#Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why #German #petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis
Driving fast is in ‘the German DNA’, say lovers of the speed-limit free #Autobahn, but support in the country for a restriction is growing

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/germany-autobahn-no-speed-limits-energy-crisis?

‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis

Driving fast is in ‘the German DNA’, say lovers of the speed-limit free Autobahn, but support in the country for a restriction is growing

The Guardian
@Soweitsogut Driving slow to reduce the petrol consumption is like the heatpump to heatcosts. It works everywhere, but not in Germany