Stay right unless passing, and if someone flashes their lights from behind, get over as soon as safely possible.
Also remember that only about 70% is unlimited speed when you are around cities there are limits. Also most people are not going 120 mph + on the unlimited parts, people generally travel at a speed they feel safe at, 80 to 90. I actually felt safer there than driving on the Kennedy or Stevenson in Chicago, because drivers generally follow the rules.
“I’ve done it. It’s really just remembering a one major rule.
Stay right unless passing, and if someone flashes their lights from behind, get over as soon as safely possible.”
THIS.
I flew to Germany, the 5 hour overnight flight basically keeping me up all night and into a rental car at my worst mental “local time of day”. Drove out of the parking lot, out of the airport, and loudly wondered to my new bride “I wonder where the Autobahn is ... oh crap, I’m on it!”
Soon learned the simple rules noted above.
- Stay right.
- STAY RIGHT.
- Only move left if you’re passing. Then get to the right again.
- If someone flashes their lights at you from behind, MOVE RIGHT (what, you’ve already forgotten the first two rules?).
- Oh, and stay right.
Normal speeds are about 90MPH. Cruising at 100 is fine. Faster - much faster - is why you need to watch the rear-view mirror as much as the road ahead: not because you’ll be going that fast, but because someone else probably is and has a car that does it with ease, and they won’t take kindly to you puttering along in their way while ignoring the “stay right” rule.
Great fun driving there. Don’t be stupid. There’s a reason German carmakers didn’t put cup holders by the driver: your hands are too busy on the wheel to bother with doing something stupid like drinking coffee at 100MPH.