Traffic

Germany continues to be the only country that does not have a general speed limit on its freeways, the famous 'Autobahn'. For now. My prediction is that this will change within three months.

In Berlin, the Bundesrat just approved an increase of penalties for speeding and other traffic violations. Many of them will double soon.

The Berlin Police Department has caught more than 18,000 traffic participants who were responsible for offenses in September alone. Does anyone actually adhere…

In the early 1970s, the oil crisis hit. West Germany introduced 'Car-Free Sundays' because the world thought the oil was running out. Five decades later, today, Berlin is taking part in a 'Car-Free Day'. Why?

It is a giant leap for mankind: Berlin's network of bike lanes is supposed to grow substantially. Priority bike lanes, a supplemental bike lane network and…

Germany is known for cuckoo clocks, great bread and cake, stunning classical music and machines of all kinds. It is a popular tourist destination, also because…

Now that everyone is returning to Berlin from their summer vacations in Austria or some other tiny country, it is time to fight for our parking spots again, for our lanes and our right to be part of the Berlin traffic too.

Counting the stars in the sky is difficult. The same applies to counting the number of oat flakes in one bag. But counting bicycles that pass by is easy,…

There is bad news and more bad news: The bad news is that there will be rather bad traffic jams on Germany's Autobahn network next weekend. A week later, things…

Far too many motorists in Berlin are traffic offenders. They take part in illegal car races on the streets of the capital, they drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs and ignore red lights. Many use their cell phones while driving and some do not even have a valid driver's license. The Berlin Police Department just released its numbers for…