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I am just home from visiting Petra in the hospital. She is still weak, but on the road to improvement. Never talk to a German about speed limits. While there are strict limits inside and outside of cities, there is not a general speed limit on our motorways or "Autobahns". That´s the theory, but in reality, over 75% of the Autobahn mileage has a speed limit posted, which is at 130kph or even lower. Traffic conditions even slow you down further. In some remote regions, you have the chance to floor the accelerator and go as fast as you dare to. In my younger days this would mean up to 250kph and even above, when I still had my Porsche 911. Now I am fine doing not more than 120 to 130kph, which is a comfortable speed, given the flea size of the car I drive. Politicians (especially those with a "green" attitude) have attempted to establish a general speed limit for years, but without a result. The price of gas is the best decelerator - people drive a lot more considerate these days, as the development of the number of fatal accidents prove.
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