1. You mentioned that drivers have to must have the following documentation with them at all times: F?hrerschein, Fahrzeugschein, and Fahrzeugbrief. The F?hrerschein (driving license) isn’t an absolute must. If you don’t have it with you, you get fined an Ordnungsgeld, and you have to go to the police station later and show it to them. The Fahrzeugschein is an absolute must. And the Fahrzeugbrief is NEVER in the car, because the Fahrzeugbrief proves ownership of the vehicle. If the Fahrzeugbrief is in the car, and it is stolen, it isn’t really stolen, because whoever has possession of the Fahrzeugbrief is legally the owner of the vehicle.

2. 100 km is not the minimum speed on the Autobahn - it’s 80 km, because vehicles towing trailers which do not have brakes are required to drive 80 kmph. Trucks may not drive any faster than 90 kmph, and I have never seen a fully-loaded truck with trailer make it up a hill faster than 60 kmph. You also forgot to mention Baustellen - road construction sites, where you are required to drive 60 kmph or less.

3. Although motorcycle helmets are required by law, those “Madmax” suits are not required by law. Ask any local Harley Davidson chapter in Germany. They might wear the pants, but not the overall suits.

4. 1 U.S. mile = 1.609344 km, therefore 100 kmph = approx. 60 kmph not 40 kmph

5. 18-wheeler trucks may not exceed the 90 kmph speed limit, even when passing, because they have speed recorders on their dashboards, which are checked by the Autobahn police on a regular basis.

6. Flashing your lights is NOT illegal in Germany. It is only then illegal if you are doing it to intimidate another driver (i.e. N?tigung). If you are warning another driver from the left lane who is merging left, who doesn’t see you, it is good safety practice and not illegal.

7. The ADAC recommends that you if you must, walk on the other side of the aluminium guard rail. It is still too dangerous to walk on the pavement.

8. Since you are only required to have one warning triangle, you can’t put it in front of and behind your car at the same time. It only goes behind the car at a one hundred metre distance

9. The orange safety vests are highly recommended, but are not officially law (yet) in Germany. You will need one for every passenger in the car later.

10. The recommended maximum speed limit unless otherwise posted is 130 kmph. Although you can drive as fast as the car will let you go, there is a sort of basic speed law, and if your insurance company thinks you were driving to fast, even though there was no speed limit (i.e. 200 kmph in a snow storm), they may decide not to cover for damages.

11. You forgot to mention snow tyres, and the laws pertaining to snow tyres.

12. You forgot to mention how often Geisterfahrer enter the Autobahn, and radio and traffic warnings, and maybe that automatic warning system in the car radios.

The most fun, however, was reading the newspaper ads that you packaged them with! It was most-definitely worth the wait…

Falco (yes…like “rock me amadeus”), one of my Huskies, would also like to thank you…He got one of the Ritter Sport bars that I left on the coffee table. He’s been bouncing off the walls all day.

Thanks again!
Jim
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