- Richtgeschwindigkeit
The Richtgeschwindigkeit (German for "reference speed") is a legal term in Germany describing the
advisory speed limit for roads without a mandatoryspeed limit .Exceeding the advised speed is neither a
felony nor amisdemeanour . However, an increasedliability in the case of an accident may result from driving faster than the recommended speed, due to an increased danger of operating the vehicle.In
Germany , the Autobahnrichtgeschwindigkeitsverordnung (Directive on Reference Speed on Motorways), introduced in1974 , recommends a speed of no more than convert|130|km/h|mph|lk=on|abbr=on forautobahn s and similar roads, whose lanes are separated by a median or which have at least two lanes per direction, provided there are notraffic signs posting a lower speed limit.Additionally, a different "reference speed" may be posted by the traffic signs number 380 and 381, according to §42 of German
Traffic code , as seen above.External links
* [http://www.transportrecht.de/transportrecht_content/1084451547.pdf Autobahnrichtgeschwindigkeitsverordnung] (
PDF )
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