Grayson’s Blog

If you miss your exit on the freeway in the U.S., you just take the next exit and turn around. In Germany, it is not always so easy. Often times the next exit isn’t for 20 miles, and then there might not be an overpass so you can turn around.

Another often misconception is that you can drive as fast as you want. This is only true on certain sections of the autobahn. A lot of areas have limits of 120 kmh (about 70 mph). And they love to vary the speed limit. There are a lot a places where it goes from 120 to 60, and then back to 80, then 30, then no speed limit. And there are limits depending on the time of day. For example, from 6am to 8 pm you can drive 120 kmh, then from 10 pm to 6 am, only 100 kmh. Try reading a sign like that when you are driving 100 miles per hour!