Germany could introduce an 80mph speed limit on the autobahn network after decades of letting drivers go as fast as they want. The 1973 global oil crisis, which increased oil costs by 400 per cent, led to the brief introduction of a speed limit but Germans have had the right to accelerate ever since. Saskia Esken, a new left-leaning leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has proposed setting a national speed limit of 80mph in a move that will satisfy climate-conscious voters. An undated file photo shows a driver's view on busy german autobahn with cars and trucks at sunset in late summer. The Nazi party set a national speed limit of 37 mph in urban areas but the motorways were left without a limit.

Source: Daily Mail December 27, 2019 09:49 UTC