[lazyjones]

> The German autobahn brings out the worst in people. Road rage is a thing

Road rage is a thing everywhere, it has nothing to do with the Autobahn. It's arguably more dangerous in cities where people stop their cars and get out to display physical violence. All over the world there are people who don't honor speed limits and want you to bugger off from the left lane, at least on the German Autobahn it's usually a crystal clear situation since the slower driver doesn't have the excuse that it's illegal to go faster anyway.

[jillesvangurp]

If you read on, you'll notice me making the same points. However, road rage at 250 km/h is a different beast than at normal speeds. Things tend to happen faster and be more disastrous. Also, people go to Germany specifically to drive fast and, well, misbehave. So, there are a lot of speed tourists and people specifically looking to test out their car performance. All that combines to make autobahn driving quite stressful.