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I think by reading some of the comments here that some people remained stucked in the Wild West era where whoever had the biggest made the law. You guys should pay attention to your words and give a better image of a BMW driver / owner !
I can't believe that some of you charge the driver that jumped into of beeing responsible for this accident. Did you know that, in Germany, a driver who puts his turn signal on to change lanes has the priority over those coming behind ? German drivers expect from others comming faster from behind to slow down to let them overpass. That's how it works there. You'd be surprised. Then surely you'd get used to and rember how morron you had been flashing lights and eating the rear bumper of the car driving in front of you. I wouldn't even call this an *accident*. If this driver can open his eyes this morning on an hospital bed, HE KNOWS he's been an idiot. He is certainly remorseful thinking he probably ruined his life plus the life of a 20 yo boy and probably also ruined the lives of his wife, his children and others. It is crazy to have an 'expected to be' mature 60 yo man have a 20 yo boy involved in such a risky situation. Finally get to know that the German Police condemns those drivers who do not adapt their speed to road conditions, and that, even on the portions of highway where no speed limit applies. The driver of the M5 may still be prosecuted for failing to comply with this obligation even if no other cars were involved in the accident. It's also unlikely that the insurance will cover any damages given how foolish and immoral this driver was. That said, I still hope these people won't live the rest of their days in wheelchairs and they won't suffer for too long. May God help them feel better. V1. |
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While I appreciate your concern for American Jack-assery on public roads, you must concede driving between the two cultures is very different. In Germany--there are rules and they are (for the most part) followed. In the USA, road rules are (for the most part) ignored. I comfortably drove my M6 at speeds exceeding 280 km/hr with my young daughter reading her Harry Potter books in the right passenger seat without incident. No big deal... It's a matter of jack=assery driving or driving like a shit-tard. Love it or leave it You will have to pry the autobahn from the cold dead fingers of every German as a .45 from a Texan.
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None of you thought that could have been a 80 yo Miss Daisy coming on the highway ? Come on, as long as there'll be more roads than cars, roads will still need to be SHARED... |
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...anyone have an update on the driver and others? ~Frost
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I'm glad you do your job, and thank you for doing it. I'm not in the least advocating reckless driving. Yes, I have driven on the autobahn multiple times, and there are times to VMax and times most definitely to not. I'm an engineer who understands everything you say. And I, for one, am glad that this road is still unrestricted. Sorry, but legislation does not guarantee security. You can't legislate stupid, it will happen no matter what the law is. The man who had this accident was not breaking the law, except the law of common sense. Just because there are laws restricting such behavior doesn't mean there won't be some idiot who tries to do it when it's illegal. |
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Jack asses are everywhere, no matter what the speed limit. What's more dangerous, driving 150 plus where it's legal and people are well trained, or the asshat who was going 30 in the Home Depot parking lot where I was this morning, that was crowded with shoppers and cars? |
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Also, even though a car changing lanes MIGHT have "priority", there is ALWAYS the RESPONSIBILITY to make the lane change safely. You CANNOT merge over at even a 20 MPH differential of speed with an unreasonable distance between the vehicles. That is why there are exceptions to the rule that the car that rear ends another vehicle is at fault. If there was a recent lane change, etc., the vehicle in front CAN be 100% responsible for the accident. |
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If you do 186 mph on the AutoBahn, you take a calculated risk.
If things go wrong you probably end up dead. A few years ago I was travelling at 140 mph. All of a sudden there was a stalled car in the left lane. Scared the shit out of me. There was almost no time to react. Btw: how many drivers actually practice emergency stops at a regular basis? I bet this particular driver never did it, but he still thought 186 mph was a good idea.
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People just don't read. It's clear as day right in the first post. It was his sons.
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I like to add that driving on any highway is a privilege and not a right. Some people think it is a right for them to be there and therefore act like they own the road. Completely forgetting what can happen if someone pulls out from the right lane into the left without warning as many people do. If traffic in the right lane on the autobahn is between 150 and 170 KM (I know that is where I travel often between 2 trucks [since I rent VW when in Germany], until the one behind me comes so close it becommes uncomfortable). So let us say the left lane then open and some of the fast cars travel 250 to 300 KM is that not like playing Russian Roulette ? I often ask myself (when I travel on the autobahn) don't those people realize that driving at those speeds is just like walking around with a loaded gun? How iresponcible are people becoming, People that are responsible would take the car to the track and if they speed like this they better make sure that no one else is around so when they do crash (blown tire etc) they only kill themselfs and not some increment other or heaven forbit an entire family. Yes .... indeed take it to the track, I agree 100%
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How dare those people making the Autobahn there private race track. All I can say is what Comer Pile just to say in the "The Andy Griffith Show " Shame .... Shame .... Shame .... ---> Click Here then Select No. 6 *** Quote from Original Post and other reports of this accident;- The M6 and M3 on the scene belong to the M5 owner's sons, who were traveling with the M5 at the time of the accident. *** End of Quote
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