Four hundred and ninety-six chapters German highway
On this return trip, Hong Tao didn't bother to take the German high-speed train anymore. It was just a new thing to try. It was really unaffordable to take it all the time. No wonder they say that in Europe, rich people take trains and poor people take planes.
The ticket price can easily reach several hundred euros, which is simply a scam!
Driving in Germany is really fun!
After entering Germany from Rheinmünster, a small town on the German-French border, you only need to drive 15 kilometers east to get on the No. 5 highway in southern Germany. It is said that this highway was built when Hitler came to power.
If someone who is not familiar with German traffic drives on this highway, they will 100% get a ticket from the highway patrol! The reason is simple, you will definitely violate the speed limit.
Then someone said, can't I drive slower?
The answer is no. There are obvious speed limit signs on the highway. The green 120 kilometers sign is very eye-catching, but when you control the speed within 120 kilometers, you will be fooled by the German transportation department. That sign is simply
It’s not asking you to slow down your car to below 120 kilometers, but it’s reminding you that you must drive your car above 120 kilometers!
Then you will be stopped by a BMW 3 Series road sports car with obvious highway patrol signs or a BMW 1200CC motorcycle (if you are lucky, you will catch a helicopter chasing you), so you will lose the least
A fine of 375 euros, and your driver's license may be revoked for three months. There is no place to cry.
There are speed limit signs on two-thirds of the highways in Germany, but they are all different. For example, there will be a red sign on the road near the city. It says 245 kilometers. At this time, you must not put the car
We drove over 245 kilometers, and this time the speed limit was below 245. If you drove too fast, then another 375 euros would have been wasted!
"Why should the speed limit be set at 245 kilometers?" Hong Tao became curious again.
"I think it's because German police cars can't go too fast, right?" Wang Jian gave his answer confidently.
"Because many cars produced in Germany have a mandatory speed limiter, once the car speed exceeds 250 kilometers, the accelerator will automatically cut off the oil." As a person who has lived in Germany for many years, Pan has the most say on this issue.
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"Do we have this car?" Hong Tao still didn't give up.
"Originally, there was, but Schweider changed it! In addition to fishing, he also likes to tinker with cars." Pan looked at her brother-in-law before and after, left and right, and looked down upon him.
"Then have you ever driven more than 250 kilometers?" Hong Tao really had nothing to do but look for trouble on his own.
"Woo...Woo..." Pan didn't answer Hong Tao's question at all. He just stepped on the accelerator, and the off-road vehicle sped out. After more than ten seconds, the speed soared from 150 to 270 kilometers, and it was still
rise slowly.
"You're stupid, don't close your eyes if you have the ability!" Wang Jian was sitting in the back seat. Although his face was pale with fright, he still didn't forget to support Hong Tao.
"Please! Let's slow down a little... This is too exciting. My little heart is pounding!" After holding on for less than ten minutes, Hong Tao couldn't bear it anymore.
Face is valuable, self-esteem is even more valuable. If you care about your life, you can throw away both!
"Why are we designing such a high speed? Aren't we afraid of more traffic accidents?" When Pan lowered the speed back to less than 200 kilometers, Hong Tao couldn't stop talking.
"On the contrary. Germany's autobahns are the fastest in the world and have the fewest traffic accidents. Only about 6,000 people die due to traffic accidents every year, which is much less than other European countries." Pan slowed down the car again.
One o'clock, and then discussed the issue of German highways with Hong Tao.
There are many reasons for this problem, such as the character of Germans. Most of the time they are very strict and a bit dull. But people can't always stay in the same state, so they have to find an outlet to vent.
Driving fast on the highway is their way of relaxing.
If we look at highway construction alone, Germany's highway construction standards are very high. It does not allow for slopes exceeding 4 degrees. Even if you encounter terrain restrictions, you cannot analyze the specific problems in detail, whether you are blowing up a mountain or building an erection.
Regardless of the bridge, the slope cannot exceed 4 degrees.
In terms of road paving standards, German highways have the highest standards in the world. All its road sections must be guaranteed to have a reinforced concrete layer of more than 80 centimeters. This standard has been set since Hitler came to power. This thickness is
It is twice the size of an American interstate highway and completely the standard of European road racing circuits.
In addition, the smoothness of the road surface also has a very detailed standard. The German transportation department stipulates that the road surface of all highways must be high in the middle and low on both sides, and the slope must be 14 degrees. Anything more or less will not be qualified. The German transportation department
It is believed that this slope can allow rainwater to quickly flow into the roadside reservoir without affecting the driving safety of the car, because the damage to the road surface by rainwater is much greater than that of cars.
In addition to these strict requirements on construction standards, all highways in Germany must be 100% monitored, not only video surveillance, but also indicators such as temperature, vibration, wind speed, rain and snow volume. These monitoring allow the transportation department to
Keep track of the traffic conditions of each section of the highway at any time, so that you can promptly adjust speed and traffic restrictions to achieve the goal of neither congesting nor wasting highway resources.
Finally, there are strict traffic laws and well-equipped traffic patrols, which prevent drivers who intend to violate traffic rules from trying easily. Gradually, they no longer take chances. Everyone drives in a well-behaved manner, even though the speed is high.
If you follow the rules, it's less likely to get into trouble.
"Sigh, hardware is easy to handle, but software is difficult to handle. You can't learn this stuff in a short time." After listening to Pan's introduction, Hong Tao and Wang Jian agreed that the key is not about money, but about people.
It took Pan only 3 hours to complete the 700-kilometer journey. When they returned to Marx's house, the Marx brothers had already finished taking a bath and were sitting in the living room waiting for them to have dinner together.
Outside the speed limit section, the speed never drops below 300 kilometers. No wonder there are F1 masters like Stewart, Rosberg and Schumacher in Germany. It is estimated that they have used these highways to practice their skills since childhood.
They left happily and came back with great joy. Regardless of whether they won a prize or not, this was something worth celebrating. In addition, they also won a championship. The Marx brothers wished they could hold a float parade to enjoy themselves. But although they could not go to the streets to show off to the public,
The Marx brothers did not intend to just have fun quietly. The two of them started preparing to hold a celebration party at their home the next day. The people they invited were all the neighbors who lived nearby and their respective fishing buddies and friends.
, the date was set on the third day after returning home.
Hong Tao originally thought that hosting such a large party would be tiring, but in fact it was not the case at all. As the hostess, Pan just made a few phone calls, and from the next day there were various agencies looking for her.
Come to the door and list all the matters that they represent, and Pan can at most just
I stood on the balcony and inspected, signed contracts, checks, etc. I didn’t even go to the site a few times, and the entire activity area was decorated, including mowing the lawn, decorating the pergola, providing food, flowers, and ribbons.
Service personnel, etc., even sending invitations have special company agents.
"Oh, it's good to have money! You can have anything if you stretch out your hand." Wang Jian looked at all this and once again pointed out the corrupt nature of the Marx brothers as capitalists.
The reception was held on the lawn in front of Marx's house. The two large pergolas served as a restaurant and a ballroom. The food was a buffet, with only a few items in total, but there were quite a lot of drinks, including red wine and alcoholic beverages.
and beer, as well as cocktails and a variety of non-alcoholic drinks made by the bartenders on site.
After the last encounter, Hong Tao and Wang Jian gave themselves an extra meal before the reception started to fill their bellies, then put on the dresses Pan rented for them, holding a glass of red wine, and the mannequins
He followed Marx like a dog to compete with his wealthy neighbors, friends, and fishing buddies to see who could talk nonsense better and more.
