Germany’s autobahn is not just a freeway network, it is also one of the country’s best known cultural exports. Ask a gearhead to nominate facts about Deutschland and the lack of speed limits over much ...

Germany's national highway system — commonly known as the Autobahn — looks like many other highway systems in the world, except for its most famous feature: long stretches where you are legally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The round sign is iconic, printed on T-shirts and keychains. A black circle rings the perimeter, with five black lines slicing ...

The answer to whether Germany's Autobahn has a speed limit is -- yes and no. While around half of the Autobahn system has no posted speed limits, one-third of the Autobahn has a permanent, posted ...

Editor’s Note: Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer focusing on renewable energy in Europe. He is the author of four books on European issues, most recently “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, ...