Reaction To Tom Hanks On German Autobahn
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- Reaction To Tom Hanks On German Autobahn
This is my reaction to Tom Hanks On German Autobahn
I react to a video of a Tom Hanks interview on David Letterman where he recounts his travels to Germany where he made a journey on the German Autobahn.
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The sign is quite common. It is a play-street, where children play on the street. Cars are just allowed to go that fast that, if you are breaking, you are standing immediately. Most of the times around 6 km/h. Such a street mostly is in front of an elementary school or in a home for elderly people.
Right... and also what many people do not know... in theese streets it is only allowed to park in designated parking spots so that there is still enough space for playing and stuff.
A play street is a street, where you have to drive step speed. :D
haaa now i can klugscheiß a bit ;) its not a play street its a verkehrsberuhigter bereich in a play street there is NO traffic at all also the sighn is diferent you have that playing kid under a regular no passing allowed sighn that you know from one way streets
It is called verkehrsberuhigte Zone. In a Spielstrasse no cars are allowed.
No its not. Its a traffic reduced area sign (Verkehrsberuhigter Bereich). It marks an area where you are supposed to drive very slow and are only allowed to park in marked spaces. THERE IS NO SIGN FOR A PLAY STREET.
"130 / 140 Kilometers per hour, which I did". To him that seems to be the most exciting experience he ever made. For me that’s the normal speed when I drive to the grocery store in the next village.
ist der Turbo kalt, gib ihm sechseinhalb XD
215 km/h actually, he was talking about mph
@@korbikube7958Nope, korbi, you're wrong. Look again at 5:45 and you can clearly hear he is talking about "kilometers per hour" which is undoubtable km/h.
Well, he also said "easily" and it was a camper van. It was probably more about acceleration.
Yeah 130 counts as a relaxed speed here.
Most Germans drive around 10-20% above the speed limit. But a personal driver can't risk traffic violations of they could lose their job and wouldn't find a new one as a driver.
As a German, I had to laugh so hard. Tom talks about 130 km/h being super fast, which is literally the "Richtgeschwindigkeit" (recommended speed) on the Autobahn. So, when you are in an area without any speed limit, Germans often drive much faster. My car can go 180+, but I personally prefer 150-160, because beyond that it's getting a little bit scary. Generally when going at such a high speed you have to be super alert and you have to concentrate, so after a while it gets really exhausting.
I find it kinda cute that you think Germans always stick to the rules and respect the speed limit. Well - absolutely not. 🤣Maybe only in areas where we know there is a "Blitzer" (speed camera) or in high risk areas (like next to a school).
I think the majority of cars on German roads are the known German brands (probably 2/3 of them). The thing with VW is that the group has a lot of other brands under its umbrella: Audi, Seat, Skoda and Porsche are all owned by VW Group. So from that perspective, yes, you see a lot of VW on German roads.
yeah i agree, germans definatly DONT follow speedlimits. especially those 80 Signs on the autobahn, hardly anyone follows those (But there is where they put these pesky blitzer xD, got me once)
Funny talking about 130 Km/h beeing fast. and like that cars easy get that speed. TBH i dont know of a car which doesnt XD. Most cares go way beyond 200 km/h
@@mJrA83
This experience was very funny for me:
I was groscery shopping and went home (by foot!). On the way there was a Blitzer. When I'm correct, the Blitzer flashed, when I walked past it and it caught me from behind. But there were no cars in this moment. But I don't think, that I walked very fast. Especially not over 30 km/h.
And no matter how fast you drive, there'll be some Audi A4 Combi up your arse trying to get by.
He messed it up,he meant 130 mph ,about 200
Exceeding the advised speed is not a criminal offense, but may result in greater liability in the case of a collision due to an increased danger of operating the vehicle.
That sign marks a so called "verkehrsberuhigte Zone", literally translated traffic-calmed zone. It means that pedestrians (inkluding playing children) have the same right to the road as vehicles and bicycles, which are to drive very slowly. You can usually find it in residential areas with no sidewalks or bike lanes. It's not a GDR-sign, you can see it in all of Germany.
Volkswagen is, although far from being cheap these days, quite popular and common. BMW and Mercedes Benz are too, but they cover a higher price segment.
That is a 'Spielstraße' 'play-street', where cardrivers (bicicles as well) have to slow down 4-8 km/h and have to expect kids playing on the street. There may be even sidewalks but the street is extra designated for playing. I know only one 'Spielstraße' without sidewalk.
@@grischakugelmann2660 no, it is "Verkehrsberuhigte Zone" ! "Spielstraße" has a different sign (red circle, filled white, small sign with "Spielstaße" beneath it) and prohibits all vehicles from entering.
@@AkahigeNoAmo Oh yes thx, I realized I never saw a real 'Spielstraße' and everybody I know called the 'Verkehrberuhigte Zone' just 'Spielstraße'. We here call the 'Gewerbliche Beruhigte Zone`'Verkehrsberuhigte Zone'. Very interesting. But the 4-7 km/h are true, at least in my part of Germany but up to 10 km/h are allowed in other parts. cheers
@@grischakugelmann2660 yeah, I'd bet most Germans that didn't just get their driver license would call it "Spielstraße" ... I myself read up on it before writing my 2 cents, because I was only vaguely "aware" of the difference.
This answer-comment section is the best example of :Tell me, that you are german without telling me you are german. 😂😂
If you don't follow the rules people can die. The driving tests in Germany remain notoriously difficult (compared to most countries) for a reason. If you have an accident at 130 miles an hour you will die and most likely someone else will too. Know your own skills and respect others.
Germans not going over the speed limit on the autobahn?
Yeah, had a good laugh at that.
There are always people ignoring such limits.
But in my personal experience (driving US and German highways), speeding is more common in the US.
Especially that wild overtaking left right, guy coming from behind you, passing you right, then immediately switching lanes twice, to overtake another care left ... that almost never happens in Germany.
@@edg9382ven in the cities it is normal to drive 10kmh faster then allowed almost everybody do this u will not even get pulled over for this. But u are right this overtakes in the us are crazy and not that common in Germany
@@edg9382 That might be because we have the "Rechtsfahrgebot". A law that states you have to drive in the right lane whenever possible, overtaking is only allowed on the left side. So You overtake, go back to the right lane. You nearly never see overtaking on the right side, if so it's mostly to the one been overtaken ignoring that rule and the one overtaking losing patience.
I once was going regular 130 on the Autobahn when some sportscar passed with about 260 on the lane beside me. Tom described the sound quite accurate. It was just a "boom".. and he was gone.
The red sign at the end says that the tunnel is 3.2m in height. So if you are a trucker driving through, consider the height of your truck.
I agree with you, i grow up with the speed and then it's getting normal.
Blue sign in the end means playstreet and only walkingspeed 4-8 km/h.
Same with me. I am from Germany and one day I drove with a powerfull Audi A6 on the Autobahn with aprox 200km/h. Suddenly, I spottet a small dot in the rear mirror and haven't thought anything as I thought it was far away. Just 1-2 seconds later it passed me with the same sound Tom Hanks made in the video and dissapeared in the front distance... I just looked on the tachometer and was irritaded as hell... (even for a german).
I used to drive fast cars and going as fast as possible most of the time on the autobahn. As a Student I had a job driving cars (most of the time luxury cars) from one rental station to another all across germany. So sometimes I drove a Ferrari from my hometown to Hamburg, took a Audi from there to Berlin and so on till I was home again. Most of the time not more than 3 days to get home again. Anyway it was paid okay and I got to play with cars I'd never be able to afford. For me it gets scary at about 240. Most cars don't go faster anyways. Some do.
So once I was driving about 240 with an Audi A8 W12 with like 450 hp and got overtaken by a car so fast I thought I was standing still. This was 15 years ago and I'd still like to know which car it has been.
dont forget the motorbikes who come at you as the speed of mark 1 and you hear the sonic boom when they pass you xD
Yes, the blue sign means Spielstraße (a street where kids can play). So you have to drive in Schrittgeschwindigkeit (walking speed) 5 km/h. The sign in the back means that this drive through has a heigh of 3,2 Meters.
This is wrong. You are confusing "Verkehrsberuhigter Bereich" (sign 325.1) and "Spielstraße" (sign 250)! In the latter case, you may not drive a motorised vehicle at all. Never the less you are correct on the speed limit.
Yes, I live quite close to Eisenhüttenstadt (30mim with car), but it really isn't what you would call a "beautiful city" even today. 😂 (But I was very impressed how historically accurate the facts Tom stated where!)
130 is the normal speed on the German autobahn, recommended speed. I usually drive between 140 and 160 km, less often 180. But how fast you can drive always depends on the car.
hello, Eisenhüttenstadt really exist at polish border.
the sign means: A traffic-calmed area, colloquially often incorrectly referred to as a play street, more rarely a residential street and also as a residential street, is a street or traffic area signposted with traffic sign 325.1 in Germany. The area is used for traffic calming in built-up areas.
The VW Golf is the most sold car in Germany. So you can say that it's popular here.
Also the sign means "verkehrsberuhigte bereich", which is basically a Zone where cars are still allowed to drive but only at "schritttempo" / walking speed which is 5-15km/h.
The Signatur are fairly common in housing estates and should slow the cars down since people could cross the road fairly freaquently.
There is also a sign for a "spielstraße" street for play where vehicle aren't allowed.
I've been going 280 km/h on the autobahn
It was in a friend's tuned audi
But it's fairly unusual to find a place clear enough to do it
and the biggest problem is, if you are involved in a crash and the officals can proof that you have been faster than 130 km/h (Richtgeschwindigkeit / recommended speed) you will get a part penalty for beeing to fast, no matter if you have caused the crash to happen or not. So it's not just driving as fast as you want, it's also about responsibilty (but im not to sure if everyone even the Germans here understood that).
Oh, we also have people who don't follow the speed limit. But they get a nice picture from a Blitzer and points in Flensburg....if you have too many points in Flensburg they confiscate your drivers license. 😅
Me last sunday on the Autobahn A5 from Freiburg to Basel : driving 280 km/h getting the headlight flasher from behind 😂
I don't know if that's a thing in other countries, but when someone dies on a Landstraße (Cross country road) it's custom to put up a little cross, some candles and flowers where the crash happened. These are often young people who drive drunk or carelessly.
So when you see a tight curve coming up and there are two or even three crosses lined up, it's very motivating to keep within the speed limit.
Between the village where my grandmother lived and the next town there was one curve that's always had at least one cross, sometimes more.
Hi, I was in Germany from 1982-1983 I was stationed in Karlsruhe, and the area I was in it was mostly BMW's. I didn't know how to drive at that time, but I have been on the Autobahn a few times with friends, it was terrifying. I do believe they have a minimum speed limit on the Autobahn. One of the things I found that was cool was big mirrors attached to buildings around the curves of the road in smaller village areas.
Yes, in theory there is a minimum speed of 61km/h (38m/h) on the Autobahn. But in reality it is just terrifying to be that slow. At least 85 is very much recommend to follow the trucks on the right lane.
@@eligerus2622 Even here in the US I have heard about 2 different times where someone got a ticket for going too slow.
@@Violet316 Ah really? Thats interesting! Thanks for sharing.
@@eligerus2622actually there is no minimum speed on the Autobahn, but your car must be ABLE to go at least 60kmh. But no doubt you will get pulled over when driving slower than 80 without obvious reason (like traffic jams)
Sins 1983 a lot of change until 2023 😂
Fastest speed I was driving (as a Co - driver) on Autobahn, was 310 km/h. I didn´t drive, but the driver was an especially trained policeman. It was weird. Streets became so narrow. We made it from Munich to Augsburg in 12 minutes. Eisenhüttenstadt is a real place near the polish boarder. Never been there....
12 Minutes? if you're being generous and take the distance from the end of the "eschenrieder spange" to the first exit at augsburg that's 48km. assuming you are constantly going 310 (which you're not, the segment from eschenrieder spange to GADA is usually limited to 100, there are several curves on the A8 you cannot take at 310, as they're borderline possible at 220 and near augsburg you'll be speed limited again) it would take 9:20. That is under the most generous assumptions (zero slowing down for ANYTHING, no accelerating or braking, zero traffic, which isn't even possible at night, and at night about half the distance is limited to 120. so I find 12 minutes unrealistic. The fastest I ever managed to do any part of that trip (from odelzhausen to GADA) was during covid, at night, before the speed limits at night were introduced on that route and for about a third of the distance you're describing, travelling between 180 and 240km/h depending on the curves it took 8.5 minutes. so I'd reckon maybe 20 minutes from augsburg to munich (each with a generous interpretation of what that actually means) may be possible under perfect conditions, but unless I see evidence I can't believe anything less than that
It's kind of cute that you ask "tell me if you have seen a sign like that" in the end.
Tom Hanks sure is proud of driving like an old lady on the Autobahn.
The "Spielstrasse" Playstreet Sign looks strange because in the middle there are leftovers from two stickers visible, that doesn't belong there.
I was once driving 200km/h through a tunnel on the autobahn. I heard a loud noise coming into the tunnel from behind. I moved off the fast lane and as soon as i did, a ridiculous tuned bmw came on from behind and overtook me like i was standing still (i think it was a g-power m5, but i'm not sure as it flew by in a blurr).
Where can you drive faster than 130 km/h in a tunnel? Generally the tunnels have limits because of the difficulty of access in case of an accident, and due to the lack of run-off space.
@@MorningNapalm i don't know which tunnel it was, it was not a long one, just a long corner that was tunneled. I was coming back from the Polish border, at the height of Berlin. And it was like 10 years back. Maybe we both were speeding for all i know 😅
The blue sign in the end is "verkehrsberuhigter Bereich" oder "Spielstraße". It shows that you have to slow down to nearly footstep-speed because Kids could be outside playing on the road. And the sign with the 3.2m shows that the tunnel has a height of 3.2meters. So a huge Truck/crane or something like that knows that he cant pass through.
Very funny. I like Tom Hanks and his movies.👍❤
I was actually thinking about this notion that BMW or Mercedes are considered luxury/premium cars in other countries, but living here in Germany I see them around all the time so to me they just blend into the background with all the other types of cars on the streets. Don't get me wrong, some models of these cars are indeed luxury cars that I can only dream of ever driving, but the vast majority seem like "every day cars" to me and I see like 5 of the same model every day.
My friend worked in Berlin (when Germany was united) construction works and he get Mercedes 600 just for work commute transportation from flat to work, (he was thinking to get smaller Mercedes to bring back home for tax free). But all smaller Merc's were quite sold out from car shops and in time he said that insurance for car was cheaper for 600 merc than smaller like 190 merc. After before coming back to homecountry he sold his 600 what ever model to fellow construction guy since taking it back home would have ruined his tax, etc. payments landing to home country. We have helluwa tax payments for returning properties like vehicles. Like that solves anything.
I drive a Mercedes in the mid-range segment and in our area alone, on the relatively short street, there are probably 10 of them. To only see five a day I would have to live somewhere in the outback ;-))
Sign means "Spielstraße" (play street), where pedestrians and playing children have the same right as any car. Drivers have to go very slow, usually just walking speed, and give way to pedestrians and playing kids.
It's used in residential areas for streets which are normally only used by who lives there.
nice historical facts from Tom. Eisenhüttenstadt is quite interessting with many rests from its glorious past, e.g. watches, which are made there till today. The street sign means, that drivers should pay attention to playing children. Nice video!
The sign actually declares the area as so called 'Spielstrasse', that is something like play street. The concept is that in this part of the street all have the same rights. So cars are only allowed walking speed and one has to be extra careful, since there might be kids playing.
I like your videos so much due to the fact that your reactions are authentical
The sign means Spielstraße (playstreet or gamestreet^^) --> traffic calming zone - (living streets)
Eisenhüttenstadt is a real city in brandenburg with about 24.000 people next to the polish border. The sign means "Spielstrasse" and means there can be children playing on the street and the traffic should move very slow.
the way you guys say "Eisenhüttenstadt" is 🤣🤣🤣
9:54 I grew up in a "Spielstraße" - best childhood ever!
Berlin -> Dresden you need about 2 hours (ca. 200km - 124 miles) That also depends on whether there are traffic jams or car accidents which route you prefer, how fast you can drive and so on. Even if you have no speed limit that doesn´t mean that you are able to drive 200km/h becaue of other drivers around you ^^
Or more like cause of construction sites preventing you from going without gloves, as Hanks would have said it.
Thank you for your love for Germany.
Tom Hanks is just awesome, so funny! 😂 Kind of cute that he finds 140 km/h fast. And before overtaking on a German Autobahn, you should really check all your mirrors three times, because you can't see someone with 200 kph on the speedometer from a distance.
I myself like to drive fast, but my car is a rust bucket and at 150 kph is the end, more than 130 km/h and you no longer feel safe. 😂
My uncle used to be crazy, I can remember 230 kph on the highway as a kid, it definitely didn't feel safe though. ☠😂
And Germans are not very conscientious about the speed limit. If you really drive 50 kph in a 50 kph zone, you will be tailgated by the car behind you. 😂 There is currently a big discussion about whether to introduce a speed limit on the highway for economic and environmental reasons, and I myself wouldn't mind.
He means 130 miles per hour
The sign, or something very close to this one, is used in most countries in Europe. Most traffic signs have been standardized, without specific local language on the sign itself.
Also: Very US American.
you easily can see what kind of sign something is:
- white round with a red border is a restriction or limit (in the video eg for some maximum height; default would be 4m otherwise) and also speed limits "no overtaking", etc belong to that category,, easy to spot even from a distance.
- blue (mostly round) signs tell you what is allowed or what you have to do, eg arrows indicating "only sraight or right" or "pass this sign (traffic isle) on this side, or "bicycles are allowed and must drive here".
- similarly, blue rectangular signs also say what to do or what can be done, eg one way streets with an arrow, a "P" for parking, or this sign that allows everyboy (cars, bicycles, pedestrians) on the road and requiring to go really slow and pay attention to each other.
I grew up in a street with this sign, and we always were playing on the streets, still quite common in germany.
Eisenhutennstein lol.i lived there years back in Asylum Einrichtung.
'ironhutcity' is an ok literal translation, but in this case i would assume that the 'hütten' part comes from the verb 'verhütten' which means 'smelting'. that Tom Hanks bit is a classic, as a german i watched many times, always funny, especially cause many of my US friends are infatuated with the no speed limit thing :-). can't wait for them to visit me and drive 200+ and watch their reaction.
No matter how fast you drive on the autobahn, there will be a white Mercedes Sprinter behind you flashing the lights to signal you to move over while already kissing you number plate with his.
The street sign means that this is a play street, there is walking speed required, because there children play, so the street is traffic-calmed.
10:00 That's the sign for _verkehrsberuhigter Bereich_ (literally "traffic-calmed area") colloquially often incorrectly referred to as a _Spielstraße_ (literally "play street"). Basically what it means is that until you come across the sign with a red diagonal bar through it you're only allowed to drive at at walking speed in the entire area i.e. you put in the first gear and once you start moving you're not touching the gas at all and only let the engine's idle speed push you along.
What the stickers on that particular sign cover is a ball the kid is running after just in case you were wondering why the kid was in the street.
Basically within those areas pedestrian traffic must not be endangered or impeded by vehicle traffic, if necessary vehicle traffic has to wait.
You'll often find these in quiet residential areas where children could appear out of nowhere and run in front of your vehicle without any prior warning so you basically have to be able to stop your vehicle on the spot which is why 10 km/h is the hard limit in those areas.
Tom should come to Germany again and drive on the newly expanded routes of the A3 (especially between Aschaffenburg and Würzburg). There, at many times of the day and night, speeds of over 200 km/h are easily possible without feeling anxious ;-)).
as a german... hearing tom hanks getting exited about 130kmh is cute. currently we have huge arguments about limiting the maximum speed on highways to 130kmh. because some people think that is too slow. that their freedom gets impaired if they have to drive that slow....
I'm not one of those. 100-130kmh is a good speed for me on the Autobahn. if you drive faster it gets really scary. because then the slightest movement of the steering wheel has big effects...
my actual Ford does 160 kmh comfortably.
Oh yeah, Germans often push it over the speed limit. A bit. Because in recent years the fines have increased, and the "safe" amount over the speed limit has decreased. Both factors changed significantly. You know that in speed traps there's usually a certain bit of leeway. Well, this dropped from 5% to 4%, and recently to 3%. The tickets you receive now have become much more restrictive, and if you go enough above you can have your license suspended for up to three consecutive months, or even rescinded completely, depending on how egregious the violation.
So Germans have become a lot more careful sticking closer to the limit.
6:19 hehe, Tom Hanks spoke absolute gobbledegook. There wasn't even an intelligible word in there. He is obviously exaggerating, highly, about everything for comedic effect.
Btw: Dresden-Berlin is roughly 190 km, and depending on traffic and average speeds takes around 2 hours 30 minutes. Obviously if you drive the top speed of a high performance car that can be faster. But even then you will hit many local speed limits on the Autobahn which will slow you down. Currently there's a construction site right outside Berlin (as per Google Maps) which will slow you down to 80kmh for quite some time.
Das Interview mit Tom Hanks, hat schon ein paar Jahre auf dem Buckel. Etwa 12 Jahre...
Distance between Berlin and Dresden 120 miles / 190 km
Hard to make in 16 minutes with (or even without) a break, unless you drive a Bugatti than you can do it in 30 min. as it is the fastest “mass” produced sports car with a max speed of 490 km/h (304 mph).
Yes the VW is the most sold car in Germany (Bugatti by the way belongs to VW, same as Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley or Ducati)
In Germany you see plenty of BMW´s, Mercedes`s, Audi's, Volkswagen's and sometimes even Porsche`s on the road. And most of them go faster than 130km/h when there is no speed limit. The left lane is where you overtake. With more than 130km/h.
i own a tuned volvo, which can go 255kmh (around 160mph). i live in austria (130kmh max allowd) but i tested it out on german autobahn.
nice :)
Germany is the country in Europe where the least attention is paid to the speed limit. This is because speeding penalties in Germany are extremely low compared to the rest of Europe.
The VW group holds about 38% of the german car market.
The traffic sign stands for a traffic-calmed area - seen quite often in Germany. Pedestrians are allowed to use the entire width of the street. Playing children are allowed everywhere. Pedestrians have priority over cars.
Austria is the same. As long as you don't go outrageously far over the speed limit, the fine is a slap on the hand, basically, and if you're richt it's more like, well.. That's just the cost of living.
the sign means "drive at walking pace, pedestrian street"
If Tom thinks, he was fast, he wouldn't want sat in the Bugatti, a tschech Billionaire was driving last year. He and his team tested, how fast they could go on the Autobahn. He reached a maximum speed of 417 km/h. Luckily he tested it in the early morning and his team would've warned him, if someone would drive in his way.
They thought to give him a fine, but finally they could Not. They were Not Happy about him Putting that in TH-cam. AS many could try the Same, but cause an accident.
It's pretty legal and the guy knew what he was doing.
Dresden to Berlin (city centre to city centre) is about 120 miles away. If the autobahn A13 is free of construction sites and free of other reasons for speed restrictions, you can - with a potential car (not necessarily a sports car) do that distance in something a bit more than 60 minutes. At least this goes for the part of the autobahn which is >90% of that trip.
The blue sign with the kids etc. means verkehrsberuhigte Zone, Spielstraße / play street. Cars have to drive realy slow (Schrittgeschwidigkeit) and be on allert for pedestrians and playing children. The sign under that means that cars have to be under these 3.2m to pass through the arc.
Volkswagen is of course very big in Germany but what he's referring to is that there are a lot of other car companies that belong to VW. You've probably heard that Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini belong to VW, but there are two other companies called "Seat" from Spain and "Skoda" from the Czech Republic. While the first three companies do their own thing, Seat and Skoda are basically VWs of the last generation or at least it used to be like that when that interview was filmed.
Well actually, being about 10kph (6--7mph) over the speed limit is rather normal, even in Germany.
No, speedmeters do show higher speed. Drivers thinking 10 over limit are just keeping it.
@@proislam1447 Actually, the indicated speed is just a few Kph higher than the real speed, but it is not that much more: 3-4 Kph compared to GPS speed at the most.
However, there usually are tolerances included in the road side measuring devices as well, so if you sum all those tolerances up, you most likely won´t be fined for driving with an indicated speed that is ~10 Kph over the given speed limit.
@@MorningNapalm Thanks for your hint, corrected my comment above
Of course you calculate that in.
100 allowed means: car shows ~kmh3 more than reality. 3% error margin on blitzer ~4kmh. 20 over is only a fine. So you can go until your car shows you are like 25kmh to fast without risking points
Got a tuned kawasaki ...runs about 320 km/h on the Autobahn 😮😊...when its free...less Traffic 😊
That Sign means: "Traffic-calmed area" or "Shared zone."
130 km/h is chillout speed when you have all the time of the world
eisenhüttenstadt, is a city in brandenburg a state in germany, in the deepest east near the polish border. not far away from where I grown up.
Tom obviously understood that Volkswagen literally means "car for the people". Therefore, the sentence that now every car is a VW makes extremely much sense.
BMW, Audi, Volkswagen (Short VW), Mercedes-Benz & Porsche the car brands, which are coming from Germany. They you can see often apart from Porsche, this car brand ost is seen a little more rarely. But you can see also often other car brands from other european countries, like from France, England, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Romania, Czech Republic or also many brands which are coming from outside Europe, like from Japan or South Korea, some brands also coming from the USA like Tesla, Chevrolet, Ford and very rare a Dodge. The German Roads or the European Roads are very diverse by cars
the sign indicating 3.2 is at an overpass, signalling that cars that are higher of carry a load that extends higher than that, can‘t fit through. These signs are found at every bridge, overpass, tunnel, even alleys with trees if the cover much of the street… Cause, accidents happen and are documented. Just look for TH-cam videos of trucks that are taller trying to drive through such a tunnel…
6:55 absolutely true, if you only drive with 130 KmH, you will be regularly over taken by car going easily 100KmH more.
that sign is rly old indeed and essentially says to drivers that they should drive as slow as walking. because in this street children are allowed to play on the street.
the sign ment
Verkehrsberuhigter bereich (traffic restrictet area)
or the inoffitial name Spielstraße (play street)
cars are only allowed to drive walking speed
that sign means that that is a "verkehrsberuhigter bereich" its somthing inbetween full traffic and no traffic its a street usually in a living area kids and people may play on those streets and traffic is allowed but at walking speed so you have to drive with like 10 kmh or slower but its better to avoid those areas ...
The sign means playing / walking street, children play there, so u drive with walking speed.
German here, I was driving on a part of the Autobahn which had no speed limit with 140kph on the center lane when a Lamborghini blasted through on lhe left lane. My entire car shaked when he overtook me. I think he was driving >320kph which is insane but it happens often here in Germany.
My grandma drives 130km. I drive 210km. Eisenhüttenstatt former East Germany. This sign means Playstreet
Well , to put the Autobahn in some perspective
Yes in theory we´ve a big percentage of unrestricted Autobahn, but it´s really depending on region and daytime if and how much you can make out of it.
We´ve several 2 lane highways, so truck traffic is on the right one doing below 50mph everything above takes the left one, even if a third lane opens up it can be that you can´t get over 100-110mph for more than a short blast ( and speeds over 140mph over a longer distance are quite exhausting, except at night ) at least on weekdays
on the other hand, if Tom Hanks diddles around at 75mph in a rolling boat and a Porsche drives by at 150mph it might have had that zoom effect ;)
But he´s absolutely right, there is always a faster one, so check mirrors and move always to the right lane asap over here
It's also funny that Tom considers 130 kph fast :D
I'm pretty sure that's below the speed limit of most countries ^^
Yes, thats the speed they want you to drive in Denmark, and from my trips to Norway and Sweden i think it would be the same there. He kept talking about doing 130 kph as insane, but the fact of the matter is if you can control a car at 330 kph then the German autobahn will allow that speed. You should be driving around 130 kph on any motorway i would say. To go slower sounds a bit dangerous to me. So his understanding of motorways and speed in germany is screwed up for sure. Also, a modern van should better be able to do 130 kph.. What car doesn't the last 30 years? 😅
9:52 Normal Sign, it means "Spielstraße" (Playstreet).
You are only allowed to drive very slowly ; around10km/h; because that street is for the residents to use as playfield.
So if you drive there it can sometimes take a while for the kids to get the goals to the side (usually street hockey or soccer) and let you pass.
The kids will rebuild once you passed and resume playing.
These are only in residential areas with low traffic.
Behind the paint smudges is a ball.
Technically it means "verkehrsberuhigte Straße". Spielstraße is just the colloquial name for it.
Also: i'd say at least 1/3 of the germans ain't follow the rules in terms of speed limit. If there is a 80 sign, many go like +20, some +30. But +20 is kinda common at 80+ roads, so 100 converts to 120, 120 to 140 and 130 is 150, after that it's just go whatever you want to go and that's fine, because there is not much options to go Vmax anyways anymore.
Once I hitch-hiked with a Porsche Cayenne. He was a test-driver of new cars before selling. We drove 180km in 45min. When possible he drove up to 280. That speed shouldn't be allowed. 😅 I really was scared.
Eisenhüttenstadt is known 4 Luxury watches and the blue sign means "spielstraße" you have to drive very slow under 10KM/h
That sounds he talks about are mainly motorcycles. They can potentially exceed even 300 shortly in straight sections.
V in German words is spoken like an F (in foreign words, however, like an English V). The German W is always pronounced like an English V. So it's not "Volks-wah-gun", but "Folks-vah-gun" 😉
V tends to be spoken a bit softer than F.
The V can be spoken by almost putting the upper front teeth on the lower lipp and blow air through them less strongly than for an F sound.
For the F sound the lipps can be rounded and even a bit protruded to blow air outwards. The teeth hardly participate in creating an F sound or don't at all.
@@michaelburggraf2822 Please - the f-sound in "voll" / "Völlerei" is exactly the same as in "füllen" (what means "voll machen") / "Füllung" since these words have all the same roots. It's just the spelling that differs for reasons I'd really like to know.
@@ingvarjensen1088 I've tried to observed myself speaking and I would say that there are very small differences. But maybe that's just me and I have to admit that it's not always consistent with the appearance of either V or F . Emphasis is playing a role too, for example: Völlerei and vollbringen.
@@michaelburggraf2822 Now each to their own (and I've been working for 34 years with my voice so I know what I'm talking about) - but if you take a look into "DUDEN - Das Aussprachewörterbuch", the pronounciation bible for the German language, you'll see for "voll" and "füllen" the pronounciations [fɔl] and ['fʏlən] with exact the same sign [f] for both the written v and f ;-)
The Autobahn in some places is built to drive 300 "easily" with a sports car/motorcycle.
Basically what these signs at end means is that the blue is telling that u are on a playroad for children, so u have to slow down down to walking speed (dont mind the house :D) and the other one, with the numbers on it gives u the hint, that the upcoming tunnel, bridge or what is about that numbers high. So if u know ur height of ur vehicle u sometimes have to avoid these roads.
But yea Eisenhüttenstadt is a real thing and it looks like on these pictures - no juwel at all xD
If you drive 30 in a 50 zone you can't hear anything except the horns behind you 😂
The 4th Chapter is wrong. Eisenach is a whole other city (in another state), the correct one is called Eisenhüttenstadt.
if someone come to germany, he should test a electric car, the acceleration is rly insane. i dont know if people from the british can drive in germany without problems. But Mert, if u come to germany, DO IT .. :D
Eisenhüttenstadt is a real place, it means ironworks town.
There were a few smaller places around but the city is fpunded by bulding the city around the ironworks and melting it with a few villages.
Yes, the sign is "Spielstraße" - there are people/children playing on the street and you have to drive in "Schritt-Tempo" - walking tempo to provide accidents... This is something positive - so it's a blue sign "playing on the street allowed" 😉
isenhüttenstadt is a city in Germany located in the state of Brandenburg. Here is some information about Eisenhüttenstadt:
Foundation: The city was established in the 1950s and was an important site for the iron and steel industry in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Industry: The name "Eisenhüttenstadt" refers to the ironworks that were located here. The city was primarily built to accommodate workers and employees of the ironworks.
Architecture: The city was designed according to socialist urban planning concepts and features many typical elements of Stalinist architecture. Some buildings and squares in Eisenhüttenstadt are examples of this aesthetic.
Cultural Life: In addition to its industrial significance, Eisenhüttenstadt also has cultural aspects. There are theaters, cinemas, museums, and events that enrich the city's cultural life.
Structural Transformation: After the reunification of Germany and the decline of heavy industry in the region, Eisenhüttenstadt underwent a structural transformation. The economic situation and demographic development changed.
Tourism: The city now also attracts tourists interested in Germany's industrial history and socialist urban planning.
I wonder where in Your video is Eisenach?
Eisenhüttenstadt is a town in EastGermany.
Dresden-Berlin, on a good day, 1,5 to two hours, and that is from the south Autobahnring. If you start or finish your journey inside the city, it can easily take you 3 to 4 hours. The average commuter Dresden-Berlin-Dresden, like me in my Skoda, would tell you it takes at least 4 hours either tour, every day, to get to work and back. A lot of times more than that.
At least in southern parts of germany benz and bmw are rly common actually. like the most standard family car even tho thats partly related to having alot of industry related to the brands there which results in many people not paying as much for those cars. and did he say 140 km/h at 5:42 ??? xD
In Germany BMW's are just average cars.
I think the sign means: watch your speed, people and children playing (in the street) due to residential area (?)
Wow, Hanks is a great late night show guest... guy has a great energy and humor!
I don't know if it is lost in conversion, but if he really was doing just 140 km/h in the left lane of an unrestricted Autobahn segment, he must have had a queue forming behind him. In most places people will typically drive 160 - 180 at least, with enough wanting to go 200 or more and harass you to get out of the way. It always depends on the congestion of course, and whether you are on a 2, 3 or more lane segment, since the trucks will always max out way lower, and whether it is truly a straight segment. Actually most Autobahns will have at least the occasional bend in it. Supposedly so you don't get bored with driving in just one straight line all the time. Some of course to connect historically placed cities not on a perfect grid or take terrain into account.
As for the "Germans will always follow the speed limit". Nope, just nope. Everybody will at least try to get as close to the 10% speed cameras will give you as tolerance, and in enough cases just disregard speed limits if they feel they are too slow.
one thing i haven't seen mentioned yet: if your vehicle can't drive at least 60kmh, then it is not allowed on the Autobahn.
ergo, driving slower than 60kmh is consequently also not allowed. you HAVE to be faster or you risk getting into trouble for "obstructing traffic" (i wish some of the local tractor drivers around where i live knew about that haha...)
also... i personally stop accelerating my car at around ~160kmh. starting at around that speed, it really starts to get scary. at least for me, that's the point where i become really aware of the "killing power" - for lack of a better word - i have in that moment.
20 years ago when I had a car I used to drive 200km/h on the needle comfortably when the Autobahn was free enough. Above that my car wasn't built for. With a Mercedes or BMW you can easily go 250/280.
4:40 Well the thing is that most of the German car brands you know are actually owned by Volkswagen like Porsche and Audi just to name two.
I've lived and worked in Thailand for 20 years. Thais don't follow traffic rules. I'd known some Thai drivers in Germany before came here. All of them had some kind of car crash. Please, follow the rules as closely as possible. Thailand has more than 10 times of a higher death rate in traffic than Germany.
Volkswagen is very popular for the low - middle wage class. Very popular in Germany. Cheap assurance and low price spare parts.
I believe Hanks had a advertising contract with VW ;-) They're not the only cars driving here.