Police are ramping up speed controls on roads in 14 German states this week in an effort to reduce traffic fatalities. Here's ...

The goal is to improve road safety. Unless otherwise indicated, the speed limit in Germany is 50 kph (about 31 mph) in urban areas and 100 kph (about 62 mph) outside city limits. On the autobahn ...

Germany’s Autobahn famously has sections with no speed limit, giving drivers free rein ... on select roads, with most highways capped at 110 km/h (68 mph).