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Autobahns "Vroom, vroom." That's the sound you'll hear if you're on an autobahn. Autobahns are very similar to freeway systems or motorways in English speaking countries. Autobahns are roads in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Autobahn is
The first autobahn in Germany was used as a race track and sometimes still is. So when some people go to Germany, they are ready to put their car to the limit. Citations Online Resources "The Autobahn." Driving in Germany. 17 December 2004 <http://home.att.net/~texhwyman/autobahn.htm>. "Autobahn." Wikipedia. 30 March 2005. <http://en.wikipedia.org>. "Driving in Germany." How to Germany. 17 December 2004 <http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/driving.html>. Flippo, Hyde. "The Autobahn." The German Way and More. 17 December 2004 <http://www.german-way.com/german/autobahn.html>. Images Permission to use photographs of autobahn and autobahn sign is granted under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>. Copyrighted image of moving car from "Microsoft Office Online" <http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us&cag=1> (October-March, 2004-2005). Clip art available only to licensed users for non-commercial purposes. |Automobiles| |Steam and Diesel Train Engines| |Horse Drawn Carts| |Camel Trains| |History of Bicycles| |Bicycles| |Omnibuses| |School Bus Safety| |Taxicabs| |The Subway or Metro| |Snowshoes| |Snowmobiles| |Traffic Lights Around the World| |How a Motorcycle Works| |Bullet Trains| |Maglev Trains| |The Chunnel| |The Autobahn| |Amphibious Vehicles| |Bus Ride Slideshow| |Taxi Ride Slideshow| |
the German word for this high speed road. Autobahns were first built in Germany in the 1920s. They were the first high speed roads in the world. Autobahns have many lanes of traffic going in each direction. Each direction is separated by a central barrier. The reason these roads were made is pretty
obvious. They were made to
help people travel more quickly from one place to another.
Unlike the autobahns in Switzerland and
Austria which have speed limits, German autobahns are different. German autobahns are famous, because they don't have any speed limits except at junctions and danger points. Nowadays, cars can travel at speeds over 300 km/h
or 185 mph. However, because these roads are so busy, that doesn't happen very often.