Friday, April 3, 2026

The Odds Of A 130 KPH Tempo Limit On German Autobahns?

 It used to be 1-percent chance.....I think we are approaching in 2026....a 40-percent chance.

I looked it up last year.....around 30-percent of the autobahn system has a limit...either due to construction/renovation, or simply highly urbanized landscape.

The rest of the autobahn system?  Unlimited.  If you asked most Germans (at least 50-percent)....they will say that 130 Kph (81 mph) is their own personal limit.  I suspect that around 10-to-15 percent will say 100 Kph (62 mph) is their own personal limit.

Me personally? On a really clear day with marginal traffic and flat landscape....150 Kph (93 mph) is my limit, but I'm usually a 110 to 130 Kph limit-guy.

Politically.....we are quietly advancing in Germany to the point that the SPD, Greens and Linke Party will have near 40-percent of the vote, and I suspect as we get closer to 2029 (next election)....this will be hyped as top three issue.

Could individual states advance this?  It's well within their powers to advance a limit (most suggest 130 to be the limit).  


2 comments:

Wilco said...

85 mph is the daily norm on the interstates around Detroit.

Schnitzel_Republic said...

If you have fair weather, the right tires.....85-to-90 is safe.