Slowest legal speed on DAS AUTOBAHN?

To: German Federal Motor Transport Authority

From: tim.fredriksson@gmail.com

Date: 04/27/2010 08:02 PM

Hello Germany,


this is Tim Fredriksson from Sweden. This summer me and my family will travel through Germany by car. I easily get sick when driving fast, and I also think it is an expensive waste of fuel when you drive faster than 70 km/h. But what is the slowest legal speed on DAS AUTOBAHN?

Best regards,
Tim Fredriksson
 
 — ANSWER —:

To: tim.fredriksson@gmail.com

From: German Federal Motor Transport Authority

Date: 04/28/2010 02:42 PM

 
Dear Mr. Frederiksson,


thank you for your request. According to § 18 (1) of the German Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO) you are allowed to use German motorways only with those vehicles which have a max speed of more than 60 km/h. So this in general can be defined as a minimum speed for vehicles when using German motorways; but you have to consider that f. ex. in parts with roadwork the max. speed is below than 60 km/h. The real max. permissible speed depends on the max. speed which is determined by the road sign.

Best regards
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Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt