So today I made some fine, yet slightly scary, experiences. I drove to a town about 50km away. I rented a car for that (I'm using a carsharing service, they're quite cheap, and you don't pay gas, only km and time), to be precise a BMW 1 series. Those things are pretty nice, they make you feel extremely safe. On the return trip, shortly before leaving the town I got into my first vehicle spot check. Not a problem at all, I had my license with me, the car's registration is always in the car with this carsharing service, and I didn't drink anything. Still made my heart race a little bit when I saw the police with their flashlights direct me to the side. Anyway, the officers were really nice (they inquired a little bit about the carsharing service, probably to make sure that I'm really a customer and didn't steal the car), and it didn't take me long to be on the Autobahn. I took the country road (apparently there is no exact translation of the word Landstraße) on the way to the town, so I didn't spend long on the Autobahn then. The return trip on the other hand I stayed on the Autobahn. And like I said, these cars make you feel terribly safe. Maybe a little too safe, because I went faster than I ever went before. No problem at all, I never felt out of control of the car, the road was empty except for some trucks, and I always had the left lane to avoid slower cars overtaking the trucks. Still, driving at 200km/h (about 125mph) is pretty stressful on it's own. Most of the time I was driving at about 150km/h (93mph), but there were two long straight parts which allowed me to drive that fast. I wouldn't dream of driving that fast during the day, when it isn't as easy to mind the traffic. During the day I mostly keep to the recommended 130km/h (80mph). Still, the Autobahn is pretty great as it's quite safe, and basically everybody is driving relatively carefully. But still, like it always is with the Autobahn, no matter how fast you are, there is always somebody faster. I was overtaken several times. Mostly by Mercedes sports cars. Anyway. A very interesting experience, good to know a little bit more about how it feels at such extreme velocities, and good to know that I definitely shouldn't do this during the day. Not that I would have tried that otherwise, but still.