One of the many struggles of living in Germany is to move around the country. You have a lot of options! there are even some trains that take you near the country side… but germans are OBSESSED with cars.
So here i am trying to get my driving license. I already had a Costa Rican one but here in Germany it’s only valid for 6 months, after that you have to make the theory test and you even have to take driving lessons.
Driving in Germany is a whole new experience… it is normal to drive 130km/h in the highway and, when there is no speed limit sign, there is literally no speed limit. Of course there are recomendations, like not driving at +200km/h or something like that, but tell that to the cars driving on the left lane…
In my driving lessons i have learned that sometimes when you want to turn left even if it’s green for you there might be cars coming from the opposite direction that want to continue straight ahead, for which you have to wait in the middle of the crossroad and look for a chance to pass… if you stay in the middle of the street in my country i can only think of death lol.
Also the roundabouts… thankfully those are easier here. they are usually one lane only so everything is tiny, cute and clear… not like in Costa Rica that there are up to 3 lanes and you have to be EXTRA careful when changing lanes depending which exit you want to take.
But the main difference of them all… you HAVE to turn your head back every time you want to enter a road/ change lanes/ go backwards/ turn left or right… i don’t know how is it that there are not so many accidents. Maybe cause most of the people driving seem to have forgotten everything about the driving lessons after passing the test. The difference in Costa Rica? You are literally not allowed to use anything that doesn’t come with the car. You have mirrors, why would you risk your life and look back while on the highway at 100km/h?
Also… the signs are totally different. Also in Denmark. I guess is an european standard? most of the signs have no letters and some of them are so confusing even people who currently drives has problems remembering what they are. Like the pretty picture up there