yermawWhat in your country/area is totally normal but visitors get excited for?
The lack of a speed limit on our highways. Some people come here just to drive on a boring frigging highway.
Bonus question to anyone who visited the UK - was there anything that fascinated you but I’d be taking for granted?
Double decker buses maybe. I found them pretty cool compared to the boring buses we usually have here.
no speed limit is annoying as fuck. there is absolute chaos on the autobahn because of it. everyone drives at different speeds and dangerous manouvres (like tailgating, driving 200 kmh on a full road or in the rain) are common occurances. i hate driving in germany. we are an idiot nation when it comecs to driving and cars in general
Yeah, I could do without it. When it’s really empty, it can be nice to go 180 for a bit, but more often than not, it causes the kind of problems you mentioned.
Driving 200 kmh is also incredibly wasteful
But it’s super fun
For the people who need the adrenaline rush we could reduce the driving speed on the Autobahn but add something dangerous to the car. Maybe add a random chance for the airbag to activate or tires to explode randomly.
Norah (pup/it/she)That would still be just as dangerous for other drivers…
A little less, less speed means less energy and more time for others to react
You’re failing to account for the fact that this would seemingly cause more crashes per distance driven…
There’s already a random chance for that
UrPartnerInCrimeSo one fact that I like telling people in America and they dont fully understand: I have 2 speeding tickets in my life and both come from the autobahn
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how did you get them?
AppoxoDriving too fast
So only between cities is it without speed. Which I didnt know when I first got there. The next time I was just being dumb, showing off, and didnt notice
The worst part is when you get a ticket, especially at night, they essentially flash bang you to get a clear picture of your face. So not only are you speeding but now your blind for a couple seconds.
it actually creates a lot of traffic jams too. The differences in speed and the goal to drive even faster produce hard braking moments which have a chain reaction. Especially in rush hour, where it matters, we really don’t get anywhere faster.
We are stupid for not limiting speed
Imagine drivers 10x worse and that’s the USA.