Question of the Day!

Well, Ms. Lilli ☕ , I'm a bit "special", as I learned driving in Germany, but here – in Luxembourg – civility in driving.

In Germany there's NO speed limit on the Autobahn, and drivers drive like that.

Here, though, there's a speed limit of 130 kmh / 80 mph, and when you drive like a German in Luxembourg that gets very EXPENSIVE, VERY soon (like everything in Lux, except COFFEE, gas, and pot).

So, within my constraints here, I arrange, but am still pretty German: when I may drive 130/80 (my usual blood pressure on the road), I DO.

When someone "eumelt" along the right lane with less WITHOUT a valid reason (traffic slow/-ing), and I can't pass 'em because the cars on the fast lane are, HA!, faster, then I react pretty German: first, furious flashing. Second, yelling something along the lines of, "SCH*** nochmal, this is a bloody AUTOBAHN!!!! When you want to drive 30, WALK!"

No, I'm not proud of it.

But that acting out is restrained to the Autobahn.

Overland, we have a speed limit of 90 / 55 (rather my normal blood pressure, therefore loads of coffee) and in town of 50 / 30 (faints)... AND: Luxembourg is RICH enough to ENFORCE that at the warptest places – and, you guessed it, people here (and so I, the German) adhere, because otherwise... yup, it gets expensive.

In Germany there are speed limits for overland – 100/60 – and in town – 30 to 50 / 20-30 – and you usually drive according to the richdom of the Bundesland you're driving in.

If it's a rich Bundesland (like Bavaria, Hessia or Baden-Württemberg), you adhere to speed limits (see my explanation for Lux above).

If it's not a rich Bundesland (basically the rest), it's up to you, BUT: if you get "geblitzt", DON'T tell me I didn't warn ya!

Funny, driving in Europe, eh?