Practical guides – Practical guide to motorcycle trips in Europe – Germany: pleasant and environmentally friendly!

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Practical guide to motorcycle travel in Europe

Practical guides - Practical guide to motorcycle trips in Europe - Germany: pleasant and environmentally friendly!

With the opening of its borders, Europe offers a wide variety of landscapes to French bikers. However, if entering another country is easy, the rules of the road and driving may vary. To guide you, Site takes stock.

Germany: pleasant and green !

If Germany isn’t the most "exotic" and sunny choice in this guide, the fantasy of its unlimited speed (and free!) Highways still works on French bikers! But the country is also at the forefront of ecology: since January 1, 2008, cars must display their degree of pollution on thumbnails to be able to access the center of Berlin, Cologne and Hanover. Ultimately, only the least polluting will have access to it. And by the diversity of its landscapes, Germany presents beautiful predispositions for the motorcycle ride.

To remember

  • Speed ​​limits: 50 km / h in built-up areas, 100 km / h outside, 130 km / h on four lanes and unlimited on motorways (130 km / h recommended and 60 km / h minimum)

  • Currency: Euro

  • Emergency numbers: 110 (police), 112 (accidents, firefighters)

  • Helmet compulsory

  • Watch out for sports cars overtaking you at 220 km / h on the motorway !

    • Some 31 sites are listed as World Heritage by UNESCO and 150 tourist routes dot the most populous country in Europe. The number of users (mainly in BMW!) Remains measured in relation to this large population, but the French can draw inspiration from their neighbors in terms of equipment: German insurance companies take into account the wearing of approved clothing, and it is rare to see a biker in jeans and a t-shirt !

    In terms of driving, the highway code of our neighbors across the Rhine is hardly different from that applied in France: speeds (excluding motorways) are similar and the direction of traffic and priorities are the same (at most of the time). Be careful not to be intoxicated by the speed on motorways, where 130 km / h is recommended, or even imposed on certain sections. Finally, contrary to French habits, pedestrians have priority, even without being engaged on a protected passage … And naturlich, speed fans will certainly treat themselves to a passage through the mythical Nurburgring, or will go to admire Rossi, Stoner and the local Stefan Bradl at the Sachsenring !

    Alexandre BARDIN – Photos DR

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