Many people are driving in Germany during their summer vacation. Here are some tips on how to drive safely on the autobahn:
Keep a long view forward to see if there is a queue or as called in german “stau”, these queues build up very fast and can be very long. A good habit when travelling fast and coming up on a slow moving queue or a complete stop is to start flashing your hazard light a couple of times to get the attention of people coming up from behind.
- Keep a secure distance to the car in front of you this is VERY important!
- Make sure that there is fuel in your car. a stop on the autobahn could be very dangerous
- If you plan to go fast then make sure that your vehicle is loaded with luggage in a proper weight balance, your car behaves very differently in high speeds and with additional weight.
- Check tire pressure before you set off if you plan to maintain high speed for long distances.
- Stay in the right lane as much as possible unless driving fast.
- You might think 230km/h is fast but when being taken over by a ferrari doing 330km/h you feel as if you are standing still.
