Mark, after that explanation, I think we should ask you to explain the rules of cricket. :biggrin:

The reason for this is that the law states that if you are travelling on a road with a (reduced) speed limit, after a junction, the national speed limit (i.e. none on an autobahn) applies.

So, if you're on a single carriageway with an 80 km/h limit, if, after a junction there is no further sign, you may ride/drive at the national speed limit (100 km/h).

If you're on an autobahn or dual carriageway with a central divider and a 130 km/h limit, if, after a junction there is no further sign, you may give it some. (WFO as the Americans say).

The reason I'm aware of all this at the moment is that I had a nice letter from Stadt Baden-Baden yesterday following my last "spirited" ride on the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse. In return for a €100 donation, I get to have 3 bonus points on my licence. Wow, isn't that a bargain! :innocent:

Cricket - it has been said that as the English tend not to be so religious, cricket is played to give them a sense of hell and eternity.

To answer the original question - Try round the Koblenz area . From Koln to Frankfurt there are large stretches of unrestricted autobahn . It does drop to 120 kmh near junctions and bridges but only for short periods . Have just come back via there from Slovakia and managed some eye watering speeds on the Blackbird .
German drivers were very good imho they get out the way , dont lane hog ( unlike GB ) and indicate . And then i entered Belguim :censored:

The autobahn from heading south from Koblenz to Trier is one of the most scenic motorways I've ridden down, as is the road from Trier towards Saarbrucken then on to Kaiserlautern. Lot's of unrestricted sections and plenty of nearby twisties once you get off the autobahns too.

In an earlier post on page 1 of this discussion, someone wrote:

I believe that statement is potentially misleading. The grey '70 km/h' sign with the three diagonal bars through it indicates that the 70 km/h restriction is now canceled. It does not mean that any other restrictions that might be in place (for example, no passing, or the national speed limits) are canceled.

A plain white sign with diagonal grey bars (in other words, exactly like the sign pictured above, but without the number 70 in it) means that ALL restrictions are canceled. When you see an 'all restrictions canceled' sign on the Autobahn, that means you can wick it up to Warp 7.

Be careful not to confuse a sign indicating the end of a specific restriction with the sign indicating the end of all restrictions - that would be a grievous social error.

The URL below links to a Wikipedia image that shows what the 'all restrictions cancelled' sign looks like. If you see one of these while you are on the Autobahn, it means "Cleared to cruise at Mach .82".

Image:Zeichen 282.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia