Germany's Environment Minister has reignited a fierce debate around the introduction of speed limits on the motorway as she claimed the transport sector should do more to hit its climate targets.
The German government set aside a record amount of money in 2022 to upgrade the country’s highways. But that does mean more than a few headaches for drivers this year.
Car-mad Germany may be known for its speed limit-less Autobahns, but a Czech businessman's suspected 417 kilometre-per-hour (260 mph) drag down a stretch of motorway has run into trouble with local law enforcement.
The fierce debate over whether to impose a speed limit on the German Autobahn has continued, with Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer drawing a clear line of defence for the upcoming election campaign.
A fierce debate has been ignited among German politicians over whether to impose a 130km-an-hour speed limit on the Autobahn after the September elections.
A man has caused a series of motorway accidents in Berlin, injuring six people including three seriously in what
German prosecutors Wednesday described as an Islamist act.
There have been renewed calls for a blanket speed limit for Germany’s world renowned autobahns in recent weeks. But would a ban on high-speed driving do everything its proponents promise?
From tougher penalties for reckless drivers and 'gawpers' to safer measures for cyclists, here are some important changes happening this year on Germany's roads.
Germany's Autobahn is famous for having zones with no speed restrictions. But the Greens are calling for a vote in the Bundestag in a bid to change this.
With temperatures up to 40C forecast, officials have placed speed limits on sections of Germany's famous Autobahn network over concerns the road could buckle in the heat.
No-one enjoys getting stuck in a Stau — a traffic jam. And sadly, the scourge of congestion is particularly bad in some German cities. Here are the worst spots.
More education for drivers, extra lighting and efficient maintenance: these are some of the suggestions from Local readers on how to improve Germany’s famous Autobahn network.
A police officer’s response to drivers who slowed down and tried to photograph a fatal car accident in Bavaria has gone viral. The officer said he was illustrating the "bitter reality" of traffic fatalities.
