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Hell on Wheels: Bad Traffic Jams Expected on Autobahn

Imanuel Marcus Jun 24, 2021

Many Germans believe summer vacations are the nicest moments in life. And they are absolutely right, until they hit the Autobahn. In Germany and some neighboring countries hell will break loose. When? Today.

Berlin

Berlin: Cyclists Stage Protest Against Autobahn Extension

Imanuel Marcus Jun 5, 2021

The Autobahn A100 is the most important traffic artery Berlin has. To the group 'A100 Stoppen', the city freeway symbolizes an old traffic policy which favors…

Business

‘Enuu’: Unconventional Rental Vehicles Hit…

Imanuel Marcus Jun 2, 2021

A Swiss brand called Enuu is invading Berlin with electric rental vehicles that look like UFOs. They are weirdly-shaped mopeds. But, like cars, they have four…

Berlin

Thomas Howie: British Expatriate Wants to Get Cars Out of Berlin

Imanuel Marcus Apr 25, 2021

A movement called Referendum Car-Free Berlin has a big goal: It actually wants to throw most cars out of Berlin within a few years. Today, the group started collecting signatures for a referendum on the matter. Thomas Howie is part of the project.

Berlin

Berlin: New Movement Wants to Get Rid of Car Traffic in City…

Imanuel Marcus Apr 22, 2021

'Referendum Car-Free Berlin' is both the name and the goal of a group in the German capital. By 2027, it wants to ban most cars from Berlin's city center.…

Features

Germany: Fines for Traffic Violations Increase Substantially

Imanuel Marcus Apr 17, 2021

Speeding or parking in no standing zones will be a lot more expensive in Germany. After months of arguing, Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer and his colleagues…

Features

The Mission: From Berlin to the Netherlands in Six Hours

Imanuel Marcus Mar 24, 2021

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to leave Berlin at 10:15 a.m. and reach Nijmegen at 4:15 p.m.. So, what happened? The Big Tasty slowed me down.

Berlin

Top 10: The Least Sexy Cars on the Streets of Berlin

Imanuel Marcus Mar 7, 2021

Some Berliners drive vehicles that deserve to be called cars. But the German capital has to put up with fish cans on wheels and other phenomena as well. Holy…

Current Issues

Germany: Travel Havoc Drags On in Lots of Snow

Imanuel Marcus Feb 9, 2021

In North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and other federal states within Germany, all the ice and snow led to accidents on the Autobahn. Important railway…

Columns

The Berlin Perspective: We are the Worst Drivers

Imanuel Marcus Jan 31, 2021

Berliners are great people. Most of us are kind, smart, helpful and gifted. Unfortunately, there is one more thing we Berliners seem to have in common: We are terrible drivers.