My brothers brother in law was a paramedic in Germany and he was attending to someone on the Autobahn and was hit by a Pantera they said was going at least 150. I met him at my brothers wedding. His whole face was plastic and had numerous others things wrong but he was so cool. My kids really like him. He only had one eye too. I have driving on the Autobahn on my "Bucket List"
Surprisingly, accidents are fairly rare on the autobahns. They are truly a mess when the do happen. My realtor's father was in an accident recently. He was going about 120 MPH in the left lane and a car pulled out in front of him. The driver of the car that pulled out was killed, and my realtor's father was banged up pretty bad. I completed the purchase of my house so I haven't been in contact with them, but I suspect the father is going to be in deep trouble even though it was an unrestricted area.
Driving on the autobahns in Germany is definitely a cool experience. It's hard for many of stateside friends and family to believe that I've driven over 160 MPH.
Last week I was in Naples, Italy (I'm associated with the military) and that was some of the worst driving conditions I've ever seen. I'd driven there before so I knew the deal going in. When I rented the car, I got what they call "super coverage." It means that if the car gets damaged, totalled or stolen I didn't have to pay a dime. That coverage gave me a sense of "you wanna play rough" when I drove!