The Autobahn

I’m bringing my car in to be worked on tomorrow. It had a problem in December with not having sufficient power and the coil assembly was replaced. The problem was not entirely resolved and has recently gotten worse again. The other day, I think I managed 0 to 60 in about 5 minutes.

Fortunately, we drove Molly’s car when we went to Germany. Her car has no such problems with power. Actually, if anything it might have an excess. If you aren’t careful, you can end up with whiplash when you step on the accelerator. Once we got to Germany, we soon found ourselves on the Autobahn, where there is no speed limit. Coming from a family of backseat drivers, it was quite a relief not to have people watching the speedometer to make sure we weren’t exceeding the posted limits. At one point, I actually heard “Come on Dad, you’re only going 82!”. We topped out at 104, I think.

I was interested to see that there are actually quite a few places on the Autobahn where the speed is regulated. As you approach interchanges and exits, in places where the road turns, or going over bridges, the maximum speed is posted appropriately. This seems very reasonable.