What are the requirements for American to drive on autobahn?

Question

What are the requirements for American to drive on autobahn?

Answer 1

You only need a driving licence. But take care, although there is no speed limit in general, you must be careful, when there are shilds, bc they control a lot.

Answer 2

Yeah, Michael K. is right.

But as someone else said about the speedlimit on the autobahn - that's not true. Most parts of the Autobahn DO have a speed limit of 130 km/h! If there's a round white sign with grey diagonal lines going thru it that means that there's no speed limit.

You also should know that you CANNOT pass on the right side and the left lanes are ONLY for passing someone - not for permanently staying in one of the left lanes.

When you start driving on the Autobahn maybe you should stay in the right lane (behind a truck) until you get used to the traffic and the speed.

Answer 3

I valid driving license is all you need. An US License is valid for drivers over 18 years of age.

I recommend however that you stay well clear of German Autobahns, unless you have got a death wish.

Answer 4

Uh, love Michael K´s answer, you need to be used to the speed when driving on the german autobahn!!!

Unfortunately, there is no required class for driving there but I´ve seen people who can´t even enter the autobahn because they started panicking and couldn´t adjust to the speed!

Anyone with a license can drive on the Autobahn but it´s not for the faint hearted :-D

You can also take your car to the best race track in the world, the Nürburgring, and drive it over the course!

That also is not for the faint hearted.. lol.. I´ve been there a couple of times and if you want speed and adrenaline - there is the perfect combination for ya! But your insurance won´t cover a thing if you crash.. :-D

http://www.nuerburgring.de/home/index.ht...

if all you are asking is about driving on the autobahn at a normal rate then you´ll be alright, just learn something about the local laws and if you´re lucky, you´ll have a coach the first time :-D

Answer 5

If you want to drive fast, you should go on the Autobahn at night. Trucks are not allowed to drive from fri/sat midnight till i think sunday 10pm

Answer 6

No special license is required. The only thing required is an 8 cylinder car with some horsepower. Just be on alert for the Porches and BMW's cruising the left lane. They come up on you fast and flick the lights and you better get the h**l out of the way.

Answer 7

a valid drivers licence. I think you can use your american licence up to 3 month min.

Answer 8

a drivers licence as said earlier here an international drivers licence could be helpful, although almost everybody speaks( at least a little bit) english in Germany.

to drive fast and enjoy that a good fast car is always fun!

Answer 9

But if you want to avoid running into a stubborn non-english speaking police person, maybe an international driving permit wouldn't be bad. Is in multiple languagues and you can get it..... at your local AAA office.

Well..and if you want to drive FAST on the Autobahn, you should take some speed driving lessons, like on a local speedway - its quite different driving 75 mph or 150 mph :) Fun though.....and stressful!

Answer 10

They should have a drivers license.

Answer 11

All you need is your driver's license. Be careful, however, they check peoples' speed everywhere, not just on the autobahn. They have cameras set up and speedtraps.