kmph depending on your configuration as well as a 305 kmph version with some more features like ceramic disk brakes. With the restrictions removed they can actually go quite a bit faster
@@AHVENAN the one in the video is the newest generation S8 making 571 hp but it's not a station wagon, so you probably mean the older rs6 which came in two variants with the same engine, making 560 or 605 hp. They also have the same rules regarding restriction of the topspeed
In fact the sign at 4:00 means literally "Ende aller Streckenverbote" - "end of all track restrictions", which includes speed limits as well as overtaking bans.
That rarely happens cause the Autobahn usually isnt that empty.. and if you drive like that on a crowded Autobahn the police will still take your license for reckless and dangerous driving And going this close to the other cars bumper (as seen in these videos) will also cost you your license..
Most of the videos show bad drivers (risky, not appropriate speed according to traffic, …) and I hate to see them at the Autobahn. BTW: even so there in no speed limit there is a recommended speed of 130km/h - if you drive faster than that and have an accident you will most likely being guilty because you „misbehaved“ and added risk Saying that while owing a car that is limited to „only“ 250km/h by software (there used to be an official agreement to do so but recently more and more vendors remove it) and driving 180km/h is a normal speed to me and going beyond 200km/h is not uncommon - but based on surroundings!
I am a truck driver by profession, 85 km/h (53 m/h) is my top speed. When I'm sitting in the car (which actually has a top speed of over 200 km/h), I still don't drive faster than 120 km/h. I then flow with the traffic because hardly anyone drives faster. And when I take the next exit I caught up with the speeding drivers at a traffic light. It's not worth it, it costs a lot of money and nerves and increases the risk of accidents. I don't need that.
Exactly! There's even studies on traffic flows on German motorways and people that speed on the left lane hardly have any time advantage to someone who cruises along on the right lane or occasionally the middle lane (if there is one) and it just makes for a worse millage.
When I was speeding, it was more about the adrenaline than the expected time to arrive, if you don't enjoy the nerves you wouldn't be speeding in the first place, you'd prepare in advance or take care of the failure to arrive on time. Edit: Arriving fast or being late was just an excuse for me back then now that I think about it. If those speeders were serious about arriving early, they'd have passed the red light as well, anyway, sometimes it's even less risky than being speedy.
Well, on shorter distance you are totaly right. And if you try to force a high speed you dont have any benefit from it. But if you flow relative fast to get a high average speed without stressing you and others on longer distance you can have a benefit in time and some fun. That also means that traffic density must allow driving faster. I usually save about 2 Hours on my yearly west-east trip. 5 instead of 7 hours. I once made it from the eastern border to dortmund in 3 hours, with an average of 150kph and 9.9l/100km Diesel. No Stress, just coasting with 200-210kph
7:38 you can see the rpm gauge is at 13K rpm and the speed is at 299kmh, he then raises rpm to nearly 14K, he is going well above 300kmh. He must be hitting almost 320kmh (200mph). The speedometer is intentionally limited to 299, to not incentivize max speed challenges.
@@F1L337 thing is: 80% of all drivers think they drive better than average. which is obviously not possible. so statistically spoken you guys have probably an iq of ~100, are just arrogant and dont know how to drive a car either :) but i love to be surprised so tell me - have you ever participated in a drivers safety training yourself? or what else leads you to the believe you know better how to drive than others - just like everyone else does? 💀 btw ex emt speaking here w +100k km on the streets, ofc no accidents, plus 5 seasons national champs auto cross w adac sponsorship and a shelf full of trophies...
@@MikeGrau0hr as someone who isn't necessarily fund of german people, I have to say fuck off and learn to drive if you're offended by the fact that a german says he CAN DRIVE BETTER than most people. They all might have a superiority complex, but for fuck sake there is a reason for it.
@@MikeGrau0hr lol whats racism about that? He does not say that they aren't able to learn better driving, just that they did not. There is no secret behind the German driving license being one of the hardest to get.
The ' Autobahn ' is there to make progress relatively quickly if possible. This is not for racing blindly! If someone just wants to race, then they are in the wrong place and should live out their hobby on the race track! On the Autobahn you have to adapt your speed to the conditions and not endanger others. Everyone should internalize these basic rules.
Above 130km/h you‘re automatically in part responsible when it comes to an accident. When you pass cars on a two lane Autobahn with more than 100km/h difference, than you‘re probably acting irresponsibly. Tha faster you go, the further you have to look out in front of you for possible obstacles or potential „problems“ like a car changing lanes to pass a truck. You have to anticipate what other drivers are doing. There is also a rule that iirc says when all cars are have to go slow due to traffic, you can‘t pass with more than 20 km/h difference because of safety concerns. And there are many people getting mad behind you, when you go slow on the left lane because of traffic.
And the autobahn is actually the safest kind of road in Germany. No crossings, no traffic lights, no tractors or other slow moving vehicles (usually), the lanes are wide, the curves are wide and have a profile that leads the car almost automatically and the pavement is usually in very good condition. All of this is the reason for very few accidents despite the high speed.
You have look at the quality of our rescue services in Germany. Also, we have a dense and relatively short Autobahn-Netz if you compare with the long long highways of US. There you die waiting for the ambulance to arrive... Also they don't really do Rettungsgasse in US. I'm a nurse, so here is a fun fact: these traffic deaths of course mean DEATHS, not people spending the next 6 months in hospital and never recovering, being horribly disabled for the rest of their lives. Before people drive reckless, they should really consider what it means barely surviving horrible accidents on the Autobahn.
Ryan before he knew the conversion rate between miles and kilometres: "I wanna see someone hit 300 (km/h) on a motorcycle." Then Ryan watches someone going 299 km/h or faster (display did not go higher but speed might have been). Also Ryan after he checked the conversion rate between miles and kilometres: "So there were people going 180 mile an hour. That motorcycle guy was going 180 mile an hour. I am afraid to watch anymore, folks... at least today." 😅
In the company of my friend I helped him out as a limousine driver in an Audi A8. The best cruising speed is at about 160-180 km/h but sometimes I went up to 220 km/h , and yes... occasionally I went faster as well but without passengers. About 260 km/h is the maximum speed of that car with the strongest diesel engine. Driving fast is not as easy as you think it is.... you have to think two steps ahead for the safety of your passengers and for other drivers! In particular passengers of a limousine service should not feel any stress due to deceleration aka emergency braking. Sometimes they do have laptops or want to drink something. And you don't want to see laptops or beverages flying around in the car! 😉 The best question to the customer at the beginning of any trip: "What is your preferred cruising speed?"
8:02 You can calculate the actual speed. The white lines on the Autobahn are exactly 6m, the spaces 12. If you go through the video frame by frame (30 frames equal one second) you can count to 1/30 of a second, how long it takes for a known distance. When it showed 299 it took him 7 frames for 18m - thats close to 278km/h / 173mph. Small inaccuracy by vid in vid possible.
Thanks for dooing the math so I don't have to. Speedometers in Germany may measure quite a bit high (they are not allowed to measure low though, so they err on the high side) So it checks out within tolerances
that seems accurate, i heard that motorcycle speedometers become more inaccurate the higher the speed is, my bike's offical top speed is 209kph but the speedo read 220 when i maxed it out so a 20kph inaccuracy at 300+ seems appropriate
Weird: First I stumbled upon a t-shirt on amazon today regarding the German autobahn no speed limit traffic sign (reading something like 'anything under 200 km/h is traffic obstruction') while searching for a shower head (go figure!), and now your video pops-up in my YT feed! I guess Germany is calling me 🤔
It is indeed legal to drive 300+ with every vehicle which has TÜV. You can even drive 400 when your car can hit that mark. But you have to consider that every km/h you are over 130 you can get in trouble when something goes wrong. We have rules which counts now matter what the speed limit sign shows. Number 1 is the Sichtfahrgebot which means you are only allowed the drive as fast as you can stop the car. That means when you drive at night and you only can see 200m you have to be able to stop the car in 200m, if you can stop the car in 250m you are to fast. The second is angepasste Geschwindigkeit. Angepasste Geschwindigkeit means that you are only allowed to drive as fast as it is secure for you and every other person around you. For example, it is a beautiful sunny day and you drive on the Autobahn but it is quit a lot of traffic, than you are not allowed to drive 250 when the other cars only drive 130 or so. You can drive faster than the others around you but the differential speed should not be significantly faster than the other cars. It is hard to explain :D When you don't follow those rule you can get in trouble when something goes wrong. Even your car insurance can refuse to pay and can terminate your contract. The police is also allowed to take your car and driver license.
Here in Finland it's always illegal to drive so fast that you cannot stop the car on visible part of the road. Naturally many drivers break that rule in snowfall and during night time but if you get into accident, you'll be fined for driving too fast.
@ryan Wass: 324km/h timeframe 7:40 to 7:44 (4 seconds) - he passes 20 white lines each line 12meters, then a 6m gap = 20*18 meters = 320 meter in 4 seconds = 324km/h
3:40 This sign ends alle previous limitations. On Bundesstraßen (federal roads) you have a general speedlimit of 100km/h. If there are other speedlimits - usually 70/50/30 in areas around crossroads, bus stops, sharp bends etc. - but as well no passing zones or other limitations, als those are ended with this sign - but the general limit of 100km/h stays. On the Autobahn indeed it means, there is no more speedlimit - but it also ends no passing zones - just all previous limitations. Nevertheless you are not allowed, just to go as fast as you want. The speed on the Autobahn has do be appropriate to the weather and traffic condition. If you recklessly rush through dense traffic with much higher speed than all the others, you will definitely get a ticket, if a cop comes around.
@@lyaneris Well, if you want ro be precise, read again STVO §3 (3) 2.c - two lanes per direction divided by simple painted lines (sign 295 or 340) or! one lane per direction with a median or! built up divider. I haven't seen such a road without an explicit placed speedlimit in germany - but you are right, there might exist some.
@@bscorax Of the top of my head, I can't remember a Bundesstraße without speed limit, I do know a few Kraftfahrstraßen that don't have one :) It's really just two lanes with lines? That does seem unsafe imo
@@lyaneris Jepp, thrilling. STVO §3 (3) 2.c Diese Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung gilt nicht auf Autobahnen (Zeichen 330.1) sowie auf anderen Straßen mit Fahrbahnen für eine Richtung, die durch Mittelstreifen oder sonstige bauliche Einrichtungen getrennt sind. Sie gilt ferner nicht auf Straßen, die mindestens zwei durch Fahrstreifenbegrenzung (Zeichen 295) oder durch Leitlinien (Zeichen 340) markierte Fahrstreifen für jede Richtung haben.
3:45 That sign is not just for speed limits. That sign end every restriction on the Autobahn. It only is used when you have at least two restriction to use only one sign to end both restrictions. Speed limits are included, but it also ends a no overtaking zone or something like that.
Me once drove with my old BMW on the right lane with absolut 230km/h. Than I nearly git blown away from the pressure wave of an RS6 passing by with at least 300km/h. Well Germany is a country where a view over the shoulder for switch lane even at 300km/ makes sense 😂
Ryan, you actually skipped the emergency brake at the end of the "Autobahn emergency brake BMW M4" video xD Never do that again, that was really unsatisfying :D
White round sign with gray line doesn't inherently mean no speed limit. It means all previous round shields (including things like no-overtaking) are no longer in effect and everything goes back to default rules. So if you see that sign in a city, that means you are still limited to 50 km/h for example.
200 isnt even realy fast, i have done 195 KMH on my first Autobahn driving lesson in driving school, its even kinda boring over long therm cause the autobahn is mostly straight and it dosnt happen that much. the fastest i got was 299 on my bike (damn gentleman agreement)
Most Germans do not drive like that. You need to have gone through (and passed) a formal, approved driving course to get your license. In the nearly 10 years I have been living here, I have seen next to no accidents and generally good driving. Now, with much stricter speed regulation (in theory, at least, not sure on enforcement), I saw so much actually scary driving in Italy. Driving there was really stressful. But Germany? No such problems.
I'm Belgian but I worked in Germany for about 5 years. When going home I drove at a speed of 200km/h ( 120 mph) in Germany. Most of the time the A-bahn had only 2 lanes. As I read in other commentaries that does mean you always have to be alert ànd ( what some people seem to forget) very pro-active in your driving. To me, this mind-set enhanced the pleasure of my driving experience. That said, one of the reasons this was possible in Germany was the fact that German drivers adhered to the rules ( left lane unless overtaking) and checked their rear looking mirror automatically when thinking of overtaking while taking into account that cars could be travelling at 200km/h or more. I always felt safe and can't recall a life-threatening event whatsoever. Even as a non-German I quickly took on this habbit when driving at lower speeds myself. Someone remarked that when driving outside of Germany this was not possible That was my experience also, I had to pass through the Netherlands where about everyone drove faster ( in general about 140) than the speedlimit (110-130 ). I stuck to the official speed limit ( not interested in fines ) but driving as in Germany is not possible without endangering yourself or others because the drivers don't have the habbit of driving the German way. Once in Belgium it became even more dangerous. There is no way you could have done this in the Netherlands let alone Belgium on a 2 lane road. Someone called the non German drivers bad drivers. Perhaps, but I think it's primarely the fact that we are not familiar with this way of driving that creates the dangerous situations if you were to try. In that sense the foreign drivers on the German A-bahn were the ones to look out for since they were less strict on using the left lane and couldn't judge the speed with which you were approaching them. ( Personally, I didn't flash my lights or got bumper to bumper, as a family man safety first, but I took no offence if very fast cars flashed already at a great distance. ) When the iron Curtain fell driving became more dangerous because of this and the sudden growth of traffic. I suppose that effect has worn out now.
Being a german discgolfer I'm happy to hear you say you remember that sign from Simons discs. I really love that he chose the design for exactly that reason: all limits are off!
Wrong, that is not the "no speed limit" sign. Actually it is more, it is the: "not any restriction anymore" sign All previous restriction signs for example "speed" or "do not overtake" are released. If there was a previous speed limit sign f.e. 120, it could be released with this sign including the number 120. Then there is no speed limit anymore. So only these with numbers are only "no speed limit anymore" signs.
That's such a terrible argument. Autobahn is deadly and even by EU standards. US has problems with crashes, but think why. There's literally no car inspection in some states, you basically hand out licenses like they are happy meal toys, there are plenty of terrible drivers with even more awful state of cars on roads. And since you need to drive, there's a lot of angry, nervous or other drivers not in their best emotional states.
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You should search for ghost rider - a dutch guy that goes 300 on German and dutch Autobahn :D But honestly, some of the cars that got passed by drove like an obstacle, just 100km/h - majority is driving only 120-130 km/h.
7:56 the bikes in Europe don't show you more then 299kmh but they driving faster. My Honda 1000RR don't stop by 299kmh, they goes up to 311kmh but don't show it on the display 😂 it's funny and it could be a law here.
just remembered another thing: theres a biker called ghostrider from sweden who used to make movies of himself doing absolutely incredibly fast and illegal stuff in sweden like doing timed runs on a selected route at like 250kph average while being in big traffic, doing a massive wheelie at 300+ kph, some seriously dangerous shit and there have been rumors that he died in a highspeed crash years ago and now not long ago after 7 years of nothing his youtube channel is back, and now he even does that stuff together with his son, the son drives a modded bmw m140i with 600hp and does the same lane swerving street racing and stuff
Years ago I had a Renault Laguna 2 GrandTour that sped up to 237 kph. Its been my fastest car up to now. With that car I had 3 exciting moments. 1.) Full emergency break from 235 kph to 0 kph while changing 2 lanes and on the shoulder to avoid crashing a VW Bus overtaking a semi on Autobahn A1 north of the city Lübeck. 2.) Being overtaken at my maximum speed on Autobahn A20 heading Schwerin by a Hayabusa Motorcycle. Heard it for minutes before it showed, overtook me in a millisecond. Must have over 300 kph fast. 3.) Same Autobahn, same direction, again driving my maximum of 237 kph, when I was overtaken by a Porsche out of a sudden with enormous speed. Dont know how fast it went. I had to stop next possible to take a deep breath and two cigarettes. Since then I call it the Negative Wush Effect, when I go my Maximum and someone gives me the feeling of standing still when overtaking. The Positive Wush Effect is when I can give that feeling to another driver. 😅
My parents rented a VW Jetta while in Germany to travel and even though it had a rear spoiler my dad stated it was difficult to handle at speeds greater than 100MPH (160km?) so they never travelled in the fast lane. But all the heavy trucks stay in the right lane at slower speed and had to be passed. At the time most trucks exhaust exited on the left side and they were exposed to the fumes everytime making it unpleasant. My sister had been an exchange student there and her host father had taken my father out on the autobahn before renting the car to make sure he was capable of high speed driving.😊
If someone goes very fast in a curve or bad sight and honks at me... I couldn see u 0,5 sec ago how am i supposed to guess ur are coming with 250+km/h I dont honk back or brake check him I just continue to do what i was doing and go out of the way asap, doesn mean im not pissed by these aggro fast driver who are thinking trey are in the right. BUT I realized there are to many idiots on the streets and in evey 1 o 1 encounter i can atleast make sure that there is no Error on my side.
@3:32 the sign means all temporary restictions are lifted, you see this also sometimes within cities which means NOT that you can drive as fast as you want
Guys in the US, you need to understand something about this crazy driving in Germany: Getting a license in Germany is quite an effort. A lot of classes and practical training lessons. You pay easily 3.000 to 4.000 bucks to get it. Then there are strict regulations on the Autobahn. Most important: Don‘t overtake on the right lane. Then, very important: When you want to swap to the left lane, first make absolutely sure no one is coming from behind, before you set your indication lights. Otherwise the driver from behind gets a shock and does an emergency brake, because he doesn‘t know, whether you noticed him. When you then swap, do it quickly, but smooth. Never „jump“ suddenly from one lane to the other. Be predictive for others. The one going very fast: Always as the situation allows. Never pass by with high speed, when there is a crowd of vehicles. Always be prepared for mistakes of others. Although many people make mistakes (especially older drivers), mostly nothing happens. Believe it or not: The German Autobahn are the safest roads in Germany. And in general the statistics get better and better, although the cars become faster and faster. Just compare the crash statistics to other developed countries in the world and you‘ll see… But people driving like assholes fast and slow exist also here a lot… Which you can see in some video clips for sure!
That's not a "no speed limit" sign; it's a sign for the end of all limitations on that part of the road in terms of speed and overtaking. If it's on the autobahn, it means no speed limit, but if you're on a normal road, the normal speed limit on that road is valid, like 50 in the city and 100 outside of cities. But even on the autobahn, it is not allowed to drive as fast as you can if it is unsafe because of traffic, weather, or other circumstances. If you drive over 130 km/h and an accident happens, you are always going to be at least partially guilty because you did not consider the circumstances and were driving too fast, faster than the maximum advised speed, which is always 130 km/h on the autobahn.
5:45 I am surprised that, you are not more surprised by the Station Wagon going at Mach 5. I just love how very differently germans and americans look at a Station Wagon/Kombi.
the guy in the car after the female cop, drives over 300km/h and there was a car flashing him, to move over. i love your reactions to us crazy germans. show us more😁
Once i drove a BMW S1000RR at around 270km/h on the Autobahn, when a heavily modified Brabus Rocket overtook me and i've felt i was driving city limit speed... Welcome to Germany! 😂
Depending on the circumstances you can still get fined for reckless driving. There was a very famous instance of a Bugatti Chiron owner doing a top speed run on a derestriced section of the autobahn going all the way up to 417km/h or about 260mph, he was later taken to court however ended up not being fined because he took all necessary precautions to do it in a safe manner, that mainly being doing it at a time when the road is almost empty so he wouldn't have any issues with traffic
I don't think the case ever arrived in court. AFAIK, they investigated and declined to go to court because they couldn't find any law that was fully broken. (They tried to get him with the street racing law but not all of the requirements were met)
@@realulli it seems you are correct, been a while since I read those articles but I remember them trying to get him for it hence why I thought the court case
For those unfamiliar with km/h - the white posts at the right side of the autobahn are 50 meters apart. They are there as indicators for drivers to judge speed, break distances and so on.
My record on a friends bike was 299+ km/h. I don't know how fast it exactly was, because the speedmeter only goes that far, but I still could feel her pushing. Was the most awesome feeling ever, but it is super exhausting and dangerous (braking distance to standstill ~1.2km or just under a mile). I did this on a nearly empty part of the Autobahn and only for maybe 10 seconds or so, then reduced the speed to ~200).
03:40 isnt really a "no speed limit" sign, its a sign that lifts the sign before that (also used for no overtaking ans so) . normaly when you drive on an autobahn and you dont see any speed signs its unlimited. EDIT: if you are not on the autobahn and drive outside citys and see this sign it means 100km/h
The funny thing about the last clip is that he is already driving 300km/h but the one behind him gives him a light signal to drive to the right bc he wants to go faster
In Germany you see alot motorcycle on the Autobahn it's pretty usual and actually Not Dangerous. I mean If everyone Drives safely and secure then it's totally fine.
Had an american friend visiting me in germany. He thought it would be a good idea to arrive in Frankfurt, grab a rental car and drive it to hamburg (~500km) to get the "Autobahn Experience". First of all; in germany manual transmissions are widespread. But after 30minutes on the Autobahn he called me...."They are insane, they are about to kill everyone". I once had an Audi S8 and driving 120mph or more is no problem on the Autobahn.
Ryan - the last video you should look it again closely - the car is hitting 301 km/h - and than from the rear someone comes with blinking headlights because he is way faster XD
i'm happy that i found your contents, i like the way you react and the way you're open about things, regardless you're in the target or not and build a constructive point out of them :) Also, for thespeed limit, 144 km/h is not that fast! and if you want a little tip to switch from miles to km, it's not meant to be precise but give you an overall idea: 100miles = 160 km so to have some overall idea, i make and addition between the miles and its half, you'll have an approximation, a little below tho Sorry for my bad english, and thanks for teh content. hi from Belgium 😊😊(France's nothern neighbor)
Germans dont usually drive at these high speeds on the autobahn. The reason: Its not fuel efficient. efficiency still more valuable then just speed .. thats german thinking :)
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Once, we drove in a Porsche with 240 km/h. And then a Motorbike passed us, like we were standing still.
Porsche and only 240km/h?
Geringverdiener
I had the same but it was really really dangerous. I was on the very left lane and drove about 210. 2 Bikes decided to pass me left and right at the same time, the left one was so close to the Leitplanke, that I already saw him crashing
@@MotorbikeLife519 hehe porsche 944 auch noch. Quasi der Aldi Porsche.
@@tl1897 Aldi Porsche 😂
Geil
Why are you going so slow in a Porsche? Could hit that speed in an older golf or something like that for much cheaper🤔
...jk, id prefer the porsche too if i could afford it.
I really have to stress a fact, I feel a lot of people don't seem to understand. If you drive fast, the slower driver has next to no time to even see you coming. In one second you aren't even in his mirror, in the next you are beside him.
If you want to drive fast on the Autobahn, you need to know that and you need to expect people to just not notice you coming.
When I drive on the Autobahn I like to go a bit faster than most people. Not super fast, like in these videos, but about 180-200 km/h. But whenever I am passing slower drivers, I am super careful and expect them to not noticing me and just pulling over.
It's my responsibility, to prevent accidents from happening, even if the other driver makes mistakes. Only if I can do that, I am fit to go fast.
If I would just speed like crazy and expect everyone to notice me in time and to not make mistakes, I wouldn't be fit to drive fast.
With great speed comes great responsibility. When I go fast I am not responsible only for my mistakes anymore, I also become responsible for the mistakes of others.
I agree. At the same time, if you plan on overtaking a semi with 100kmh (technically illegal), look in the mirror for more than one second and consider their speed.
@@lyaneris yes I agree. Of course every driver should be careful when switching lanes and should check for faster vehicles, overtaking them.
I just wanted to point out, that the faster driver can go from not there at all to right beside the slower driver within seconds, from the slower drivers POV. Because I wasn't thinking about this for a long time, until a friend of mine told me and now I think it's a super important thing to keep in mind.
Agreed, I think people going over 210 are just nutjobs.
So many times on these crash videos, the slower person was so easy to predict. And they still keep going with 300. Could just be simple things like the 130km/h getting close to a truck and going into middle (or left lane on 2 lanes), like obviously that was gonna happen especially when I was still so far away when the slow person decided it was time to swap lanes. Imo this is also why driving fast is exhausting to the mind, if u don't think about what others will probably do, u are doing it wrong and u should probably go back to driving the recommended speed
Exactly, in most cases you can predict there movement, you can see them come closer together so the following car will likely try to overtake. And especially the example from the guy above me, car going 130 truck (lkw) goin 90, you just know that if I’m driving 200 (+), the chances are high that he doesn’t see me
As a German I have no clue about mph. This moment Ryan telling 90mph is insanely fast, then saying it‘s 144kmph is hilarious to me😂 I would consider 144kmph as pretty casual (in Germany) to be honest
Kmh zu milen zb die 90 miles mal 1,6 rechnen, 1mile = 1,6km
@@ridgeraiserMit 60mph =100 km/h kommt man auch ganz gut zurecht (klar, es ist etwas ungenau und bei höheren Geschwindigkeit wie 400+ ist es sinnlos, aber im alltag funktioniert das zum umrechnen schon)
140-150 is the usual speed on the middle lane on the autobahn....
Stimmt nicht. Du hälst die anderen nur auf.
Limits around EU are around 120-140km/h. But yeah, in poland it's casual ride going 150 on a trip on autobahn. As m,any poles say, it's only recommend limited speed
You might be shocked to hear that the Autobahn is considered to be the relaxed part of the journey here in Germany.
Well yes me too. Everyone drives in the same direction, no oncoming traffic, no intersections, no traffic lights, no scooter, bicyclists, pedestrians,... 😊 And overtaking is only on the left allowed.
Dann warst Du aber noch nicht auf der A3 zwischen Duisburg und Düsseldorf.....relaxing 😂
Tbh I Just feel safer on the Autobahn compared to country roads
@@jodis6983 right lane, autopilot on, ignore the madness on the left. If there's too much traffic, you don't add significant speed but significant stress.
And as a Swede that has been there a lot on my motorcykle holidays i will say that German drivers ar the best... using the mirrors and indicators and their brains correctly! I love it - and i´ve read somewhere that it´s the safest road network if you count on km travelled/capita...
More than half of these guys break at least one of the laws here in Germany, so it's not as wild here as it sounds:
- You must have at least 100m(~100yards) distance to the car in front of you if you go 200+
- You can't race, be that other drivers or the clock (if you time your 0-200, you break the law)
- You are not allowed to overtake on the right
- You have to use the right line except for overtaking (meaning usually no slow cars in the left lane)
- You can't endanger anyone and have to be considerate to other drivers, which makes it pretty difficult to actually legally drive 300 if the Autobahn is not (almost) completely empty, however this is difficult to prove and not much enforced, but if an accident happens, it's getting expensive.
Normal people drive around 120-160, not 200+
Also, if you crash when driving above 130 km/h, you are partially (Upwards of 20%) at fault for it. 130 km/h is the suggested speed, even when the road is dry and it's beautiful weather. I normally drive around 140-150 but anything above that is, at least for the time at which I use the Autobahn, way too fast.
As a normal Person driving a 8 seater mercedes I must say....I do drive 200+. If possible of course and my cruising speed is around 180 kph
live in austria, went to germany and went 289 kp/h with my dads m5
but yes the laws are true
Thats true, and added to your information, fuel in Germany is very high taxed and very expensive - you couldn't afford racing on the Autobahn all time 😜
WTF an Audi S8 is not an electric car😳 Its a gasoline car and it has a 4L V8
he googled and accepted the first page he came up with as reliable information.
There was something there with a 48-volt battery, which is why he thinks it was the S8
be an electric car. Very unusual approach.
In fact, Audi invented an on-board electrical system for the S8 with the rare voltage value of 48 volts.
Also maybe he should compare it to the most expensive Tesla, not the cheapest one 😂
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Funny thing is, right under that it says v type engine @@galdavonalgerri2101
exactly its even written on the first google search that it has a motor ...i almost screamed when he said that its electric wtf
@@Mr21December2012 well once i saw an Audi RS6 making 360+ on Autobahn, Tesla still can't be comperable with RS series i think
304 Km/h und bekommt Lichthupe 😆
Ja der zahlt sein Gaspedal dann soll er es auch mal nutzen und nicht mit 304 schleichen! :D
Offenbar zurecht! Man pimmelt da auch nicht so rum, wenn jemand schneller fahren will. Das gehört sich nicht. ;)
Linke Spur ist ja auch zum Überholen und nicht zum Reifenwechseln.
The cop's 90 mph is pathetic.... In Deutschland zieht dich die Pannenhilfe von der linken Spur wenn du da so ein Nickerchen machst.
Wir bezahlen ja auch den ganzen Tacho...dann nutzen wir es auch😂
Das Tempo welches wir hier fahren reicht allemal für Daytona...
99 % of drivers in Germany do NOT drive that fast or only occasionally. It's tiring as you have to take into account the other drivers constantly.
Anyway, have a Happy Holiday and an even happier New Year !
Plus it’s emptying your wallet
Plus Stau (traffic jams) is a thing around most cities. Plus most of the Autobahn does actually have speed limits.
Yeah but at least people pay attention because they know someone really fast could pass by. Plus germans usually have good cars with plenty acceleration and breaking power.
Everywhere else, People are just lazy drivers that sleep in the middle lane
Yeah, I am trying to stay at 130 km/h and in the middle or right lane. And I prefer driving at night when there is less traffic. Very chill. Being stuck in a traffic jam is hell, though. It's kinda stressful although you only drive like 5 km/h every 10 minutes. It just wears you out.
@@WimiBussard that's why i prefer driving automatic... manual shifting can become agonizing in very slow traffic situations
Even as a german to my mind going 300km/h on a motorcycle is insane, you are Schroedingers driver: dead and alive at the same time. It is nuts going this fast in a car, but on a motorcycle you have to be crazy.
from my own experience i can say, 250km/h is already a ride on a cannonball, especially when the autobahn is not empty.
yeah actually i hit 280km/h on my bike by myself and i just do that when i know the road and how the traffic is normally around that time. it's not just that i can harm myself with that speed... i also can harm other people so always be careful with that but its fun for me and i enjoy it when the road is almost empty :D
Well who drives with max all the time?! Love your bike 😊
And not right looking people are everywhere, you know it in usa too 😉 so take care, have fun and always in anti car karen mode 😂
It is a good comparison Schroedingers cat.
actually its not that dangerous if the autobahn is empty.. did this a couple times but to be honest. its nothing to enjoy :D my helmet fit was tight, and at these speeds my nose touched the visor in front of me just by wind pressure. you might be able to hold this speed for a minute or two, after this time its just loud, uncomfortable and damn fast.. once you come up behind the wind shield, the wind brakes you from 300+ to maybe 250 in a second.. motorcycle driving is much more dangerous on normal country roads, where you need to consider other vehicles from each side.. especially slow moving agriculture vehicle are always a problem.
The actual name of the sign is "Ende von (allen) Verboten und Beschränkungen" - "End of (all) bans and restrictions."
I always felt this had a spiritual, liberating sound to it and considered to wear this sign as an amulet ; )
The national speed limit applies.
80km/h for trucks and vehicles with trailers.
100km/h for cars on country roads and vehicles with trailers and permit.
50 km/h in towns.
There are no general regulations for cars on the Autobahn.
Above all, consideration for other participants.
You could say that this sign on the autobahn is the holy grail of freedom for german drivers as the 2nd Amendment is the holy grail for american gun owners.
The difference is that the number of deadly accidents due to too high speed alone (70kph can be too much ("unangepaßte Geschwindigkeit") on a country road) is very small,, while in the US 20,000 people die by guns each year (not counting suicides).
"End of all restrictions" directly translates to the End of Germany.
@@Tortuosit I don't care, I'm Austrian 😉
I call it "reset to defaults". IMHO, that's what it is. It resets the rules to the defaults written in the law and not what any earlier signs commanded.
@08:29 We call these guys "Organ Donors on Wheels" - if there are any organs left, in the end
the sad thing about this is, when they get into an accidents and kill other people it might be other peoples organs..
Between 130 - 140 km/h (approx. 80 - 85 mp/h) is a good travel speed on the autobahn (when it is allowed).
At this speed you can easily cover distances without much stress. I only like to drive >200 km/h (>120 mp/h)for short periods of time if the road is clear and the weather conditions allow it 😁.
But only in the right lane, otherwise it's practically obstructing traffic ;)
😂@@_qlone
If the speed is shown in km/h, it is easy to convert because 1 mile is 1.6 km
@@smiechuwarte-qt8pn km/h * 5 / 8 = mp/h
140 is for slow driver, 170 is the normal travel speed. Go on the right lane!
That motorcycle was going a good bit over 300 kph, but the speedo won't show more than 299, because the manufacturers agreed to program all their speedos to not show more. This is to avoid races for top speed...
When my ER doctor stepdad saw the first motorcycles in the springtime each year, he always said
"Oh wow, it's already organ donor season again!"
Don't they just splatter into tiny bits during crashes?
@@MJ-uk6lu
still skin, eyes etc. may fit ...
I like his type of humor 😂
@@MJ-uk6luThey tend to all have high quality helmets nowadays so their heads tend to separate cleanly and all the contents can be recovered in a very good condition. The only thing you can not transplant is their brain as the fact that he/she has been driving at over 300km/h already means that the organ clearly has multiple critical defects and therefore is useless.
German proverb: No matter how fast you are, there is always someone who is even faster... 😉
that is what i tell my american friends keen on going on the autobahn. in the US there is always someone in front of you, in germany there is always someone behind you.
😂👍 well sometimes 😁
It's fun to stand on a bridge and see something pass under it as high speed. In 2007 I went to the north of France to see a TGV high-speed train passing at about 550 km/h in a record speed run. The record speed it reached somewhere further down the line was 574 km/h (357 mph). Impressive to see a train pass by that fast.
And they had to repair the power lines afterwards if I remember correctly.
Just a little fun fact here:
The OFFICIAL speed record on the german Autobahn and not beaten until today (regarding the german Autobahn) is from 1938, where Rudolf Caracciola reached a top speed of 432,7 km/h, which equals to 268,8 mp/h in a Mercedes-Benz W125 on a route between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt. It also was for 79 years the fastes speed that had ever been driven on a public road. And it still is the fastes speed that has ever been reached on the german Autobahn.
The speed record itself has only be beaten in more recent times, to be precise in 2017 by a Koenigsegg Agera RS which reached 444,7 km/h which equals to 276,3 mp/h on a public road in Nevada.
not sure if he could do that again these days, seen the traffic between F and DA
true i know but what if someone decides to go faster?..... koenigsagg jesko absolute...
@@Conneticat_ytI actually thought about that since i own a Koenigsegg Agera RS and I have already ordered a Jesko. But the problem is, that its very difficult to find a part which is long enough, no body drives there, the street is in good shape, no wind, .... My max was 370 and that was way to scary. Above 440? Forget it.
It's a rather pointless record because it wasn't a street legal car. Just a racing car optimized for this run. -fast, but boring,
@@manuelh.4147 "Just a racing car ompimized for..." do you even know what you are talking about? That car is absolutely awesom, espacily if you consider the time (1938) and compare it to other cars from that time. I probably woudent want to drive it over 100 but they drove it at 432.
The Audi S8 is usually non electric but there is a hybrid version
It’s non electric. It’s a mild hybrid
The blank circle with the grey lines actually means "end of all limits".
There are also variants of this sign with individual limit icons on them. And those mean that only the specific limit shown ends there.
The sign that makes everyone happy
quite appropriate for ultimate frisbee, i think. no limits.
White round shield with 3 thin black diagonal stripes 👍
@@ridgeraiser Actually, that would be:
"Argent, 3 bendlets sinister sable"
"End of all limits" would be wrong.
Its more like a "void all previous signs".
That kind of sign is also placed on normal roads outside of towns. In that case it would mean something like "all previous signs voided and speed limit 100kp/h, standard rules apply".
I once saw a clip of a motorcycle holding 300 km/h on the autobahn, camera on the speedometer, and suddenly, an Audi RS8, which is a "regular" family station wagon, apart from the fact that it comes from the factory with a twin turbo V8 producing over 500 horsepower, just came swooshing by and in the blink of an eye it was out of sight
Ain't no RS8, it was a RS6.
@@TheKarlShow you're right, I got confused for a moment
To add to this, the newest mod of the rs6 makes 600 hp and is governed to 250 or 280 kmph depending on your configuration as well as a 305 kmph version with some more features like ceramic disk brakes.
With the restrictions removed they can actually go quite a bit faster
@@user-eh4ug8md6f I know that, but the one in the video I'm talking about was the previous gen
@@AHVENAN the one in the video is the newest generation S8 making 571 hp but it's not a station wagon, so you probably mean the older rs6 which came in two variants with the same engine, making 560 or 605 hp. They also have the same rules regarding restriction of the topspeed
In fact the sign at 4:00 means literally "Ende aller Streckenverbote" - "end of all track restrictions", which includes speed limits as well as overtaking bans.
"Adidas" Sign, now the Sport Section beginns🤣
That rarely happens cause the Autobahn usually isnt that empty..
and if you drive like that on a crowded Autobahn the police will still take your license for reckless and dangerous driving
And going this close to the other cars bumper (as seen in these videos) will also cost you your license..
You can driving reckless and dangerous without running a rule? 😅
@@ridgeraiser driving reckless and dagerous is illegal in itself in germany
Most of the videos show bad drivers (risky, not appropriate speed according to traffic, …) and I hate to see them at the Autobahn.
BTW: even so there in no speed limit there is a recommended speed of 130km/h - if you drive faster than that and have an accident you will most likely being guilty because you „misbehaved“ and added risk
Saying that while owing a car that is limited to „only“ 250km/h by software (there used to be an official agreement to do so but recently more and more vendors remove it) and driving 180km/h is a normal speed to me and going beyond 200km/h is not uncommon - but based on surroundings!
not guilty alone but part guilty. not that someone misunderstoods
8:30 is especially funny to me because me and most of my friends consider 150 km/h (93 mph) the ideal travelling speed here in Germany.
It IS a very nice, relaxed cruising speed. Maybe too slow and tiresome for very long trips but pretty good for medium distances.
Germans call ICE trains under 300km/h slow, now you know why.
No, no, actually, we're glad when the train drives AT ALL.
there are just few places where trains may drive 300 and the older ice are limited to 280 anyway and some new ice are just meant for max 250
well the 300 kmh arent worth crap if you still are 2 hours late :) welcome to the deutsche bahn
I am a truck driver by profession, 85 km/h (53 m/h) is my top speed. When I'm sitting in the car (which actually has a top speed of over 200 km/h), I still don't drive faster than 120 km/h. I then flow with the traffic because hardly anyone drives faster. And when I take the next exit I caught up with the speeding drivers at a traffic light. It's not worth it, it costs a lot of money and nerves and increases the risk of accidents. I don't need that.
Yep, traffic lights are the equaliser.
Exactly! There's even studies on traffic flows on German motorways and people that speed on the left lane hardly have any time advantage to someone who cruises along on the right lane or occasionally the middle lane (if there is one) and it just makes for a worse millage.
When I was speeding, it was more about the adrenaline than the expected time to arrive, if you don't enjoy the nerves you wouldn't be speeding in the first place, you'd prepare in advance or take care of the failure to arrive on time.
Edit: Arriving fast or being late was just an excuse for me back then now that I think about it. If those speeders were serious about arriving early, they'd have passed the red light as well, anyway, sometimes it's even less risky than being speedy.
Well, on shorter distance you are totaly right. And if you try to force a high speed you dont have any benefit from it. But if you flow relative fast to get a high average speed without stressing you and others on longer distance you can have a benefit in time and some fun.
That also means that traffic density must allow driving faster.
I usually save about 2 Hours on my yearly west-east trip. 5 instead of 7 hours.
I once made it from the eastern border to dortmund in 3 hours, with an average of 150kph and 9.9l/100km Diesel. No Stress, just coasting with 200-210kph
What 120 with the flow? Thats below "Richtgeschwindigkeit". Busy roads where you live? Here with 120 i would get overtaken by nearly everyone.
7:38 you can see the rpm gauge is at 13K rpm and the speed is at 299kmh, he then raises rpm to nearly 14K, he is going well above 300kmh. He must be hitting almost 320kmh (200mph). The speedometer is intentionally limited to 299, to not incentivize max speed challenges.
Biker are also called here: " Mobile Human Spareparts-Dispenser"
Spoke like a true cager.
1:33 its 4L V8
As a german, if I am somewhere abroad I always have to keep in mind: THOSE GUYS CAN NOT DRIVE A CAR. It is like you are in Kindergarden.
yea thats definately not racist^^ im sure youre a top driver.
@@MikeGrau0hrThat's a mindset you should have everywhere you drive.
@@F1L337 thing is: 80% of all drivers think they drive better than average. which is obviously not possible.
so statistically spoken you guys have probably an iq of ~100, are just arrogant and dont know how to drive a car either :) but i love to be surprised so tell me - have you ever participated in a drivers safety training yourself? or what else leads you to the believe you know better how to drive than others - just like everyone else does? 💀
btw ex emt speaking here w +100k km on the streets, ofc no accidents, plus 5 seasons national champs auto cross w adac sponsorship and a shelf full of trophies...
@@MikeGrau0hr as someone who isn't necessarily fund of german people, I have to say fuck off and learn to drive if you're offended by the fact that a german says he CAN DRIVE BETTER than most people.
They all might have a superiority complex, but for fuck sake there is a reason for it.
@@MikeGrau0hr lol whats racism about that? He does not say that they aren't able to learn better driving, just that they did not. There is no secret behind the German driving license being one of the hardest to get.
The ' Autobahn ' is there to make progress relatively quickly if possible. This is not for racing blindly! If someone just wants to race, then they are in the wrong place and should live out their hobby on the race track! On the Autobahn you have to adapt your speed to the conditions and not endanger others. Everyone should internalize these basic rules.
Above 130km/h you‘re automatically in part responsible when it comes to an accident. When you pass cars on a two lane Autobahn with more than 100km/h difference, than you‘re probably acting irresponsibly. Tha faster you go, the further you have to look out in front of you for possible obstacles or potential „problems“ like a car changing lanes to pass a truck. You have to anticipate what other drivers are doing. There is also a rule that iirc says when all cars are have to go slow due to traffic, you can‘t pass with more than 20 km/h difference because of safety concerns. And there are many people getting mad behind you, when you go slow on the left lane because of traffic.
except if you're jewish then u can use the holocaust card and get out trouble free
Nevertheless, the rate of traffic-related deaths per capita in the USA is three times as high as in Germany.
And the autobahn is actually the safest kind of road in Germany. No crossings, no traffic lights, no tractors or other slow moving vehicles (usually), the lanes are wide, the curves are wide and have a profile that leads the car almost automatically and the pavement is usually in very good condition. All of this is the reason for very few accidents despite the high speed.
You have look at the quality of our rescue services in Germany. Also, we have a dense and relatively short Autobahn-Netz if you compare with the long long highways of US. There you die waiting for the ambulance to arrive... Also they don't really do Rettungsgasse in US.
I'm a nurse, so here is a fun fact: these traffic deaths of course mean DEATHS, not people spending the next 6 months in hospital and never recovering, being horribly disabled for the rest of their lives. Before people drive reckless, they should really consider what it means barely surviving horrible accidents on the Autobahn.
9:05 when the realization kicks in :D
Ryan before he knew the conversion rate between miles and kilometres: "I wanna see someone hit 300 (km/h) on a motorcycle."
Then Ryan watches someone going 299 km/h or faster (display did not go higher but speed might have been).
Also Ryan after he checked the conversion rate between miles and kilometres: "So there were people going 180 mile an hour. That motorcycle guy was going 180 mile an hour. I am afraid to watch anymore, folks... at least today."
😅
90mp/h is pretty much relaxed cruising speed. 110 - 115 mp/h is for work-vehicles and everything over 130 is for fun.
In the company of my friend I helped him out as a limousine driver in an Audi A8. The best cruising speed is at about 160-180 km/h but sometimes I went up to 220 km/h , and yes... occasionally I went faster as well but without passengers. About 260 km/h is the maximum speed of that car with the strongest diesel engine.
Driving fast is not as easy as you think it is.... you have to think two steps ahead for the safety of your passengers and for other drivers! In particular passengers of a limousine service should not feel any stress due to deceleration aka emergency braking. Sometimes they do have laptops or want to drink something. And you don't want to see laptops or beverages flying around in the car! 😉
The best question to the customer at the beginning of any trip: "What is your preferred cruising speed?"
My record on Autbahn is 332 km/h, messured by GPS. Around 5 am in the morning outside Hamburg.
1:20 no Audi S8 is mild hybrid😅
Funny thing about the last clip is not only that he‘s driving 300 km/h, but also that the guy behind him signals that he means to overtake him😅
2:40 Isn't the Emergency Brake at the very end of that video clip? There is still a fifth to go. 🤔
yep
Congrats on almost hitting 90k on this channel, Ryan! :) Keep up the great work :)
8:02 You can calculate the actual speed. The white lines on the Autobahn are exactly 6m, the spaces 12. If you go through the video frame by frame (30 frames equal one second) you can count to 1/30 of a second, how long it takes for a known distance. When it showed 299 it took him 7 frames for 18m - thats close to 278km/h / 173mph.
Small inaccuracy by vid in vid possible.
Thanks for dooing the math so I don't have to.
Speedometers in Germany may measure quite a bit high (they are not allowed to measure low though, so they err on the high side)
So it checks out within tolerances
If the speed is shown in km/h, it is easy to convert because 1 mile is 1.6 km
@@smiechuwarte-qt8pn1.609 to be more accurate.
@@Dutch1961 I approximated it as one yard is 96 cm, but it is assumed to be one meter
that seems accurate, i heard that motorcycle speedometers become more inaccurate the higher the speed is, my bike's offical top speed is 209kph but the speedo read 220 when i maxed it out so a 20kph inaccuracy at 300+ seems appropriate
I was clocking 170 km/h on the Autobahn and a motorcycle past me so fast I wanted get out and push my car.
Dude, you skipped too fast, the BMW M4 video wasn't over, you didn't even get to the emergency brake 😵
Weird: First I stumbled upon a t-shirt on amazon today regarding the German autobahn no speed limit traffic sign (reading something like 'anything under 200 km/h is traffic obstruction') while searching for a shower head (go figure!), and now your video pops-up in my YT feed! I guess Germany is calling me 🤔
It is indeed legal to drive 300+ with every vehicle which has TÜV. You can even drive 400 when your car can hit that mark. But you have to consider that every km/h you are over 130 you can get in trouble when something goes wrong. We have rules which counts now matter what the speed limit sign shows. Number 1 is the Sichtfahrgebot which means you are only allowed the drive as fast as you can stop the car. That means when you drive at night and you only can see 200m you have to be able to stop the car in 200m, if you can stop the car in 250m you are to fast.
The second is angepasste Geschwindigkeit. Angepasste Geschwindigkeit means that you are only allowed to drive as fast as it is secure for you and every other person around you. For example, it is a beautiful sunny day and you drive on the Autobahn but it is quit a lot of traffic, than you are not allowed to drive 250 when the other cars only drive 130 or so. You can drive faster than the others around you but the differential speed should not be significantly faster than the other cars. It is hard to explain :D
When you don't follow those rule you can get in trouble when something goes wrong. Even your car insurance can refuse to pay and can terminate your contract. The police is also allowed to take your car and driver license.
Here in Finland it's always illegal to drive so fast that you cannot stop the car on visible part of the road. Naturally many drivers break that rule in snowfall and during night time but if you get into accident, you'll be fined for driving too fast.
@ryan Wass: 324km/h
timeframe 7:40 to 7:44 (4 seconds) - he passes 20 white lines
each line 12meters, then a 6m gap = 20*18 meters = 320 meter in 4 seconds = 324km/h
3:40 This sign ends alle previous limitations. On Bundesstraßen (federal roads) you have a general speedlimit of 100km/h. If there are other speedlimits - usually 70/50/30 in areas around crossroads, bus stops, sharp bends etc. - but as well no passing zones or other limitations, als those are ended with this sign - but the general limit of 100km/h stays.
On the Autobahn indeed it means, there is no more speedlimit - but it also ends no passing zones - just all previous limitations.
Nevertheless you are not allowed, just to go as fast as you want. The speed on the Autobahn has do be appropriate to the weather and traffic condition. If you recklessly rush through dense traffic with much higher speed than all the others, you will definitely get a ticket, if a cop comes around.
Technically the limitation for unlimited speed is two lanes each direction and a built up divider
@@lyaneris Well, if you want ro be precise, read again STVO §3 (3) 2.c - two lanes per direction divided by simple painted lines (sign 295 or 340) or! one lane per direction with a median or! built up divider.
I haven't seen such a road without an explicit placed speedlimit in germany - but you are right, there might exist some.
@@bscorax Of the top of my head, I can't remember a Bundesstraße without speed limit, I do know a few Kraftfahrstraßen that don't have one :)
It's really just two lanes with lines? That does seem unsafe imo
@@lyaneris Jepp, thrilling.
STVO §3 (3) 2.c
Diese Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung gilt nicht auf Autobahnen (Zeichen 330.1) sowie auf anderen Straßen mit Fahrbahnen für eine Richtung, die durch Mittelstreifen oder sonstige bauliche Einrichtungen getrennt sind. Sie gilt ferner nicht auf Straßen, die mindestens zwei durch Fahrstreifenbegrenzung (Zeichen 295) oder durch Leitlinien (Zeichen 340) markierte Fahrstreifen für jede Richtung haben.
3:45 That sign is not just for speed limits. That sign end every restriction on the Autobahn. It only is used when you have at least two restriction to use only one sign to end both restrictions. Speed limits are included, but it also ends a no overtaking zone or something like that.
Me once drove with my old BMW on the right lane with absolut 230km/h. Than I nearly git blown away from the pressure wave of an RS6 passing by with at least 300km/h. Well Germany is a country where a view over the shoulder for switch lane even at 300km/ makes sense 😂
You have to traffic observation all the time with mirrors, not a second before changing lanes 😅
das Beste war, die Lichthupe hinter dem Typen der 300 gefahren ist....im letzten Clip ;)
Ryan, you actually skipped the emergency brake at the end of the "Autobahn emergency brake BMW M4" video xD
Never do that again, that was really unsatisfying :D
White round sign with gray line doesn't inherently mean no speed limit. It means all previous round shields (including things like no-overtaking) are no longer in effect and everything goes back to default rules. So if you see that sign in a city, that means you are still limited to 50 km/h for example.
2:35 Moin Ryan, hier hast du das Video zu schnell beendet, die Notfallbremsung kommt erst noch. Hab wunderschöne Weihnachten 🌲🍀🎁👍
"I can drive 90 Mph, you can't"
And then all the company buses pass her at 105.
200 isnt even realy fast, i have done 195 KMH on my first Autobahn driving lesson in driving school, its even kinda boring over long therm cause the autobahn is mostly straight and it dosnt happen that much. the fastest i got was 299 on my bike (damn gentleman agreement)
Same here... instructor: "I want to see if you can handle fast. Step on it!" Golf II... ;-)
Well, Merry Christmas from Germany^^
Driving this fast on public roads is reckless and cringe. Just an all around indictment of character
“Reckless and cringe”? You mean like your pointless whining?
@@AB-ou8ve you're making yourself look like a hurt fool.
that moment after the unit coversion at the end had me in tears xD
Most Germans do not drive like that. You need to have gone through (and passed) a formal, approved driving course to get your license. In the nearly 10 years I have been living here, I have seen next to no accidents and generally good driving.
Now, with much stricter speed regulation (in theory, at least, not sure on enforcement), I saw so much actually scary driving in Italy. Driving there was really stressful. But Germany? No such problems.
I'm Belgian but I worked in Germany for about 5 years. When going home I drove at a speed of 200km/h ( 120 mph) in Germany. Most of the time the A-bahn had only 2 lanes. As I read in other commentaries that does mean you always have to be alert ànd ( what some people seem to forget) very pro-active in your driving. To me, this mind-set enhanced the pleasure of my driving experience. That said, one of the reasons this was possible in Germany was the fact that German drivers adhered to the rules ( left lane unless overtaking) and checked their rear looking mirror automatically when thinking of overtaking while taking into account that cars could be travelling at 200km/h or more. I always felt safe and can't recall a life-threatening event whatsoever. Even as a non-German I quickly took on this habbit when driving at lower speeds myself. Someone remarked that when driving outside of Germany this was not possible That was my experience also, I had to pass through the Netherlands where about everyone drove faster ( in general about 140) than the speedlimit (110-130 ). I stuck to the official speed limit ( not interested in fines ) but driving as in Germany is not possible without endangering yourself or others because the drivers don't have the habbit of driving the German way. Once in Belgium it became even more dangerous. There is no way you could have done this in the Netherlands let alone Belgium on a 2 lane road. Someone called the non German drivers bad drivers. Perhaps, but I think it's primarely the fact that we are not familiar with this way of driving that creates the dangerous situations if you were to try. In that sense the foreign drivers on the German A-bahn were the ones to look out for since they were less strict on using the left lane and couldn't judge the speed with which you were approaching them. ( Personally, I didn't flash my lights or got bumper to bumper, as a family man safety first, but I took no offence if very fast cars flashed already at a great distance. ) When the iron Curtain fell driving became more dangerous because of this and the sudden growth of traffic. I suppose that effect has worn out now.
Well technically this isn't a "no speed limit" sign. It means "end of all restrictions". 😊
Being a german discgolfer I'm happy to hear you say you remember that sign from Simons discs. I really love that he chose the design for exactly that reason: all limits are off!
Americans: Weapons for everybody,
Germans: Speeding for everybody.
Both is totally stupid.
3:55 that sign means "end of restrictions", usually refering to the last one, and even more commonly used after the "no overtaking" sign.
Wrong, that is not the "no speed limit" sign.
Actually it is more, it is the: "not any restriction anymore" sign
All previous restriction signs for example "speed" or "do not overtake" are released.
If there was a previous speed limit sign f.e. 120, it could be released with this sign including the number 120.
Then there is no speed limit anymore. So only these with numbers are only "no speed limit anymore" signs.
Nevertheless, the accident rate with fatalities in the USA is more than 3 times higher than in Germany! Speed does not kill, stupid driving kills!!!
That's such a terrible argument. Autobahn is deadly and even by EU standards. US has problems with crashes, but think why. There's literally no car inspection in some states, you basically hand out licenses like they are happy meal toys, there are plenty of terrible drivers with even more awful state of cars on roads. And since you need to drive, there's a lot of angry, nervous or other drivers not in their best emotional states.
You should search for ghost rider - a dutch guy that goes 300 on German and dutch Autobahn :D
But honestly, some of the cars that got passed by drove like an obstacle, just 100km/h - majority is driving only 120-130 km/h.
"I can go 90mph, you cant" .... the travel speed on the autobahn with my kids in the back(140km/h) ... not lying.
7:56 the bikes in Europe don't show you more then 299kmh but they driving faster. My Honda 1000RR don't stop by 299kmh, they goes up to 311kmh but don't show it on the display 😂 it's funny and it could be a law here.
just remembered another thing: theres a biker called ghostrider from sweden who used to make movies of himself doing absolutely incredibly fast and illegal stuff in sweden like doing timed runs on a selected route at like 250kph average while being in big traffic, doing a massive wheelie at 300+ kph, some seriously dangerous shit and there have been rumors that he died in a highspeed crash years ago and now not long ago after 7 years of nothing his youtube channel is back, and now he even does that stuff together with his son, the son drives a modded bmw m140i with 600hp and does the same lane swerving street racing and stuff
Years ago I had a Renault Laguna 2 GrandTour that sped up to 237 kph. Its been my fastest car up to now. With that car I had 3 exciting moments. 1.) Full emergency break from 235 kph to 0 kph while changing 2 lanes and on the shoulder to avoid crashing a VW Bus overtaking a semi on Autobahn A1 north of the city Lübeck. 2.) Being overtaken at my maximum speed on Autobahn A20 heading Schwerin by a Hayabusa Motorcycle. Heard it for minutes before it showed, overtook me in a millisecond. Must have over 300 kph fast. 3.) Same Autobahn, same direction, again driving my maximum of 237 kph, when I was overtaken by a Porsche out of a sudden with enormous speed. Dont know how fast it went. I had to stop next possible to take a deep breath and two cigarettes. Since then I call it the Negative Wush Effect, when I go my Maximum and someone gives me the feeling of standing still when overtaking. The Positive Wush Effect is when I can give that feeling to another driver. 😅
8:56 that’s literally how fast I had to drive in my second driving lesson 😑…
My parents rented a VW Jetta while in Germany to travel and even though it had a rear spoiler my dad stated it was difficult to handle at speeds greater than 100MPH (160km?) so they never travelled in the fast lane. But all the heavy trucks stay in the right lane at slower speed and had to be passed. At the time most trucks exhaust exited on the left side and they were exposed to the fumes everytime making it unpleasant. My sister had been an exchange student there and her host father had taken my father out on the autobahn before renting the car to make sure he was capable of high speed driving.😊
If someone goes very fast in a curve or bad sight and honks at me... I couldn see u 0,5 sec ago how am i supposed to guess ur are coming with 250+km/h I dont honk back or brake check him I just continue to do what i was doing and go out of the way asap, doesn mean im not pissed by these aggro fast driver who are thinking trey are in the right. BUT I realized there are to many idiots on the streets and in evey 1 o 1 encounter i can atleast make sure that there is no Error on my side.
@3:32 the sign means all temporary restictions are lifted, you see this also sometimes within cities which means NOT that you can drive as fast as you want
*Did u even notice, in the last clip the car was going 300 and the BMW behind him was signalizing to get the fuck out of the way*
Probably near Frankfurt. The only area I know where you have to keep any eye on the mirrors even when you're going 300...
Guys in the US, you need to understand something about this crazy driving in Germany: Getting a license in Germany is quite an effort. A lot of classes and practical training lessons. You pay easily 3.000 to 4.000 bucks to get it.
Then there are strict regulations on the Autobahn. Most important: Don‘t overtake on the right lane. Then, very important: When you want to swap to the left lane, first make absolutely sure no one is coming from behind, before you set your indication lights. Otherwise the driver from behind gets a shock and does an emergency brake, because he doesn‘t know, whether you noticed him. When you then swap, do it quickly, but smooth. Never „jump“ suddenly from one lane to the other. Be predictive for others.
The one going very fast: Always as the situation allows. Never pass by with high speed, when there is a crowd of vehicles.
Always be prepared for mistakes of others.
Although many people make mistakes (especially older drivers), mostly nothing happens.
Believe it or not: The German Autobahn are the safest roads in Germany. And in general the statistics get better and better, although the cars become faster and faster. Just compare the crash statistics to other developed countries in the world and you‘ll see…
But people driving like assholes fast and slow exist also here a lot… Which you can see in some video clips for sure!
That's not a "no speed limit" sign; it's a sign for the end of all limitations on that part of the road in terms of speed and overtaking. If it's on the autobahn, it means no speed limit, but if you're on a normal road, the normal speed limit on that road is valid, like 50 in the city and 100 outside of cities.
But even on the autobahn, it is not allowed to drive as fast as you can if it is unsafe because of traffic, weather, or other circumstances. If you drive over 130 km/h and an accident happens, you are always going to be at least partially guilty because you did not consider the circumstances and were driving too fast, faster than the maximum advised speed, which is always 130 km/h on the autobahn.
5:45
I am surprised that, you are not more surprised by the Station Wagon going at Mach 5.
I just love how very differently germans and americans look at a Station Wagon/Kombi.
the guy in the car after the female cop, drives over 300km/h and there was a car flashing him, to move over.
i love your reactions to us crazy germans. show us more😁
Yeah, I'm actually a little disappointed he missed that because that was part of the joke.
Once i drove a BMW S1000RR at around 270km/h on the Autobahn, when a heavily modified Brabus Rocket overtook me and i've felt i was driving city limit speed... Welcome to Germany! 😂
That's the time when you feel the urge to exit your car to check if your tires are still turning...
Depending on the circumstances you can still get fined for reckless driving. There was a very famous instance of a Bugatti Chiron owner doing a top speed run on a derestriced section of the autobahn going all the way up to 417km/h or about 260mph, he was later taken to court however ended up not being fined because he took all necessary precautions to do it in a safe manner, that mainly being doing it at a time when the road is almost empty so he wouldn't have any issues with traffic
I don't think the case ever arrived in court. AFAIK, they investigated and declined to go to court because they couldn't find any law that was fully broken. (They tried to get him with the street racing law but not all of the requirements were met)
@@realulli it seems you are correct, been a while since I read those articles but I remember them trying to get him for it hence why I thought the court case
Merry Christmas for you and your Family.🎄🎄🎄
For those unfamiliar with km/h - the white posts at the right side of the autobahn are 50 meters apart. They are there as indicators for drivers to judge speed, break distances and so on.
The fast gray car passing the Mercedes c class cabriolet is an e 63 s amg 4 magic plus .
It is such a great car 😊
A motorbike doing 300 km/h plus is called a Schroedinger's bike😅
My record on a friends bike was 299+ km/h. I don't know how fast it exactly was, because the speedmeter only goes that far, but I still could feel her pushing. Was the most awesome feeling ever, but it is super exhausting and dangerous (braking distance to standstill ~1.2km or just under a mile). I did this on a nearly empty part of the Autobahn and only for maybe 10 seconds or so, then reduced the speed to ~200).
"I can drive 90mph/144km/h, you can't"
*hahahaha*
03:40 isnt really a "no speed limit" sign, its a sign that lifts the sign before that (also used for no overtaking ans so) . normaly when you drive on an autobahn and you dont see any speed signs its unlimited.
EDIT: if you are not on the autobahn and drive outside citys and see this sign it means 100km/h
The funny thing about the last clip is that he is already driving 300km/h but the one behind him gives him a light signal to drive to the right bc he wants to go faster
In Germany you see alot motorcycle on the Autobahn it's pretty usual and actually Not Dangerous. I mean If everyone Drives safely and secure then it's totally fine.
You always gotta watch out for those sleepyheads who change lines without blinking when going really fast!
Had an american friend visiting me in germany. He thought it would be a good idea to arrive in Frankfurt, grab a rental car and drive it to hamburg (~500km) to get the "Autobahn Experience".
First of all; in germany manual transmissions are widespread. But after 30minutes on the Autobahn he called me...."They are insane, they are about to kill everyone".
I once had an Audi S8 and driving 120mph or more is no problem on the Autobahn.
Ryan - the last video you should look it again closely - the car is hitting 301 km/h - and than from the rear someone comes with blinking headlights because he is way faster XD
90 mph is (almost) legal speed limit on highway in Poland (140 kph). But every one is doing like 150-160 kph.
seems fair
Italy recently raised their limit to 150... ;-)
Keresone 💀
Audi Rs6 Autobahn crash with keresone music
i'm happy that i found your contents, i like the way you react and the way you're open about things, regardless you're in the target or not and build a constructive point out of them :)
Also, for thespeed limit, 144 km/h is not that fast! and if you want a little tip to switch from miles to km, it's not meant to be precise but give you an overall idea: 100miles = 160 km so to have some overall idea, i make and addition between the miles and its half, you'll have an approximation, a little below tho
Sorry for my bad english, and thanks for teh content. hi from Belgium 😊😊(France's nothern neighbor)
Germans dont usually drive at these high speeds on the autobahn. The reason: Its not fuel efficient. efficiency still more valuable then just speed .. thats german thinking :)
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