Loading ...Except those who are not accustomed to the Autobahn …or have an ego the size of an elephant.
In the mid-70’s I lived in Brussels , and a group of us decided to form a convoy to go to Berne Switzerland . Several were US military types and wanted to follow a route that took them close to Frankfurt and the PX there , so we went down and back on the Autobahns (61 and 5 , I believe ).
One was a colonel who was about 6 feet 4 and an ox -his pinky finger was about the size of my thumb . When I would shake his hand , mine would just disappear into the meat . So , he was not the type to move for anyone . He drove a VW van on that trip and I was following in my little Citroen GS which was faster than his van , but I was following him and a few times as we were overtaking trucks he would pull into the fast lane to pass . The colonel would glance in the side mirror , and if a car was not within 50 feet of his back bumper would swing out into the passing lane . More than once I saw BMW’s and Mercedes which were traveling twice his speed fishtailing to avoid rear ending him .
The first time we all pulled off at a service plaza for fuel, I made sure to leave before him and stay well ahead , so I would not be involved if there was a wreck !