Update: I didn't know before, but now I know its called a Autostrada. Yes, I know the windscreen is dirty... it was bug season. Yes, we will be back, the food is fantastic and the people are friendly. Star Bucks....paying with card had the best exchange 1 CHF = 5.7 PLN ( normally on that day was 4.08 ) I kept to the speed limit, as I heard some other countries send the fine back to Switzerland and then I pay extra. Thanks for all the positve comments and info. Keep posted for more videos.
hahaha, so true :D When I drive from Krakow to Belgium, I usually drive 180km/h (115mph) for the whole ride, and usually only some single Porsche or some single tuned up Audi and Mercedes are taking me over during the whole 1300km (800 miles)
@@bessarion1771 LOL! Exactly! And if you go to New York, they fly back and forth through all three lanes passing on the right and the left. Looks like a slalom.
It is because you were sticking to the speed limit, not even though, in Poland nobody decides upon their speed based on the speed limit, they sometimes coincide but it’s just a coincidence if someone is doing exactly the speed limit
0:58 Poland don't have checks on border because is in Schengen. Countries like Romania or Bulgaria is too in EU, but not in Schengen and still have border checks. On the other hand - Schwitzerland is not in EU, but it is in Schengen, so also don't have checks on border. :)
@@Quetzalcoatlv3 You don't understand, darling, how the world works. Economics is the ONLY barrier why in Poland you do not have the second Belgium or France with no go zones. But that will change. Faster than you think.
@@podunkman2709 You don't understand that we do not play with immigrants. Have you seen that video when guys from Ukraine throw trash from their car's window? Few kind words and they were picking that up from grass.
In Poland these roads are not called Autobahn like in Germany. These are called Autostrada. That name comes from Italian (auto = car, strada = road), as Italians were the first to build such a motorway, an Italian A8, which connected Milan to Lake Como. It was the first dual highway in the world and it opened in 1924... Then Germans started building these roads, and then Americans copied Germans (though in a different way). Polish A-class roads are of the same class as Autobahns, and it is possible to drive at extremely high speeds on some sections fairly safe (depending on traffic). Having said that, the national speed limit in Poland is 140 km/h.
Another thing is the naming issue. The German part of the city is Goerlitz as in the description of the film, and the part of the city on the Polish side is Zgorzelec. Therefore, if you publish a movie about Polish highways, you should use Polish names. :-)
@@Tongue_Twister He starts west of the Neiße river, that means he starts in Görlitz not Zgorzelec. Görlitz is an old German town with its center on the German side. So what is your problem?
For many Polish drivers, speed limits are like relativity theory - only from the point of view of an observer, they drive too fast. From their own point of view, they drive within the speed limit... ;-) Pozdrowienia!
Quote Capitan Barbossa: "It's more like guidelines than strict rules"... But still, they are strict rules, we just do not follow them. And you probably had no opportunity to meet this undercover police cars randomly crusing on highway to catch speed limit breakers :) so... Yea. We drive way too fast. It's simply because most of Polish non highway roads (like in city, or in country side) are in very poor shape. We are enjoying good road and freedom on highways... That's all :) greetings from Kraków :)
Well, unfortunately for a lot of polish drivers it's like - limits are for those who can't drive well, for us "good drivers" with fancy BM's or Merc's it's more like an estimation, or minimum speed.
@@marcindobruchowski7280 not necessarily eastern, I drive a lot of Bydgoszcz-Poznan-Wroclaw. A lot of reckless drivers there - with me going around 125 on a 120 limit the pass me easily.
There is an ongoing rivalry with Matiz, but Seicento is winning because the Matiz fleet is rusting away a bit faster. OTOH the rare, slow and completely unpredictable Tico is far more scary than either. You never know what it will do. And may God have mercy on you if you meet a rusty Polonez Truck with black registration. It's a Schroedinger's car, it can turn in every direction simultaneously depending on the observer. Well, unless it's using its blinkers - if it is, it's probably not going to go that way.
Hopefully that will end soon. We need boarders just like we need car alarms and door locks on our houses. Simple logic, which the world seems to have misplaced lately.
You could say, that speed limits (especialy on highways) are threated like 'suggested speed' or ' you shouldn't be going slower, if conditions allow' by most of polish drivers ;)
In Poand this type of road is called AUTOSTRADA. In Germany - Atobahn. In UK - Motorway. Name - Autostrada comes from Italian language, "auto" - car, "strada" - road.
In Australia, years ago I was going 25 km over the speed limit on the Aussie highway and lost my licence for 1 month and paid about 550 AUD ( 1600 PLN ) .
@@aussiesineurope6942 If you drive 50 over in PL (in cities), your license is basically gone. Tickets aren't much of a deterrant really... Cops aren't active enough and people simply don't care. I always drive pretty much at 10 above the speed limit (there's a 10 kph tolerance).
@@aussiesineurope6942 Drive at 3 - 5 kph ABOVE the speed limit and nobody will complain. Drive UNDER or exactly at the speed limit, and in 90% of cases the person driving behind you is screaming like crazy. :D
It seems like drastic penalties are the only way, eventually scandinavian way, which is confiscation of the car. Still, in my opinion Polands biggest problem is DUI. Guys drive drunk, have their license taken, drive drunk again, without license this time and simply just kill people. That's real madness.
@@piotrerkner6261Niezły hejt . Nudzi ci się piszesz głupoty i próbujesz wywołać kłótnie bo na taki poziom tępej wypowiedzi to nie trudno . Jak ci śmierdzi gnojem to ogarnij posesję lub mieszkanie gdzie mieszkasz i swoje kupy . U mnie nie śmierdzi gnojem a mieszkam na wsi , jest czysto , mam blisko do czystej wody i czystych lasów . Zdarzają się śmieci w lesie ale to szczątkowy proceder po prostu nie wszyscy szanują czystość , np. ty - większość stara się ciężką pracą poprawić swoje otoczenie ale i tak znajdzie się kilka osobników którzy zamiast ciężkiej pracy ogarniają tylko hejt . Nawet żal mi ciebie .
@@piotrerkner6261 Jedyną zakompleksioną osobą jesteś tutaj tylko ty . Jeżeli te wpisy to nie czysta chęć hejtu a ja tylko tak je odbieram to zalecam wizytę u psychologa .
@@zhangzy123 Kto mieczem wojuje od miecza ginie. Do chama i faszysty musisz przemawiać zrozumiałym dla nich językiem inaczej nie pojmą. Przeczytaj ich wypowiedzi a zroziesz.
It's normal in Poland to go over limits 10-20 km, but after 1.12.2021 the fines will be much higher than today. This truck was damaged therefore it probably got the door stored. You're right, our cuisine is delicious and for example our bread cannot be compared with that sth called the same in USA. I hope you enjoyed my country ;)
Congratulations! You are perfect driver! You respect the speed limits, correct distance between vehicles and your ride is smooth. In Poland we have big problem with disrespecting those regulations... keep it up! Regards!
Hi, seems like an ordinary video, but I am watching how you drive on the road I know and it's very interesting what you have to say ;-). I am glad found your YT channel. Need to watch more videos!
In Poland fines for speeding are really low in comparison to our neighbouring countries, that's why everybody drives so fast. But you have to be aware that if you double the speed limit in built-up area, the police can take your driving license. So remember that the maximum speed in built-up area is 99 km/h :-).
Just to clarify, the rule for taking away the driving license [getting it banned for 3 months] is 50 km/h above the speed limit in the built-up area. So, this is double in the default situation (50 km/h limit), but if the speed limit on a particular road is 30 or 70, then to get your license banned you would have to go 80 or 120 respectively.
Doesnt work in Poland, only truck drivers stick to the right lane and the rest doesnt give a shit about it. Constantly driving on the mid/left lane even when the right one is empty. Existance of 3 lane ways in Poland is pointless :)
niestety dużo osób tak myśli, już nawet nie mam siły tłumaczyć ze Polacy nie mieszkają w lepiankach, jak już przyjada to wyjść x podziwu nie mogą jaki to nowoczesny kraj
Torn between these two, Polish - Australian nostalgias, "facing each other like two mirrors", I really like your bizarre Autobahn material for some reason. Well done Aussie :) If Poland offers you just a fraction of joy, wisdom and happiness Australia gave me, you should have a real ball here in Polska!
Yeah, Polish drivers have little respect for speed limits. And it's highly unlikely to get a speeding ticket on a freeway unless you go 200 kph or more. Polish freeways are usually of decent quality and in a good shape though. Hope you enjoyed the ride.
Speed is much less problem than the distance keeping. Polish drivers always drive 1 m behind you OR cut infront of you driving 1 m infront of you. then people wonder why so many accidents?
@@MikeKay1978 It happends but this are usually crazy sales representatives in Skoda Fabia 1.0MPI or some menager in BMW :) If you block left line most drivers sit on your ass to move. Normally we keep distanve :)
@@Misieq6666 Sit on your ass doesn't make it faster but it does make it a lot more dangerous. And here lies one of the causes why Poland score quite high when it comes to fatal accidents. Poles can't drive very well. They think they do but they don't they don't. I recently saw a guy crashing a car against a barrier after the motorway. He had probably made a turn like that thousands of time but this time it was raining. Failing to adjust your speed according to external conditions are one of this things that seperates skilled drives from the incompetent ones. I life saving hint is to slow down if you happen to be near a refinery.
I feel safer on polish road, then german. Germans just don't adjust their speed to road condition and blindly follow most ridiculous speed limits. Nothing more terrifying than everyone going 50 km/h on highway for no reason.
In Poland, do not drive on highways. They are paid (expensive) and lots of trucks on them. It is better to drive on expressways - they have the same standard as motorways, and they are free for passenger cars (marked as S, eg S3). The only difference is the maximum speed: motorway 140 km / h, expressway 120 km / h. Both types have various amenities: clean toilets, petrol stations, they are sheltered from the surroundings, so you cannot meet, for example, wild animals.
Fun fact, when you said „some people drive 30/40 over the limit” you saw three cars, when people see someone speeding they follow so that guy will get the ticket instead of them
06:27 Highway there is without Emergency Lane because it is part build before war, In Poland is called Berlinka (Wroclaw-Berlin Autobahn) or Patatajka (Because it's made from concrete blocks that when you ride on it it sounds like running horse -pytytyt pytytyt- That's why Patatajka) Until 2023 The whole A18 highway will be finished, matching with UE and Polish Standards Worse with A4 Krzyżowa- Wroclaw, Road works will start around 2025
To a point. People rarely go above 200km/h for more than just a little while. Not that many cars are happy cruising at something like 240. It's often really loud in the cabin and the fuel runs out like with a hole in a tank.
@@darek4488 it's really rare to see a car going over 200kph on polish motorway, only pure morons do that. However 180kph is quite common. I'll even say that 160-180kph is regular cruising speed on the motorways. Ofcourse there is good chunk of people doing the speed limit and some stragglers barely doing 100kph
@@jakubw.2779 I find 180km/h to be the most comfortable motorway speed. I am not wasting time, I can slow down really fast if I need to, the noise is tolerable and the car is still controlable with slight wind. However that changes with a car. In some cars I wouldn't even do 140km/h.
380 km ? Phh, all to easy. Sydney - Melbourne 1000 km via A1 along the coast. Then Sydney to Brisbane 930 km A1 along the coast. Now we can compare: Sydney - Melbourne is as far the the two most opposite points of Poland: Swinoujscie in NW to Ustrzyki Gorne SE - also 1000 km !
On that day we drove from Switzerland to Poland ( Krakow ) 1250 km in about 13 hours. We had to stop twice for petrol and had in total about 4/5 food / toilet breaks.
@@aussiesineurope6942 it's a lot, I drove 6000 km in one month, from Perth to Brisbane, all along the coast plus Tasmania by ferry. I made more stops, sometimes every hour. I noticed Australians are very friendly and chatty, they always flodded me with questions.
Of course the bundle of cash was thick. ATMs in Poland are usually used to take out some small amounts to hae some change, since almost everything here is paid either via card, NFC phone/watch payments or with other cashless means. I barely use any cash in my daily life at all, it's extremely oldfashioned and out dated to use cash here.
@@ypabloworld I guess you haven't followed the events in Greece or Cyprus. At any point in time the government can just shut you money off or limit you how much of it you can use daily. You are also being logged every step you take. Some people had their accounts frozen or shut down by Visa, by Mastercard, by PayPal. So it is not really your money unless you have it in your pocket.
@@darek4488 it's more a matter of being aware of the general situation. Sure, Greece is an extreme example of exponential debt growth, but right here, right now Poland is not anywhere near that point. At this moment there is no reason not to use electronic means of payment only.
@@darek4488 Congratulations on your transition to cash. I wish you all the best with your next big transition. A transition into an analogue world without Internet and other means of tracking your activity 😂But seriously, cash is disgusting, you don't need to use it in Poland. That's a fact. Unless, you are conducting shady transactions, you have nothing to worry about in a digital world. As about your stack of bank notes... Well you don't own them anyway, and their value is not determined by you or anyone you know personally. This is property of a Central Bank. And that is owned, by, well... An agreement between a state and a very influential family who has been in control of the world's money supply for more than two centuries. In fact, you don't get to own permanently anything you buy... Either in your pocket or in the bank account, it's not yours forever anyway. Ask any Venezuelan what they think about cash. I am being sarcastic, but... That should get the thinking process started. 😂
Roads look fantastic. Quality of video was great as were the written location updates. I agree that there are many speedy gonzales on the roads. Also agree that polish food is yummy yummy and that the people are very friendly. Loved travelling on the AUTOSTRADY when in Poland on holiday. I love doing real time videos myself here in Australia. Well done and happy driving.
From 7.27 - it's called hogging the middle lane wich supposed to be used for overtaking. But u can see that on most motorways in Europe. Generally (theoretically heh), u can get fine from police for this...
Well... technically it is ok to overtake on the right on a motorway in Poland (undertake). Very few people do that, but it isn't forbidden by the law (don't try that in Germany - it isn't allowed there).
You can quit from the right only: in a built-up area, the road must have at least two lanes designated for driving in the same direction, outside built-up areas, the road must have at least three lanes designated for traveling in the same direction.
@@tomektomek6275 Three lanes are required only if there is two way road, in case of one way road two lanes are enough for overtaking on the right lane (all highways and most of expressways in Poland are one way roads). PoRD 24.10.1.
I wonder who told you you need all this cash and what you need it for? You would be much better off with prepaid master or visa you could get from your bank and make a transfer any time you are in need. It's a common misunderstanding you still need cash in Poland in order to survive. The opposite is true, a lot of places accept only cards or phone paying.
Yeah, like... You don't even need to change currency on your account, the bank will exchange automaticaly, ofcourse not always on favorable rates, but given the current PLN state it shouldn't be a problem. Also 2100PLN is hell of a cash stash for simple trip. You really don't need that much money.
@@aussiesineurope6942 Ha ha, banks are always cheating on exchange rates and plastic payment services. You had to take a prepaid card in PLN at your bank, it would be much cheaper and without hassle. In bazaars in Poland, they also already have remote readers and you pay as much as the price of the product, there are no additional fees.😁
We actually were in Chrzanów. Had the BEST homemade icecream. Highly recommend it. Its the one on Rynek street in Rynek Square, near the church. Looking at Google Maps photos, its called Cukiernia, 4 shops down from the Church and next to a clothes shop called Zuzi.
A polish man was driving down the road one day, when he saw a mint 1959 corvette with a plywood sign next to it that said "Free". He pulled over and took the sign. ... (I'm half Polish)
Well it's among two other major traffic corridor going east-west. On A2 and A6 it's the same. Especially A2, and Just like A4, A2 have three critical fragments where traffic congestion is beyond insane.
Poland is one huge factory with huge export and country direct in center of Europe so big Transit country...all things from east to the west ..from west to the east..from South to tje north..north to tje South are going through Poland.
the euronet ATM's have criminally high commisions, even my own bank in special email advised me to not draw any money from those ATM's. Curious how was that for you guys
They should have withdrawn in PLN, when bank does the conversion to your home country currency, it takes exchange rate that is sometimes 20% worse that you would normally get. And commission of 16PLN on top of it is outrages.
@@selat99 exactly, always draw in native currency of the country you’re in. Then as long as atm us free to use you pay no commisions other than your banks (if they charge one)
You were overtaken because currently ticket penalty is relativelly low 10-100 EURO maximum. Example: 100EURO in case driving 50km/h and more than speed limit. Starting from December 2021 it will change to 100 EUR-3000 EURO.
There seems to be a real exouds of Aussies: Near London I saw a Toyota Landcruiser from NSW, reg Olesia and a couple of days ago a black Landrover Defender from VIC :)
@@aussiesineurope6942 Good to know. I do not want to bother you, but if you have a spare moment, I would gladly learn how do you find driving in a country where speed limits are treated as a loose suggestions.
@@PK1999 Hi PK, We really had no problem as I always kept to the right. I guess the faster drivers understood I was not from Poland ( Swiss Number Plate ) and they were not riding on my ass. However on the local / side streets they were riding on my ass , as I stuck to the speed limit. 50 in 50 zone, not driving 60 in a 50. I was being constantly overtaken. But again they were not abusive or beeping the horn. Overall it was all good.
@@aussiesineurope6942 Hi, thanks for sharing your impressions. Most of Poles totally ignore speed limits. I was wandering how foreigner drivers adapt to this. Stay safe in your future journeys. You have one more subscriber.
3:37 the sign "Korczowa 637" is nothing unusual, esiecially for Aussies and Canadians, but the Dutch - where the lobgest distance is perhaps 250, and the highest mountain 323m - find it fascinating 😂
5:39 - you have entered the petrol station from wrong direction, you missed the b-2 entry ban sign ;), that could be up to 500 PLN fine and 5 points ;)
You don't change money in Görlitz, you change in Zgorzelec. There nearby ARECA gas station you have a mini money exchange and good exchange course. Then fill your fuel not on the first gas station nearby the motorway, drive few km farther, the prices are lower
Really nice video. Just one little correction: borders are opened not because of EU but because of Schengen zone :) Hope you will enjoy your stay in both Krakow and Poland in general!
Question for Poles in the ojczyzna... I'm 50/50 Polish & Austrian and in 🇦🇹, Germans have a bad reputation for disregarding the generous speed limit of 130 km/h. As a result, Germans are referred to as "Piefke" which refers to the Prussian bandleader and some vulgar insults are often uttered by Austrian motorists. Is this also a problem in Poland? Dziękuję!
Generally, I would say Germans are not bad drivers. Driving in Germany is a privilege, not a necessity. I would say that there is a very good driving etiquette among German drives. Generally they maintain the distance and don't overtake from the right. It might be because they are used to higher speeds, and perhaps some may not even know that there is a speed limit. On the other hand, Polish drivers break the laws intentionally. For Polish drivers speed limits are more guidelines than rules. I have personally driven through Austria many times and it doesn't seem like a place where you can go really fast for a long time. The motorways are curvy and there are a lot of tunnels, especially in the higher Alps. Even if there are sections where you can go really fast, it makes no sense to do that, because your average speed to the destination will still not be as high as in Germany or Poland. You will also get a lot of tickets from the speeding cameras. Not to mention that your carbon footprint will very likely be significantly higher. Poland, however, is mostly flat with very long sections of somewhat straight motorways and nearly all high speed roads in Poland were built recently and adhere to the highest standards in the world. Therefore these roads are safe and adapted for high-speed driving. But to answer your question... Polish people are notorious for breaking the speed limit laws. In fact, Polish people notoriously break the laws that are inconvenient to them. It is very likely that this has to do with the fact that Poland was partitioned and ruled in the past by other nations including Austria. Question: if, for the sake of an example, Russia annexed Austria today, would you abide by the laws imposed by the invader?
Nah. Poles are also speeding. Drivers from Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine have worst reputation in Poland. Especially TIR drivers from that countries. They are considered as unpredictable drivers on the road.
a lot of cars with german license plates are driven by Poles I think about 60-70% so it is not like in AT where you see cars with German license plates and suspect that it is driven by German. But travelled as a passenger with German driver in Poland and avarege speed was about 180km/h
Trucks are limited to 80 km/h, not 90 km/h. They just drive at least 10 km/h over the limit. In Poland, you can get a fine if you exceed the speed limit by at least 10 km/h, because the measurement error is taken into account. And almost every one takes advantage of it.
@@baryka2015 I agree using cash has its benefits, but there was an incident on the way home that we were stuck at the toll both for about 45 minutes waiting to pay in cash.
Driving car over limit in Poland is not very risky if you got special app , where drivers inform others about police patroles and eventually undercover police cars
Problem with trucks is not every trucks limiter is exactly the same and you creep up on the truck in front when you're on the limiter in cruise control the truck driver would love to go quickly when passing
ya speed limits are only when the Police is scanning, Autoban is you go with the flow. trucks are a bother but if your not at 150 at least keep to the right lane.
Basicly A4 is the longest motorway in Poland and also is the part of the longest motorway in Europe E40. For the next time remember that the system toll charge in Poland will change and toll bariers will replaces for free way but you will need make payment by online e-toll
Update:
I didn't know before, but now I know its called a Autostrada.
Yes, I know the windscreen is dirty... it was bug season.
Yes, we will be back, the food is fantastic and the people are friendly.
Star Bucks....paying with card had the best exchange 1 CHF = 5.7 PLN ( normally on that day was 4.08 )
I kept to the speed limit, as I heard some other countries send the fine back to Switzerland and then I pay extra.
Thanks for all the positve comments and info.
Keep posted for more videos.
so now You know:) and no white bears on the streets?:P WOW
@@apocalipticapolska2840 white bears ? did I miss something ?
@@aussiesineurope6942 Some idiots, my dude, think Poland lies in Siberia or the Arctic. That's why the question. It became a meme over here.
@@KamikazeMedias aha, thanks
You should update the tile of your video
"Even though I was sticking to the speed limits, I was still being over taken"
Welcome to Poland!
hahaha, so true :D
When I drive from Krakow to Belgium, I usually drive 180km/h (115mph) for the whole ride, and usually only some single Porsche or some single tuned up Audi and Mercedes are taking me over during the whole 1300km (800 miles)
In the US is the same. My son is learning to drive and everyone is overtaking him, including on the shoulder.
@@bessarion1771 LOL! Exactly! And if you go to New York, they fly back and forth through all three lanes passing on the right and the left. Looks like a slalom.
It is because you were sticking to the speed limit, not even though, in Poland nobody decides upon their speed based on the speed limit, they sometimes coincide but it’s just a coincidence if someone is doing exactly the speed limit
@@robertstarczewski finally someone explained that step by step!
0:58 Poland don't have checks on border because is in Schengen. Countries like Romania or Bulgaria is too in EU, but not in Schengen and still have border checks.
On the other hand - Schwitzerland is not in EU, but it is in Schengen, so also don't have checks on border. :)
Borders checks or cultural enrichement. Choose what you like more.
@@podunkman2709 97% of people living in Poland are Polish and we have open borders. Your theory collapsed like A.H.'s pure race theory.
@@Quetzalcoatlv3 You don't understand, darling, how the world works. Economics is the ONLY barrier why in Poland you do not have the second Belgium or France with no go zones. But that will change. Faster than you think.
@@podunkman2709 You don't understand that we do not play with immigrants. Have you seen that video when guys from Ukraine throw trash from their car's window? Few kind words and they were picking that up from grass.
@@podunkman2709 I choose cultural enrichment
In Poland these roads are not called Autobahn like in Germany. These are called Autostrada. That name comes from Italian (auto = car, strada = road), as Italians were the first to build such a motorway, an Italian A8, which connected Milan to Lake Como. It was the first dual highway in the world and it opened in 1924... Then Germans started building these roads, and then Americans copied Germans (though in a different way). Polish A-class roads are of the same class as Autobahns, and it is possible to drive at extremely high speeds on some sections fairly safe (depending on traffic). Having said that, the national speed limit in Poland is 140 km/h.
thanks for the info 👍
But "die Bahn" is just a German word for road. It can also mean train and maybe other stuff. But Autobahn == Autostrada
Another thing is the naming issue. The German part of the city is Goerlitz as in the description of the film, and the part of the city on the Polish side is Zgorzelec. Therefore, if you publish a movie about Polish highways, you should use Polish names. :-)
@@Tongue_Twister He starts west of the Neiße river, that means he starts in Görlitz not Zgorzelec. Görlitz is an old German town with its center on the German side. So what is your problem?
@@GrandTheftChris Next video will be like: German autostrada across the Nysa River Zgorzelec to Franktfurt nad Menem. :-)
For many Polish drivers, speed limits are like relativity theory - only from the point of view of an observer, they drive too fast. From their own point of view, they drive within the speed limit... ;-) Pozdrowienia!
German here; Just because a sign says something, doesnt mean it does soemthing.
Quote Capitan Barbossa: "It's more like guidelines than strict rules"... But still, they are strict rules, we just do not follow them. And you probably had no opportunity to meet this undercover police cars randomly crusing on highway to catch speed limit breakers :) so... Yea. We drive way too fast. It's simply because most of Polish non highway roads (like in city, or in country side) are in very poor shape. We are enjoying good road and freedom on highways... That's all :) greetings from Kraków :)
Well, unfortunately for a lot of polish drivers it's like - limits are for those who can't drive well, for us "good drivers" with fancy BM's or Merc's it's more like an estimation, or minimum speed.
Not for "many Polish drivers" - for eastern part of Poland drivers rather ...
@@marcindobruchowski7280 not necessarily eastern, I drive a lot of Bydgoszcz-Poznan-Wroclaw. A lot of reckless drivers there - with me going around 125 on a 120 limit the pass me easily.
Speed limit on polish highway is only suggestion :)
😈 eh
Speed limit should be only a sugestion! ;)
Not always..
Statistic of road traffic fatalities in Poland isn't only suggestion though :)
Death statistics are also a suggestion ;)
9:58 ofc it's a Seicento LUL For those who don't know, Seicento drivers in Poland are like a villain in action movie
They are like Ladas in Russia :D
Seicentos do serious damage to gov's convoys without scruple and scratch so what we're talking about
you could always meet a company base model Skoda, and it would also be justy as bad
There is an ongoing rivalry with Matiz, but Seicento is winning because the Matiz fleet is rusting away a bit faster. OTOH the rare, slow and completely unpredictable Tico is far more scary than either. You never know what it will do.
And may God have mercy on you if you meet a rusty Polonez Truck with black registration. It's a Schroedinger's car, it can turn in every direction simultaneously depending on the observer. Well, unless it's using its blinkers - if it is, it's probably not going to go that way.
Nice to see a foreigners point of view while travelling through Polish motorway :)
Love Australia!!!
Small correction: no border checks is due to both Poland and Germany being in Schengen Zone, not EU.
No matter. All EU countries have no borderchecks in between them.
@@DonPedro6901 most but not all
aha , thanks.
@@DonPedro6901 Tell that in Ireland, Bulgaria, Croatia
Hopefully that will end soon. We need boarders just like we need car alarms and door locks on our houses. Simple logic, which the world seems to have misplaced lately.
Polska in title
viewers: STONKS
In Poland speed limits are indicative only and show the speed you have to slow down to when you see cops :)
You could say, that speed limits (especialy on highways) are threated like 'suggested speed'
or ' you shouldn't be going slower, if conditions allow' by most of polish drivers ;)
to pamiętaj za nadmierna prędkość mogą ci zaproponować odpowiedni mandacik
@@sytrostormlord3275 na polskich kierowców to brak słów normalnie ułani
In Poand this type of road is called AUTOSTRADA. In Germany - Atobahn. In UK - Motorway. Name - Autostrada comes from Italian language, "auto" - car, "strada" - road.
"Some cars overtake me at least 30/40 over the speed limit" - you sound surprised. :D
In Australia, years ago I was going 25 km over the speed limit on the Aussie highway and lost my licence for 1 month and paid about 550 AUD ( 1600 PLN ) .
Just checked the Aussie website.... if you drive more than 45 km over its 2520 AUD ( 7200 PLN )
@@aussiesineurope6942 If you drive 50 over in PL (in cities), your license is basically gone. Tickets aren't much of a deterrant really... Cops aren't active enough and people simply don't care. I always drive pretty much at 10 above the speed limit (there's a 10 kph tolerance).
@@aussiesineurope6942 Drive at 3 - 5 kph ABOVE the speed limit and nobody will complain. Drive UNDER or exactly at the speed limit, and in 90% of cases the person driving behind you is screaming like crazy. :D
It seems like drastic penalties are the only way, eventually scandinavian way, which is confiscation of the car. Still, in my opinion Polands biggest problem is DUI. Guys drive drunk, have their license taken, drive drunk again, without license this time and simply just kill people. That's real madness.
🌹MY BEAUTIFUL🌹POLAND🌹👍
Z śmierdzącym gnojem w powietrzu i śmieciami wywiżonymi do lasu? A może ze ściekami chemicznymi które zniszczyły Dolinę Baryczy bezpowrotnie?
@@Vorteksio3 buahahaha na co malutki zakompleksiony nieudaczniczku ? Buahahaha!!!!?
@@piotrerkner6261Niezły hejt . Nudzi ci się piszesz głupoty i próbujesz wywołać kłótnie bo na taki poziom tępej wypowiedzi to nie trudno . Jak ci śmierdzi gnojem to ogarnij posesję lub mieszkanie gdzie mieszkasz i swoje kupy . U mnie nie śmierdzi gnojem a mieszkam na wsi , jest czysto , mam blisko do czystej wody i czystych lasów . Zdarzają się śmieci w lesie ale to szczątkowy proceder po prostu nie wszyscy szanują czystość , np. ty - większość stara się ciężką pracą poprawić swoje otoczenie ale i tak znajdzie się kilka osobników którzy zamiast ciężkiej pracy ogarniają tylko hejt . Nawet żal mi ciebie .
@@piotrerkner6261 Jedyną zakompleksioną osobą jesteś tutaj tylko ty . Jeżeli te wpisy to nie czysta chęć hejtu a ja tylko tak je odbieram to zalecam wizytę u psychologa .
@@zhangzy123 Kto mieczem wojuje od miecza ginie. Do chama i faszysty musisz przemawiać zrozumiałym dla nich językiem inaczej nie pojmą. Przeczytaj ich wypowiedzi a zroziesz.
Wow!! Poland ❤️
It's normal in Poland to go over limits 10-20 km, but after 1.12.2021 the fines will be much higher than today.
This truck was damaged therefore it probably got the door stored.
You're right, our cuisine is delicious and for example our bread cannot be compared with that sth called the same in USA.
I hope you enjoyed my country ;)
Fines for riding over 20 over the speed limit will be severe by the end of the year, but those under 20... you know :D
@@krakendragonslayer1909 ;)
@@krakendragonslayer1909 Over 30 not 20 ;)
Yes, we really enjoyed Poland. We will be back again.
It still has to pass legislation, though, given that those idiots are running out of money to fun 500+ programs...
Congratulations! You are perfect driver! You respect the speed limits, correct distance between vehicles and your ride is smooth. In Poland we have big problem with disrespecting those regulations... keep it up! Regards!
:) thanks. I must say that most Polish Drivers are also good drivers. But like anywhere in the world there are some bad drivers.
@@aussiesineurope6942 It's really kind you notice the good points of our drivers. Thanks for your response, have a nice weekend :)
Man don't introduce us like a bad drivers. Most of PL drivers going safety.
oh look trucks actually not blocking freeway, amazing, greetings from Melbourne :-))
Hi, seems like an ordinary video, but I am watching how you drive on the road I know and it's very interesting what you have to say ;-). I am glad found your YT channel. Need to watch more videos!
Cheers, thanks.
In Poland fines for speeding are really low in comparison to our neighbouring countries, that's why everybody drives so fast. But you have to be aware that if you double the speed limit in built-up area, the police can take your driving license. So remember that the maximum speed in built-up area is 99 km/h :-).
In build up area you shouldn't drive more than 60km/h
Just to clarify, the rule for taking away the driving license [getting it banned for 3 months] is 50 km/h above the speed limit in the built-up area. So, this is double in the default situation (50 km/h limit), but if the speed limit on a particular road is 30 or 70, then to get your license banned you would have to go 80 or 120 respectively.
@@nieznajomy7 That has changed quite recently. No more 60 after 23:00.
now they are very high
oj chyba kolega internauta się lekko pomylił ale z tego co wiem mimo że nie mam uprawnień to jest 50 km /h
Great video clip. Poland is beautiful.
When three lanes then you do not stick in the middle but go to the very right lane.
Doesnt work in Poland, only truck drivers stick to the right lane and the rest doesnt give a shit about it. Constantly driving on the mid/left lane even when the right one is empty. Existance of 3 lane ways in Poland is pointless :)
@@BlezzUMen No pointless. Trucks can overtake each other and you're still can overtake them all on the left lane
A co myślicie , ze Polska to 3 świat??
Piękna , nie tylko autostrada !!
Pozdrowienia z Wiednia
niestety dużo osób tak myśli, już nawet nie mam siły tłumaczyć ze Polacy nie mieszkają w lepiankach, jak już przyjada to wyjść x podziwu nie mogą jaki to nowoczesny kraj
@@nie.znasz_mnie
Dokładnie tak jest Pani Joanno …
Pozdrawiam z Wiednia
@@leolitman4684 polska to gówno.
Polska nigdy nie była zaliczana do 3go świata.
@@kolakpatolik1857 odezwał sie typowy POwiec.
Torn between these two, Polish - Australian nostalgias, "facing each other like two mirrors", I really like your bizarre Autobahn material for some reason. Well done Aussie :) If Poland offers you just a fraction of joy, wisdom and happiness Australia gave me, you should have a real ball here in Polska!
Yeah, Polish drivers have little respect for speed limits. And it's highly unlikely to get a speeding ticket on a freeway unless you go 200 kph or more. Polish freeways are usually of decent quality and in a good shape though. Hope you enjoyed the ride.
Speed is much less problem than the distance keeping. Polish drivers always drive 1 m behind you OR cut infront of you driving 1 m infront of you. then people wonder why so many accidents?
@@MikeKay1978 I think you just said what happen on german autobahn..
Do not repeat fantasy - you may be fined for speeding considerably lower than driving 200km/h
@@MikeKay1978 It happends but this are usually crazy sales representatives in Skoda Fabia 1.0MPI or some menager in BMW :) If you block left line most drivers sit on your ass to move. Normally we keep distanve :)
@@Misieq6666 Sit on your ass doesn't make it faster but it does make it a lot more dangerous. And here lies one of the causes why Poland score quite high when it comes to fatal accidents. Poles can't drive very well. They think they do but they don't they don't. I recently saw a guy crashing a car against a barrier after the motorway. He had probably made a turn like that thousands of time but this time it was raining. Failing to adjust your speed according to external conditions are one of this things that seperates skilled drives from the incompetent ones.
I life saving hint is to slow down if you happen to be near a refinery.
3:12 speed limit for trucks in Poland is 80 km/h (50 mph) on highways not 90 km/h. If they are driving 90 km/h they are over speed limit
Yes you are correct, I checked at 1:25 there is a sign that states 80 km/h for trucks.
Who cares the road signs... they have a speed limiter set to 90 km/h, and that is their true speed limit ;)
I feel safer on polish road, then german. Germans just don't adjust their speed to road condition and blindly follow most ridiculous speed limits. Nothing more terrifying than everyone going 50 km/h on highway for no reason.
The roads seem like they are in excellent condition.
In Poland it happens that you drive 200 km/h on the highway and someone overtakes you anyway... even though the speed limit is 140
Great video. Thanks a lot.
cheers
In Poland, do not drive on highways. They are paid (expensive) and lots of trucks on them. It is better to drive on expressways - they have the same standard as motorways, and they are free for passenger cars (marked as S, eg S3). The only difference is the maximum speed: motorway 140 km / h, expressway 120 km / h. Both types have various amenities: clean toilets, petrol stations, they are sheltered from the surroundings, so you cannot meet, for example, wild animals.
Fun fact, when you said „some people drive 30/40 over the limit” you saw three cars, when people see someone speeding they follow so that guy will get the ticket instead of them
06:27 Highway there is without Emergency Lane because it is part build before war, In Poland is called Berlinka (Wroclaw-Berlin Autobahn) or Patatajka (Because it's made from concrete blocks that when you ride on it it sounds like running horse -pytytyt pytytyt- That's why Patatajka)
Until 2023 The whole A18 highway will be finished, matching with UE and Polish Standards
Worse with A4 Krzyżowa- Wroclaw, Road works will start around 2025
patatajka to dk18 od granicy z niemcami do poczatku a18 ktora laczy sie z a4
Wunderschönes Land👍👍👍
agree
to dobrze że ci podoba się mój kraj
@@andrzejpacan1883poklepali po plecach dupoliza?
No matter how fast you drive, you'll always be oveetaken by somebody in Poland :)
To a point. People rarely go above 200km/h for more than just a little while. Not that many cars are happy cruising at something like 240. It's often really loud in the cabin and the fuel runs out like with a hole in a tank.
@@darek4488 Raczej speedy wyciek oleum z mozgownicy.
@@darek4488 it's really rare to see a car going over 200kph on polish motorway, only pure morons do that. However 180kph is quite common. I'll even say that 160-180kph is regular cruising speed on the motorways. Ofcourse there is good chunk of people doing the speed limit and some stragglers barely doing 100kph
@@darek4488 tell that to all new bmw, .audi, mercedes Benz cars. These brands are very popular in Poland
@@jakubw.2779 I find 180km/h to be the most comfortable motorway speed. I am not wasting time, I can slow down really fast if I need to, the noise is tolerable and the car is still controlable with slight wind. However that changes with a car. In some cars I wouldn't even do 140km/h.
380 km ? Phh, all to easy. Sydney - Melbourne 1000 km via A1 along the coast. Then Sydney to Brisbane 930 km A1 along the coast. Now we can compare: Sydney - Melbourne is as far the the two most opposite points of Poland: Swinoujscie in NW to Ustrzyki Gorne SE - also 1000 km !
On that day we drove from Switzerland to Poland ( Krakow ) 1250 km in about 13 hours. We had to stop twice for petrol and had in total about 4/5 food / toilet breaks.
@@aussiesineurope6942 it's a lot, I drove 6000 km in one month, from Perth to Brisbane, all along the coast plus Tasmania by ferry. I made more stops, sometimes every hour. I noticed Australians are very friendly and chatty, they always flodded me with questions.
Hey, I'm an Aussie from Sydney now living in Poland with my wife and daughter. If you are planning to go north, let me know.
Of course the bundle of cash was thick. ATMs in Poland are usually used to take out some small amounts to hae some change, since almost everything here is paid either via card, NFC phone/watch payments or with other cashless means. I barely use any cash in my daily life at all, it's extremely oldfashioned and out dated to use cash here.
I used to live like you. Now I understand the dangers of relying too much on electronic payment. I have switched to cash completely.
@@darek4488 what danger?
@@ypabloworld I guess you haven't followed the events in Greece or Cyprus. At any point in time the government can just shut you money off or limit you how much of it you can use daily. You are also being logged every step you take. Some people had their accounts frozen or shut down by Visa, by Mastercard, by PayPal. So it is not really your money unless you have it in your pocket.
@@darek4488 it's more a matter of being aware of the general situation. Sure, Greece is an extreme example of exponential debt growth, but right here, right now Poland is not anywhere near that point. At this moment there is no reason not to use electronic means of payment only.
@@darek4488 Congratulations on your transition to cash. I wish you all the best with your next big transition. A transition into an analogue world without Internet and other means of tracking your activity 😂But seriously, cash is disgusting, you don't need to use it in Poland. That's a fact. Unless, you are conducting shady transactions, you have nothing to worry about in a digital world. As about your stack of bank notes... Well you don't own them anyway, and their value is not determined by you or anyone you know personally. This is property of a Central Bank. And that is owned, by, well... An agreement between a state and a very influential family who has been in control of the world's money supply for more than two centuries. In fact, you don't get to own permanently anything you buy... Either in your pocket or in the bank account, it's not yours forever anyway. Ask any Venezuelan what they think about cash. I am being sarcastic, but... That should get the thinking process started. 😂
It’ not autobahn , my friend , You are in Poland , it’s autostrada, for god’s sake.
@@colorofroad9174 polaczku z małej piszemy.
@@R73R masz ci. Zapomniałem:-(
So what is he polish?noooo sooo keep this comments for you for God's sake 😂
Just shut up.
@@radeckiserwach4056 *Polish Are there "autobahns" in Australia?
We Don’t have autobhan..we have autostrada!
There is not border control because Poland is in Shengen zone not because EU, pozdro 😊
Yeah, but nowadays one is dependant on another
@@Speedkam not really, there are EU countries not in the schengen zone and vice versa
Roads look fantastic. Quality of video was great as were the written location updates. I agree that there are many speedy gonzales on the roads. Also agree that polish food is yummy yummy and that the people are very friendly. Loved travelling on the AUTOSTRADY when in Poland on holiday. I love doing real time videos myself here in Australia. Well done and happy driving.
cheers, hope you love Australia :)
you also have very cool videos 👍
App002pppadec
From 7.27 - it's called hogging the middle lane wich supposed to be used for overtaking. But u can see that on most motorways in Europe. Generally (theoretically heh), u can get fine from police for this...
Truck driver after overtaking another truck for 2 mins:
YOSS IM GONNA BE HOME 30 SEC EARLIER
Sometimes its a difference between going home to family and having a sleepover 10km outside of town. Source : my dad is a trucker
good point :)
its not b/c of being in EU that there are no border checks.
its Schengen Area.
Probably the worst motorway in Poland. S type routes are in much better condition.
Well... technically it is ok to overtake on the right on a motorway in Poland (undertake). Very few people do that, but it isn't forbidden by the law (don't try that in Germany - it isn't allowed there).
You can quit from the right only:
in a built-up area, the road must have at least two lanes designated for driving in the same direction,
outside built-up areas, the road must have at least three lanes designated for traveling in the same direction.
@@tomektomek6275 🤔❓
@@tomektomek6275 Three lanes are required only if there is two way road, in case of one way road two lanes are enough for overtaking on the right lane (all highways and most of expressways in Poland are one way roads).
PoRD 24.10.1.
in 9:51 it was permissible, and the one in 9:55 is already legal suicide and murderer on the late red. 5 seconds after the red, sick guy.
1.7k,Sehr schön.
Grüße aus Krakau 👋
Tom
I wonder who told you you need all this cash and what you need it for? You would be much better off with prepaid master or visa you could get from your bank and make a transfer any time you are in need. It's a common misunderstanding you still need cash in Poland in order to survive. The opposite is true, a lot of places accept only cards or phone paying.
Yeah, like... You don't even need to change currency on your account, the bank will exchange automaticaly, ofcourse not always on favorable rates, but given the current PLN state it shouldn't be a problem. Also 2100PLN is hell of a cash stash for simple trip. You really don't need that much money.
We went to some small markets where we needed cash. Plus I wanted to make sure my Swiss Bank or Polish ATM fees were not ripping me off.
Poland is one of the best prepered countries in the world to pay without cash ..true story.
@@aussiesineurope6942 Ha ha, banks are always cheating on exchange rates and plastic payment services. You had to take a prepaid card in PLN at your bank, it would be much cheaper and without hassle. In bazaars in Poland, they also already have remote readers and you pay as much as the price of the product, there are no additional fees.😁
If you go for holiday, mountains or seaside, having some cash is a must. Small kiosks, bars or national park stalls do not accept cards.
I live in Chrzanów (Town where someone passes on the red light). When You introduced it I thought that it may be me or someone whom I know...
We actually were in Chrzanów. Had the BEST homemade icecream. Highly recommend it. Its the one on Rynek street in Rynek Square, near the church. Looking at Google Maps photos, its called Cukiernia, 4 shops down from the Church and next to a clothes shop called Zuzi.
@@aussiesineurope6942I know that shop but regardless I live here all my life I've never been there. Now after your recommendation I have to.
A polish man was driving down the road one day, when he saw a mint 1959 corvette with a plywood sign next to it that said "Free". He pulled over and took the sign. ... (I'm half Polish)
Speeding in Poland isn't as expensive as in Germany. I talked to some Poles and they told me they were shocked when they got a German fine.
don't get a Swiss fine, its even more.
Willkommen in der EU.. niemand fährt ohne Bußgeld nach Hause... ha, ha ha
This truck "without" the door it's fridge trailer which is drying itself after job done.
Nah man, the left door is clearly damaged, so the right one probably had to be removed because of the same problem.
The one thing about this great country is hopelessly inadequate road signage . I was there 4 years ago completely lost on "smaller" roads.
Poland has major American fast food chains
and America has major Polish pierogies food chains
I love Zurek and Bigos.
really? can you name any pierogi food chain?
Nie zalewaj. Chyba u Ciebie na wsi na Alasce.
@@kazikkozakiewicz9983
yes but u took it much too littery , it's a joke, hovewer many supermarkets in USA carry pierogies , that was a joke
@@kaziknowik470 Hahaha, I'm laughing now!
I drive this sector at least once a year. There are too many trucks.
Well it's among two other major traffic corridor going east-west. On A2 and A6 it's the same. Especially A2, and Just like A4, A2 have three critical fragments where traffic congestion is beyond insane.
Poland is one huge factory with huge export and country direct in center of Europe so big Transit country...all things from east to the west ..from west to the east..from South to tje north..north to tje South are going through Poland.
Built-up areas have officialy 50km/h speed limit, but besides cities its rather the speed minimum, hard to find anyone driving below 50 there
Between 11PM and 5AM that limit is increased to 60km/h.
@@uceee1 Isn't that not a thing anymore since the 1st of June?
@@uceee1 Mordo to już nie obowiązuje od 1 czerwca, teraz masz 50km/h przez 24h na dobę
niezły koleś wytyka, że inni jada 30-40 km szybciej niż on a na stacji wjeżdża w zakaz wjazdu... Widzicie to nie tylko Polacy tacy są :)
Fast and furious Polish Pierogi Drift.Speed limit in my country is only for Aussies and Japanese 😂
the euronet ATM's have criminally high commisions, even my own bank in special email advised me to not draw any money from those ATM's. Curious how was that for you guys
They should have withdrawn in PLN, when bank does the conversion to your home country currency, it takes exchange rate that is sometimes 20% worse that you would normally get. And commission of 16PLN on top of it is outrages.
Revolut and problem gone
@@selat99 exactly, always draw in native currency of the country you’re in. Then as long as atm us free to use you pay no commisions other than your banks (if they charge one)
You were overtaken because currently ticket penalty is relativelly low 10-100 EURO maximum. Example: 100EURO in case driving 50km/h and more than speed limit. Starting from December 2021 it will change to 100 EUR-3000 EURO.
poland doesnt have euros
There seems to be a real exouds of Aussies: Near London I saw a Toyota Landcruiser from NSW, reg Olesia and a couple of days ago a black Landrover Defender from VIC :)
5:30 if you're going to be again in Poland, try the "Pierogi". This is our classic meal, so tasty and simple to do.
Already have many times, we love it. But really LOVE the ruskie pierogi :)
Nice video. Thanks and have a safe journey :)
Thanks, we did have a great journey.
@@aussiesineurope6942 Good to know. I do not want to bother you, but if you have a spare moment, I would gladly learn how do you find driving in a country where speed limits are treated as a loose suggestions.
@@PK1999 Hi PK, We really had no problem as I always kept to the right. I guess the faster drivers understood I was not from Poland ( Swiss Number Plate ) and they were not riding on my ass. However on the local / side streets they were riding on my ass , as I stuck to the speed limit. 50 in 50 zone, not driving 60 in a 50. I was being constantly overtaken. But again they were not abusive or beeping the horn. Overall it was all good.
@@aussiesineurope6942 Hi, thanks for sharing your impressions. Most of Poles totally ignore speed limits. I was wandering how foreigner drivers adapt to this. Stay safe in your future journeys. You have one more subscriber.
Dojazd do Chrzanowa, nie do Krakowa ;)
Tyle krakusów tu mieszka że to już jak dzielnica Krakowa 😆
Może chciał zdążyć do Tesco na ostatnie zakupy :):):)
3:37 the sign "Korczowa 637" is nothing unusual, esiecially for Aussies and Canadians, but the Dutch - where the lobgest distance is perhaps 250, and the highest mountain 323m - find it fascinating 😂
It's been just decided the A4 will have three lanes each direction
Highway in Polish is AUTOSTRADA, not an autobahn.
Dan Andrews is looking for any escaped Victorians look out…😂
Iam originally from NSW, so got no problems ;)
Check Karolina Żebrowska she is world known Polish victorian Lady ..one of the most beautifull women on planet earth amd with souch tamper 😆
Autostrada is clearly Italian language! And means the same as Autobahn. Autoroute, Highway and Freeway is not such unequivocally.
5:39 - you have entered the petrol station from wrong direction, you missed the b-2 entry ban sign ;), that could be up to 500 PLN fine and 5 points ;)
oh ..wow. thanks for the info
You don't change money in Görlitz, you change in Zgorzelec. There nearby ARECA gas station you have a mini money exchange and good exchange course. Then fill your fuel not on the first gas station nearby the motorway, drive few km farther, the prices are lower
Dobrze, że od Berlina nie jechali tymi płytami bo by siara była
Przypał jak skur wysyn hahaha
Całość tego odcinka jest już w przebudowie. Planowe oddanie całości tego odcinka to październik 2023.
Wow! Amazing video i spent awesome watching it. Keep making more films im watching good good well plated
Cheers thanks for the compliment.... standby another one uploading tonight, about Classic Car show in Switzerland.
Really nice video. Just one little correction: borders are opened not because of EU but because of Schengen zone :)
Hope you will enjoy your stay in both Krakow and Poland in general!
Change fuckin title
In Poland they never heard of things like defensive driving, keeping distance, 3 second rule, whiplash injury etc. etc.
Question for Poles in the ojczyzna... I'm 50/50 Polish & Austrian and in 🇦🇹, Germans have a bad reputation for disregarding the generous speed limit of 130 km/h. As a result, Germans are referred to as "Piefke" which refers to the Prussian bandleader and some vulgar insults are often uttered by Austrian motorists. Is this also a problem in Poland? Dziękuję!
Generally, I would say Germans are not bad drivers. Driving in Germany is a privilege, not a necessity. I would say that there is a very good driving etiquette among German drives. Generally they maintain the distance and don't overtake from the right. It might be because they are used to higher speeds, and perhaps some may not even know that there is a speed limit. On the other hand, Polish drivers break the laws intentionally. For Polish drivers speed limits are more guidelines than rules. I have personally driven through Austria many times and it doesn't seem like a place where you can go really fast for a long time. The motorways are curvy and there are a lot of tunnels, especially in the higher Alps. Even if there are sections where you can go really fast, it makes no sense to do that, because your average speed to the destination will still not be as high as in Germany or Poland. You will also get a lot of tickets from the speeding cameras. Not to mention that your carbon footprint will very likely be significantly higher. Poland, however, is mostly flat with very long sections of somewhat straight motorways and nearly all high speed roads in Poland were built recently and adhere to the highest standards in the world. Therefore these roads are safe and adapted for high-speed driving. But to answer your question... Polish people are notorious for breaking the speed limit laws. In fact, Polish people notoriously break the laws that are inconvenient to them. It is very likely that this has to do with the fact that Poland was partitioned and ruled in the past by other nations including Austria. Question: if, for the sake of an example, Russia annexed Austria today, would you abide by the laws imposed by the invader?
Nah. Poles are also speeding. Drivers from Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine have worst reputation in Poland. Especially TIR drivers from that countries.
They are considered as unpredictable drivers on the road.
a lot of cars with german license plates are driven by Poles I think about 60-70% so it is not like in AT where you see cars with German license plates and suspect that it is driven by German. But travelled as a passenger with German driver in Poland and avarege speed was about 180km/h
Trucks are limited to 80 km/h, not 90 km/h. They just drive at least 10 km/h over the limit. In Poland, you can get a fine if you exceed the speed limit by at least 10 km/h, because the measurement error is taken into account. And almost every one takes advantage of it.
Like nearly everywhere else
@@zeincexxx1285 The tolerance varies from country to country. In some places there is no tolerance and you could get fined even if you go 1 over.
No, due to low if you exceed speed limit (0-10 kmph) you can get a fine, but it is only 50 złoty and 0 penalty points
@@Vengir true, norway is the example :)
@@Vengir no tolerance?
I don't think there is a device which hasn't got any tolerance. Physically impossible.
Where would that be?
Isn't autobahn called autostrada im Polish?
It is
9:55 seicento na "późnym" żółtym.
/wczesnym czerwonym
Na późnym żółtym to przejechał koleżka w 9:51 a ten w 9:55 to już na legitnym dojrzałym czerwonym.
@@krakendragonslayer1909 Jak nic dojrzało do tego, żeby mu wpierdolić pięć stówek kwitu.
@@krakendragonslayer1909 Ale strach takiemu wyjechac chyba że abramsem albo leopardem.
@@pangroszek3498 a weź wyjechał mi dziś rowerzysta na czerwonym, przestraszył się tym co zrobił i spadł z rowerka prosto mi przed maskę...
bin gefahren a4 a8 a1 görlitz-breslau-lodz-danzig am 27.7.21
You can use card everywhere. Hungary and Poland are doable without cash.
Good idea, I will need to get one. The lanes where you have a " card " has no traffic jam.
@@aussiesineurope6942 What is the problem if people using cash? Look like you love when goverment know about every your step?🤣
@@baryka2015 I agree using cash has its benefits, but there was an incident on the way home that we were stuck at the toll both for about 45 minutes waiting to pay in cash.
@@baryka2015 He literally said card-only lanes have shorter queues...
@@ten_tego_teges I think the cards for toll booths and debit or credit cards compeltely different things.
Polish Autobahn very very expensive ! 😔😥
8:38 very lucky.
In Poland the highway is very better than in Germany
agree, due to there were NO roadworks..... 140km/h all the way. On the German Autobahn there are constant roadworks.
@@aussiesineurope6942 Try A2 It is much better than A4
Well.... keep in mind that Germany has a lot of autobahns while Poland has - like 3? A1, A2, A4 and short A18.
That shows speed limits should be higher on polish autostrada.
If "Görlitz", why not "Kraków"? Diacritics are important!
Correct, I have a good excuse, I don't have the Polish font :)
Then why not "copy, paste"? I don't have German font, I just copied letter "ö"...
I usually drive 120-130 km/h on the Polish expressway. Everyone overtakes me.
Speed limit is140+10
@@bogdanmenzel6969 140 is autostrada. Expressways are 120
@@Myrtal2 yes indeed . My mistake 😁
@@bogdanmenzel6969 for highway 140 + 10 for expressway 120 +10
And what ???? You have problem for this .....
Driving car over limit in Poland is not very risky if you got special app , where drivers inform others about police patroles and eventually undercover police cars
Oh thats cool. Whats the apps name and do you know if there is an option to have the language in English ?
@@aussiesineurope6942 Janosik
Problem with trucks is not every trucks limiter is exactly the same and you creep up on the truck in front when you're on the limiter in cruise control the truck driver would love to go quickly when passing
There are no autobahn in Poland, there are Autostrady in Poland and in France Autoroute
Kiss on the radio
Brilliant thank you
ya speed limits are only when the Police is scanning, Autoban is you go with the flow. trucks are a bother but if your not at 150 at least keep to the right lane.
0:51 To be exact: It's not about EU but Shengen Agreement.
A4 is the worst autobahn in Poland, also is very expensive. Yay, welcome in Poland :D
Nahhh.... A2 is expensive.
"autobahn"?
@@swetoniuszkorda5737 yeah... Here in Silesia it's autobahn
Welcome to Poland, I love Australia :)
Basicly A4 is the longest motorway in Poland and also is the part of the longest motorway in Europe E40. For the next time remember that the system toll charge in Poland will change and toll bariers will replaces for free way but you will need make payment by online e-toll