this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it looks like it's designed for pretty extreme speeds

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Unlike the average driver.

[–] buzziebee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not actually. It's quite an old network so it was built before cars could go as fast as they can go now. There are surprisingly sharp corners and very short off ramps. If it were built from scratch today it would be even safer. Speed limits are bs outside of particularly tricky areas.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is the image from the article not of the highway in question?

[–] buzziebee 1 points 1 year ago

Ah yep my bad, I was speaking generally. The image in the article is only a short section of highway but it does look like one of the 2 lane sections that are usually quite old. If they were more modern and built for higher speeds they'd have an even shallower curve and would probably be 3 lanes with a hard shoulder. If you drive on the Autobahn you'll have a few moments where you notice the difference in road layout from those which more modern highways implement - the on and off ramps in particular can be a bit scary.