Originally Posted by fastball

The Autobahn is their whole freeway system and it's not just one section. It's the name for all the expressways throughout Germany, and they are overseen by their federal government. So all freeway points are governed in the same fashion. Mabe their city streets have different rules, but the Autobahn is run the same in Koeln as it is in Berlin or Stuttgardt There are variable speed limits within city limits, but they are not city or state controlled. That's the problem with our interstate system. The feds left it up to the individual states to maintain and enforce (with the exception of that god-awfull 55 limit from '74-91), so it's incredibly inconsistant and poorly built and maintained.