The Autobahn isn't just one road in Germany, btw! It's the entire German highway/interstate system

[tomriley]

Most important thing about the autobahn - check your mirrors!

[Dominicryan]

“Stay as far-right as possible” dangerous words for a German

[SpiDey]

Worth mentioning: just NEVER overtake on the right side. Driving on the autobahn is serious business. No one is expecting you to pass on the right. Only in traffic jam

[Bioshyn]

Small addition, the sign without a number also cancels all other restrictions like not being allowed to pass

[ekaterinas]

It is worth mentioning that you have to adjust your speed to the traffic and always be careful. It is not like anarchy bc there is no speed limit.

[KatanaKamisama]

The first and only time I was on the Autobahn was in 98. We were doing 120mph in a van, and the left lane was passing us like we were doing 45 in a 75. When she says keep right... she's not joking. Because people in the left lane are FLYING.

[Pseudynom]

A few side notes:
Just because there's no speed limit doesn't mean you can drive as fast as you want. You still have to drive a safe speed depending on the circumstances.
If you drive faster than the recommended speed (130 km/h) and you get into an accident, you can get partial liability, evem if you didn't cause the accident.

[Narrowgaugefilms]

The first time I went to Germany I was in the left lane doing 160 KPH and I looked in my mirror. There were two headlights in the mirror very close together and a long way behind. I looked away for what felt like a few seconds and when I looked in the mirror again the two headlights were far apart and approaching fast. I dove into the middle lane and a Porsche blew past me so fast he shook my car!

I stayed in the middle lane a lot more after that,
(Apparently 100MPH wasn't as fast as I'd first thought!)

The worst was getting back to the US and catching myself doing 85 in a 55MPH zone the first day!

[lena-cykh]

Thank you for saying that the left line is only for passing. So many Linksschleicher and Mittelspurschleicher on the Autobahn don't understand that

[hassassin]

Just to be clear, it's a MUST to drive on right lane, when there is no one in front of you, it's called the "Rechtsfahrgebot" ("Drive-Right-Lane-Law" 😅). Also it's strictly prohibited to pass a car on right lane, you always pass on left lane.

[NigelMarston]

One early morning I thought I would find out my car's terminal speed on the autobahn heading north from Hamburg. At 138mph I saw lights behind me so I eased off to about 120mph and seconds later was passed by a carbon Lamborghini going a good 100 faster than me. I felt the WHOOMP of air from that car even from within my own.

[fragreddit-de]

You could explain the Rettungsgasse… it would be pretty important for other countries 👌

[kevspss]

My dad got a Ford Fiesta up to 100 mph on that road and someone passed him about 130 he said he was done. lol

[noahbloespanol]

In Germany we call 200 km/h angenehme Reisegeschwindigkeit

[kugel]

Fun fact: The autobahn is as safe as any other highway in europe, and way safer than the u.s. by data

[Freiya]

Not "as fast as you want" but adapted to traffic, weather - and your skills!

[johnberryhill]

I got my European driver's license back in the 70's. I remember how intense for a German young man or woman it was to get a driver's license. I bet most Americans could never go through those your show !

[basedbane]

Stay as far right as possible. Always good advice

[stevecagle]

I learned about driving on the Autobahn from Car&Driver magazine. They hammered the point to "keep right except to pass!" They would criticize American's lack of "lane discipline" and our idiot "left lane bandits." Now in America even flashing your lights to get a slow driver in the left lane to move right could get you shot by a "road rager"

[ThisIsTenou]

This might've already been said, but I didn't see it in the top comments, sooo:

A sign with a speed limit crossed out lifts ONLY that specific speed limit. This is important. To give an example:
Often times, there'll be a general speed limit of 120 km/h. Now you get a new speed limit of 100km/h, but with the addition "when wet". So, if it has rained and the street is wet, your speed limit is now 100 km/h.
Now you reach a sign with the 100 km/h crossed out, lifting that limit. This does NOT mean, you may drive any speed you like now. It ONLY lifts the conditional 100 km/h limit, so you're now back to the previous, general 120 km/h speed limit.

Drive safe!