John Jones Jr
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German road signage!
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MicB
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- MB SL500 (R230) 2003, MB SLK320 (R170) 2001, Volvo V70 XC AWD 2001
Another.......sound advice?
Mic
Mic
Mrs BTB is over there at the moment but she just confessed to some rather enthusiastic driving on unrestricted stretches of autobahn that resulted in an unscheduled fuel stop 
Teflonso
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I was sitting in the front seat of an S-Class, beside a chauffuer who was doing warp speed with no fuss and in complete safety. His observation was terrific and it was clear that traffic in the distance was behaving well with good lane discipline.
I was trying to play with my lapsed, second rate German and we were having a fractured conversation about different types of snow when he looked in the mirror, dropped in by one lane and eased to about 200kph. A brand new Porsche came flashing past doing somewhere closer to 260kph, maybe more.
About a quarter of a mile ahead we both saw a scabby old Passat pull out to overtake a truck and our view was instantly obscured by a cloud of tyre smoke as the Porsche approached the Passat sideways, snaking all over the place. He missed him by about half a yard and was gathering his thoughts in the inside lane when we went past him.
"Er liebt gefahrlicht" (He lives dangerously) I said.
"Nicht immer!" (Not for long). came the reply.
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I was trying to play with my lapsed, second rate German and we were having a fractured conversation about different types of snow when he looked in the mirror, dropped in by one lane and eased to about 200kph. A brand new Porsche came flashing past doing somewhere closer to 260kph, maybe more.
About a quarter of a mile ahead we both saw a scabby old Passat pull out to overtake a truck and our view was instantly obscured by a cloud of tyre smoke as the Porsche approached the Passat sideways, snaking all over the place. He missed him by about half a yard and was gathering his thoughts in the inside lane when we went past him.
"Er liebt gefahrlicht" (He lives dangerously) I said.
"Nicht immer!" (Not for long). came the reply.
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PenelopePitstop
Active Member
Well, there's always a risk someone will decide to pull out. That's why I like to have "guide dog" in front of me, like this Porsche. Problem is, not a lot of them at higher speeds.
I'd love to see German lane discipline in UK.
I'd love to see German lane discipline in UK.
flat6buster
Active Member
I call them 'sweepers'.
