Originally Posted by alex0683de
Germany requires quite a bit of formal driving education before you're given a license, so most people really know how to drive. The guys in the S-Classes, BMW 7s and Audi A8s usually put in a lot of miles every year, so they've got plenty of practice, and at high speeds, practice is what you need to stay safe
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A British friend of the family moved out to Baden-Baden about 12yrs ago and he enjoyed driving fast and soon began to enjoy Autobahn lifestyle. We went out with him in his Audi S8 and were sitting at 155mph / 250kph on the Autobahn and got flashed by a guy on a motorcycle, he then zipped past us like nothing I've ever seen.
Unfortunately he started to drive like this on UK roads (police take a dim view of anything over 95mph on UK roads
, fortunately German plates and a grasp of the German language put him in good stead for avoiding tickets
)...the best was when he was driving in the US between Chicago and Knoxville and phones my father who after the conversation ended asked what the screaming noise was. Jim replied it was his 'damn rental car that would only go 120mph
' . He spent a lot of time in the US on business so knew he was probably out of his mind! But I'm just surprised when people over here say the fastest they've been is 95mph
I used to drive 95mph on all dual carraigeways and motorways in my 1.4 litre car in the UK!