7 Tips for Tourists to Know Before Driving in Germany

In this video we are going to discuss the 7 tips for a tourist to know before driving in Germany. This comes from our own personal experience driving in Germany over the years. In lots of ways, it really isn’t that different from driving in the USA, a stop sign is a stop sign, they drive on the right side of the road. However, there are big differences. In Germany, the left lane really is for passing only! This video will cover: traffic signs, the autobahn, speeding tickets, parking, car rental and other useful tips. Please join us as we talk about the 7 things for tourists to know before driving in Germany.

Disclaimer: We did our best to explain what it is like to drive in Germany. However, this is not meant to be comprehensive driving guide. There may be errors or inaccuracies in our statements. It is the driver's responsibility to learn and understand the traffic laws and traffic signs when driving in Germany.

Note: Make sure to read through the comments on this video. There is good information about the German driving rules/laws in the comments.

Music Attributions
Song 1: To the Top by Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 2: Fractal of Light by Chris Haugen (YouTube Audio Library License, no attribution is required)

Video Attributions
Video 1: “Drone Shot of the Autobahn” by Arthur Fernando Santos Vieira, Public Domain – Free to use, video available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/video/drone-sh...
Video 2: “Barge Moored on Lake in Miltenberg, Germany” by MARROS, Public Domain – Free to use, video available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/video/barge-mo...
Video 3: “Aerial View of a Moving Train in the City of Hamburg, Germany” by wowi allinsky, Public Domain – Free to use, video available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-v...
Video 4: “Heilbronn City” by Omair Tabikh, Public Domain – Free to use, video available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/video/heilbron...
Video 5: “Overview Of A Building And Its Parking Area” by Marian Croitoru, Public Domain – Free to use, video available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/video/overview...
Video 6: “Aerial Footage of a Parking Lot” by Oleh Shtohryn, Public Domain – Free to use, video available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-f...
Video 7: “Time Lapse of a Busy Street in Munich, Germany” by Stefan, Public Domain – Free to use, video available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/video/time-lap...

Image Attributions
Image 1: “Speed Limit Road Sign Beside an Asphalt Road,” image by Martin Schneider, Public Domain – Free to use, image available on Pexels, located: https://www.pexels.com/photo/speed-li...
Image 2: “Autobahn junction entrance sign clipart,” artist attribution not available, Public Domain, image available on creazilla, located: https://creazilla.com/nodes/3510565-a...
Image 3: “Direction towards Autobahn entrance clipart,” artist attribution not available, Public Domain, image available on creazilla, located: https://creazilla.com/nodes/3510558-d...
Image 4: “track-road-traffic-highway-driving-motion…,” artist attribution not available, image is released free of copyrights under Creative Commons CC0 (CC0 Public Domain), located at: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/493785?ut...
Image 5: “Vorankündigung einer Autobahnraststätte, frühe Version nach den Vorgaben der StVO 1970 clipart,“ image by Mediatus, Public Domain, image available on creazilla, located: https://creazilla.com/nodes/3508163-v...