Road rules
In Germany you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick).
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100 km/h (62 mph) on undivided highways, 30 km/h (18 mph) in residential areas, 50 km/h (31 mph) in all built-up areas, unlimited on motorways and unlimited on expressways.
Right turn on red lights is strictly forbidden unless an additional green semaphore arrow allows it.
It is illegal to drive with blood alcohol content higher than 0.05%.
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Driving side (left or right), transmission (manual or automatic), speed limits, alcohol limit and turn on red allowance.
Developer documentation
Road rules category is available in production API version 2.
On the road
Petrol (unleaded) gas options are called Super (95), Super Plus (98) or benziner. Petrol costs about €1.35 per liter.
Diesel option is called Diesel. Diesel costs about €1.23 per liter.
Most popular petrol stations in Germany are Agip, Aral, Avia, Eni, Esso, JET, Shell and Total.
Road assistance is available at 22 22 22 (ADAC). For general news on Germany's traffic use ADAC. For news on Germany’s motorways and tolls use Toll Collect.
ADAC
22 22 22 (ADAC)
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Common petrol stations names, petrol types and local names as well as full contact information (telephone, email, website, radio frequency) for traffic news, motorways and road assistance services.
On the road category is available in production API version 2.