Most of Germany’s autobahns do not have a speed limit, a move justified on safety grounds. Just last week, Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer boasted to the Bild Am Sonntag that Germany’s highways were ‘the safest in the world’. Per billion kilometres travelled on motorways, Germany’s fatality rate (1.6) is twice as high as that in the UK (0.8). Speed limits 'justified' on environmental groundsAs reported by The Local in late January, approximately 70 percent of Germany’s highways have no speed limit. The statement arose amid concern surrounding the potential imposition of a speed limit on Germany’s highways due to environmental concerns.

Source: The Local February 01, 2019 10:41 UTC