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This is how many motorists stay below 130 km/h
Free travel on German motorways? My ass! A new study shows that hardly anyone really accelerates on unlimited motorways.
Instead of speeding, most of them glide along comfortably.
According to a study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW), the average speed on free motorway sections in North Rhine-Westphalia is just 113.5 kilometres per hour. What is surprising is that a whopping 83 percent of drivers voluntarily and automatically stay below 130 km/h – the recommended speed.
Only one percent of the cars were traveling faster than 160 kilometers per hour. And this despite the fact that the study ran in the middle of summer 2024 - i.e. without snow, ice or autumn storms. Even on low-traffic weekends, most drivers stayed in the range between 100 and 130 km/h.
Only one percent of the cars were traveling faster than 160 kilometers per hour. And this despite the fact that the study ran in the middle of summer 2024 - i.e. without snow, ice or autumn storms. Even on low-traffic weekends, most drivers stayed in the range between 100 and 130 km/h.
The question arises: Has the speed limit long since become a reality in everyday German life on the motorways, even if it is not required by law?
Experts suspect that more construction sites, heavier traffic after the return to the home office and perhaps also rising fuel prices could play a role. In any case, the study shows a trend: the general average speed has fallen.
The scientists therefore consider the eternal speed limit debate to be "exaggerated". However, they agree on one point: If everyone drove a little more uniformly, the flow of traffic would be better – and less abrupt braking could even save fuel.
So viele Autofahrer bleiben unter 130 km/h | Leben & Wissen | BILD.de