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Yep, German police carries firearms however the entire German police force fires fewer shots (at people, the main use for German police guns is to kill injured animals) in a whole year than the Chicago police does in a weekend. The other difference is that German police has 3 main branches: Traffic, crime and Gewerbeaussendienst. The latter is responsible that the millions of German gun owners have a safe to keep them in, businesses sell you the right amounts of whatever etc. Talking about guns it is easy to get a permit in Germany but NO ONE is allowed to carry them concealed or otherwise. If you take your gun to the range it must be unloaded and field stripped for the journey.
You forgot to mention the repercussions from an US traffic ticket. Speeding Tickets in the US are reported to the car insurance company, who will increase the insurance premium for 3 years.
The police officers in Hamburg look a bit like US cops now. Until the year 2001 they still wore green (as often police in Germany does), then the senate bought dark-blue uniforms.
@@PassportTwo also if you call 112 to report a crime, they will directly connect you to 110 without any issue. Same goes for Ambulance and/or Fire department and vise versa.
@@PassportTwo If you do that, they'll immediately know you're American and that you expect a different police to show up. So they'll send you the brutes equipped with automatic weapons.
In the US police fired 92 shots at one suspect. In Germany the whole police force fired 90 shots in the whole year, and 80 of them were only warning shots.
Nice story, but quite far from reality. Last year (2021) the german police fired around 20.000 shots. Most of those shots were not targetet against humans. The vast majority of those shots were targetet on animals and objects, e.g. injured or ill animals and doors. But there also were 8 people killed and 31 injured by police guns.
Little correction, the blue "Blitzer" at 9:47 is actually not for speeding, instead for toll (road charge for trucks). The similar black ones are speed traps.
The points in Flensburg are the most important part, loosing the license finally brings a lot of people to the point recognizing how high the price really is.
@@kaiv6536 Careful. I was born there. (Why yes, the male line goes back to Denmark. Doesn't mean I like the idea of being Danish. Apparently, that was what my grandfather fought over with his brothers. But then, he made a career with the state government.) Also - and that is something I have absolutely no personal experience with - that is where they produce the Flens beer featured in the Werner comics. Just saying.
That's the same in many US states. Getting too many points and your driving license is suspended or even revoked. Other difference: Traffic tickets like speeding tickets are sent to the car insurance. So the premium rises. That would be impossible in Germany due to the data protection laws.
@@KaiHenningsen Have been often to Flens, we had our sailing boat in that harbour. I personally think it doesn't matter which country is ruling there, all people I met there came good with all other nationals, everyone feels relaxed about the languages and culture.
All those Blitzers hate this trick, as do the Polizei patrols that actually plant a control every now and there in some places. A 120 limited area in the Autobahn can get very expensive very soon, and they don't fuck around placing them kilometres away from the first 120 sign.
@Passport Two the picture quality doesn't really justify the price. not worth it. If you are just looking for pictures of yourself, there are cheaper ways with better results 😉
Actually I'm a police officer in North Rhine-Westfalia and took part in an exchange program (before corona) for police officers where we exchange for 2 month with American cops. I switched authority with a cop in LA and it was a great experience but the difference in the way the police works is huge. The reason why cops in Germany always patrol together is because of safety reasons called "Eigensicherung" where we safe our colleague in situations that might get out of control. You might recognized it when one cop came to your side of the car to speak with you while the other took position on the passenger side. (this is not the case if you get pulled over by a motorcycle cop. they are usually alone
danke dafür das du für unsere sicherheit da bist und allen hilfst die hilfe brauche. ihr macht einen allen einen toll job und bräuchtet viel mehr anerkennung. ihr seit alle toll
You better be careful with "collecting expensive photos of low quality"...at some point, you may find yourself in front of a "traffic judge" (Verkehrsrichter), and a lot of these photos in your collection (which the court/judge has access to, of course) may be taken as indication that you're not suited to drive a vehicle. Which can result in the loss of your driver's license.
Same in the UK, we have a points based system for traffic offenses. If you get a certain number of points on your license, it's revoked and you will be banned from driving for a certain period of time.
same here in Italy. You have 20 points on your licence, and they add 2 points for every year without tickets (up to 30), and they take points for infringement of rules (for instance, 5 points for not using safety belts, 10 points for DUI). If you want to have your points back you have to go to a recovery course, to learn again how to drive properly.
In Germany, you get penalty points when driving more than 20 km/h too fast. For example his "worst violation" that he mentioned in the video, which gave him 1 point. If his speeding tickets are usually rather "just a bit too fast", like 6kmh or 12kmh to much, he probably won't be in trouble soon.
One big difference that I noticead as German when I was in the us regarding traffic checks was that I regularly saw police pulling people over and parking on the shoulder of the interstate. And every time I saw that I shook my head because there is no way a german police officer would tell you to stop on the shoulder of the Autobahn. That is way too dangerous both for the person beeing pulled over and even more so for the police officer who has to get out of the car.
I recently saw a video about a pregnant woman on the interstae or highway who was being pulled over and she deemed it not safe to park, continued driving until it was safer to stop while signaling that she'd noticed the cop behind her. The cop pulled up beside her and rammed into her car, flipping it over. It landed on the roof. Then, instead of calling an ambulance, he basically odered her out of the car and read her the riot act because she hadn't stopped, while she pointed out that she hadn't stopped because it wasn't safe for him. I think she sued after that and they had to change the laws that allowed cops to push someone over like that.
@@shadowfox009x Here they don't pull anyone over unless it's really necessary and they guide you to the nearest safe place such as a parking or a motorway exit.
The main reason why you pull over on the shoulder on an US interstate is because of the distances between off ramps. In Germany, the Autobahn has some kind of off ramp every few kilometers. Either toward a town/village or a rest area. In the US, offramps can be miles beyond miles apart. Meaning the police would be guiding you for 20 plus minutes just to try and find a safe place to pull over.
I'm a, 8 years retired now, police-sergeant in The Netherlands. I have 38 years of police experience, 26 years partially solo-motor-cycle duty. Here also a 3-4 years police education (depending for what position to start in the organisation). Working in couples gives a lot more than just being with 2 police officers. There is a safety aspect and from that comes a way more relaxed attitude to the public. That attitude gives more room for a good conversation and 2 officers see just more than one. Also there is the possibility to correct each other. We are only humans and the law is very complicated, so errors are made. It's a good thing to quick discuss how to access a certain problem. While driving operating the equipment in the police-car can be very complicated. It's way safer to let the "observer" handle the info and radio. There are a lot of similarities between Germany and The Netherlands, also in policing. There are some border regions between Germany and The Netherlands, where the police does work as D-NL officers in one vehicle. Netherlands and German police officers don't have to stop at a border in a pursuit, they are legally at work in both countries. The same goes for Belgium.
Also, it supresses coruption. If a young policeman is about to get corrupted, his partner will stop that, first by means of discussion, then by means of reporting to their superiors so that they in turn have a talk with him, and lastly, by force. Thus, doing something illegal as a policeman, is very risky in Germany, cause your partner watches over you after all. An eyewitness i the good and in the bad.
in the EU did you ever see Americans joining your police forces? Im asking because I live stateside but I have a lot of family who have immigrated and served and wondered what it'd be like to purse something like that
Working in pairs is really just good practice. Depending on the situation, a second officer equals a second eyewitness, a second hand who can help out, a second opinion on how to proceed with things, a person who can get on the radio and request back-up and so on. Having only one officer present simply doesn't account for situations that require a second person and it means that noone is keeping an eye on the officer to make sure they won't try something stupid or act in an irresponsible or abusive manner.
@@ididntgetthejoke656 not necessarily. It can take a minute for backup. This is what happens when police is required to be out in the community rather than sitting at the police department. Police are sometimes required to do paperwork at the areas McDonald's.
It has a number of advantages, although some might argue of course it requires more ressources in form of police officers. In some occassions, either higher risk areas or events, or having some officer in training with them, there may also be three of them. But besides what you mentioned, there is a factor of security. If someone with any kind of weapon (yes, it is rare, but it happens in Germany too) makes the bad decision to attack a police officer, there is backup on scene immediately. So in most cases unless that person is totaly nuts, an attack on a police officer might be thought over and not even happen. Second thing, also that sadly in some rare cases may not be a 100 % given, it may prevent misconduct by a police officer, as a second officer may prevent such action or at least report it afterwards, causing disciplinary consequences. As mentioned, this may not be a 100 % thing, but I think it sure prevents some excessive events as we learn from police anywhere in the US way to often. Although here the different training / education may take a role in this as well.
@@alexanderkupke920 Having cameras instead of officers lying in ambush would save a lot of human resources, I would assume. Having 2 people would not necessarily avoid power abuse, US police is quite infamous of liking officer rating about other officers. But it might make officers less likely to be scared so much all the time, that they shoot down citizens on such check ups.
I miss the German police after living 25 years in Germany and moving to the Caribbean this year. The professionalism and respect they show citizens compared to the police here is beyond
11:19 However, you must not forget that at least 4 km/h measurement tolerance was deducted from the offending excess of 6 km/h. Your speedometer showed 10 km/h above the permitted speed.
Something I have noticed since moving to Germany is that the polezei are very, very fit. I have not seen any officer who appears to be out of shape or overweight.
@@marcusott2973 When I informed myself after Abitur in the eighties it was about weight, fitness, glasses, ... nearly as strict as pilots. Quite the opposite of the 'police academy'-films. 😂
I do see German police officers driving around my area solo quite often, but those usually aren't on patrol, but given some other tasks. When they're on patrol, they're usually in a pair of two.
Regarding germany police stopping cars: They typically do this on the Autobahn or Bundesstrasse because they dont want you to stop there (it's actually illegal to stop there) but in urban areas they typically stop you like in the US and use the text Bitte Anhalten.
There is actually a difference between "Streifenpolizei" (street police) and "Polizeikommisar" (detective). The later is shown in the video and requires the bachelor's degree. The former "only" requires a "Mittlere Reife"/"Realschulabschluss", which is the middling road in the German school system (so not the college/university road). And the training is 2-3 years.
@@l.k.9059 Beside what you already mentioned, a Polizeikommissar is not a detective but a regular police officer. A detective in Germany would be a Kriminalkommissar as Kommissar is just the rank.
@@l.k.9059 it's not partially true, it is fully true. Just because some states have abolished the first one, doesn't mean, that there is no difference between the two terms. Just because you prefer a master to do everything, doesn't mean, that there is no such thing as a journeyman...
@@m.h.6470 Ich sag nicht dass es falsch ist, aber eben auch nicht die ganze Wahrheit. Nebenbei, Kommissare müssen nicht zwingend im Ermittlungsdienst sein, viele Streifenpolizisten sind auch Kommissare (auch da, wo es den mittleren Dienst noch gibt).
@@l.k.9059 Dann hättest du es anders schreiben müssen. "Partially true" heißt, dass es teilweise falsch ist. Ist es aber nicht. Es ist klar, dass es noch mehr Informationen gibt, aber das bedeutet nicht, dass meine Informationen falsch sind.
@@PassportTwo When I see a cop in the US, I always go on tiptoes (I would not dare to discuss with them, when they stop me!). They are more aggressive than the police here in Germany and their tolerance limit is far lower than that of the German cops...
The blue pole you showed at 09:46 is not for speed control, those blue poles are for Truck Toll collection. Fixed speed camera are typisch grey or black and carry a clearly red glass paned opening for th flash. Mobile speed cameras are either munted in the abck of car or are external to the car with cables running to the car.
@@PassportTwo These are probably the grey trailer type contraptions that normally can be parked more or less everwhere and no officer is around. They typically stay for at least one day, therefore i would consider them "semi-stationary". The mobile speed cameras I'm talking about are typically only present for one or two hours, are in some way attached to a car and an officer is present. However the officer does not stop you normally. That will only happen under specific circumstances, e.g. if the speed trap is part of a larger traffic surveilllance measure. And, to be complete, there are also fixed and stationary cameras for red light violations and for violations of minimum distance requirements as well.
I'm German, but I've never trusted those blue poles... 😉 at least in my imagination, they are just one software upgrade away from doubling as regular speed cameras, so I always slow down for them as well 😁
@@joeaverage3444 Naja, um die Geschwindigkeit zu messen, brauch man auch Hardware, da reicht ein Softwareupgrade nicht. Mal abgesehen davon, dass die blauen Säulen von Toll Collect, dem "Maut-Eintreiber", aufgestellt werden und die dürfen keine Geschwindigkeitskontrollen durchführen, das dürfen nur Städte und Gemeinden und eben die Polizei.
@@MattBlue There are also small tripod Blitzer that can be put next to or even inside bushes to hide them. These are often used on countryroads and in small towns.
I should be used to it by now, but I am always so impressed at how good your guys' videos are. The structure, the pacing, the information, the insights, the editing, and don't me started on the graphics - fantastic.
Education really matters. Arguing sensibly with the police here ( in most European countries, and most do speak basic English) about a threatened fine or arrest can help you get out of a tricky situation. From what I've encountered in some places and from friends' stories, in the USA it is often like talking to a brick wall, and if you are a member of a minority, it helps too if officers in either country have had training on how to de-escalate a situation. So yeah, 3 years is a positive factor. Q: neither F nor D. ....; Austrian bread!
Depends where you live, how respectful you are to the police, and what race you are. I'm a White male that used to get pulled over about once a year and got tickets less than half the time. One time, I saw a police car racing about 1/3 mile back, pulled over, and waited for them. The cop was laughing so hard, I don't think I even got a warning that time.
@@drh3b This is the problem in the US. Respect from the police side depends on how you look and what you wear. While I couldn't really care about the US because I'm in Germany, it is pretty obvious that the US needs to reinvent their police system and properly train the officers.
@@emre_sus People don't realize just not being rude to a cop helps you out in most situations. Yes, obviously, we see the worst of cops here, but, just being respectful to a cop increases the chance of just getting a warning instead of a ticket. I'm sure this depends where you live and what PD and officer you are dealing with. People drive so horribly in the US, I wish police would give MORE tickets. Not for mild speeding which is what a lot of tickets are for, but for actual dangerous driving, which doesn't get enough tickets, imo. But, just the fact that we do have so many issues does indicate that police training needs to change. On the other hand, our schooling/parenting needs to change as well, as we are creating too many assholes here.
Correction these blue pillars 9:47 are NOT speed cameras. They are toll pillars and controll the truck toll. They controll IF any truck over 7,5 tonns paid the toll (yes its required). So if you see these dont press your break pedal to slow down.
Little hint: the number for the Police is 110...112 is for the Fire department, and emergencies that don't (necessarily) involve the police. Of course, if you call 112 but it's something for the police, the operator will help you anyway and either connect you to the police, or tell you to call 110 instead.
@@melaniealberts1825 *"Zwei Spargel und ein Ei - schon kommt die Polizei"* klingt vielleicht etwas gefälliger. Aber grundsätzlich gut. Kannte ich noch nicht. :-)
Graffiti unter einer Autobrücke "Wir sind für jeden Spass zu haben! Wähle 110" Superdoof 😆aber seitdem vergesse ich die Nummer nicht mehr 😃 und meine Erfahrungen mit der deutschen Polizei sind zu 95% sehr positiv.
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Here in Germany we have a saying 'Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus' (sth like 'You get what you called for') I haven't ever been in the States, but I found all over Europe that's exactly how it works. So I never had problems with an officer here. Btw. even if the speeding tickets are so cheap in Germany, don't underestimate them. If you are collecting to many, a judge could get the idea you are not willing to follow the law, and thats how you might lose your license.
look into the mirror and you might guess why you dont have many problems with the police. The internal social media hategroups talk about Nafris not Mattis
Just to be fair, speed cameras are also very popular in many other European countries like France, Netherlands, Switzerland and they also will send the fines to you in Germany. Switzerland is especially painful (so I have heard🙄). German bread is definitely healthier and more diverse. I think the French win in the pastry department.
Very true! I have received personal notes from all the above but switch out The Netherlands for Luxembourg. In fact, just 2 weeks ago I was personally impressed with France's initiative to even send me my letter in German for me 😅
That is nothing compared to Finnland, where a speeding ticket is determined by your income. There is a story of a Nokia executive, who had to pay a few ten thousand dollars for a speeding ticket because his salary was so high.
Within city limits, speeding between 11-15 km/h over the limit costs you 250 CHF in Switzerland. On the freeway, you need to be 21+ km/h over the limit to get (basically) the same fine.
I was stationed at Larson Barracks, Kitzingen, West Germany 1982-1984. One of the first things we were told was not to try and play around with the Polizei. My few interactions shown them to be competent, polite, professional and they would put you down in a heartbeat. So it was your call, they could be your best friend or worst enemy.
Haha, I can understand that when just a few years ago I was receiving tickets for €10 and if I grew up with that being the norm, I would be upset about it as well. But with being fined HUNDREDS of dollars for comparable tickets in Oklahoma...I don't find much to complain about sometimes 😂😂
Hi, regarding tolerances for speeding in Germany. It is not actually fix at 4 km/h. It is fix at 3 km/h for speeds below 100 km/h. For 100 km/h and above the tolerance is actually in percentage of your driving speed: At least 3% of your speed. If it is not a full number then the tolerance will usually be rounded up to the next full km/h. E.g.: 3% of 110 km/h = 3.3 km/h -> rounded up to 4 km/h as tolerance --> So your speed would be calculated to 110 km/h - 4 km/h = 106 km/h. This value of 106 km/h is then checked against the speed limit.
Germany wins over France when it comes to bread. We have more original bread types and availability of those different types and either way, anything that is French made when it comes to bread is also sold here. I just always have to think about this: When you get German bread (Like a good Roggenmischbrot) you can eat it just like that or put anything on top and they are sold as just the bread When you want to get any French bread here, you get either a baguette at a bakery or you go to the supermarket where they are most of the time sold as already finished processed meals (for example: "Kräuter Baguette" which is just a baguette, pre almost-sliced with garlic butter or the like between the pieces)
You can't say which bread is better. In both countries there are good bakers and bad bakers. But every country has its specialties. The croissants and the baguette are definitely better in France. In Germany there is more choice. When I'm in France, I take things that I can't get in Germany. I've been to France quite often and have never been disappointed. Quality is quality - here and there.
no way. i am german and we germans aren't able to bake good white bread. living close to the french boarder at the moment and you drive 5km and the quality of white bread icreases by 300%. a good rustiguette / traditional baguette tastes better than everything german bakeries have to offer. i like fresh grey bread tho.
Also after those 3 years of training, you are NOT a solo patrol officer. That's when your real practical training starts and you are assigned to a senior officer for training.
1:58 Hello from Germany, very cool video, you just made a small mistake. In Germany, 112 is the emergency number for the fire brigade and rescue service, and 110 for the police. We've separated that, so we don't have an emergency call center for all emergencies. However, you can of course call 112 if you want the police, they will redirect you.
In Austria (neighboring country of Germany) to become a Police Officer, you have to finish mandatory Military Service, be at least 18 years old and have no criminal record, you must have a drivers license, you must have finished mandatory 9 years of school education positively and you must have a swimmer badge. The training lasts 2 years. In my Opinion, Germany and Austria have the best Police in the world. And I can argue about it cuz Austrian Police is the only Police in the world which ended a Plane hijacking while the plane was still in the air and the German Police are known for their Special Force Unit, the legendary „GSG9“
The fact that police officers work alone is a huge problem. It makes perps feel that they only have to overcome this one guy/girl and they are scott free, whereas being outnumbered feels like violence isn't a valid option. Also it means that cops have to resort to violence more often themselves because it is not easy to restrain another human when you are alone.
@@PassportTwo hey Donnie and Aubrie, here is an idea for one of your next videos on German Culture. The infamous "Kevinism" or "Chantallism" I even have a name for your video Handy: "Kevin or Chantal - is there some truth behind of it all?" All the best, Kevin
About German police cars, the brand used to be state-dependent, which car manufacturer produces in that state. So BW police has Mercedes, Bavarian has BMW, Hessen has Opel and Niedersachsen VW. A friend of me, who is a police officer, told me once that they patrol in pairs for having a witness in court. In Germany the word of a police officer in court does not count more than that of every other person, therefore if the officer would be alone it would be just word against word in court.
"In Germany the word of a police officer in court does not count more than that of every other person" As a practicioner of law for some time I tend to disagree... And most people who got in a scuffle with police probably will, too.
According to my knowledge and to the experience of my late father the testimony of a policeman matters much more than the testimony of ordinary people. A long time ago my father was accused by policemen of a rather trivial infringement. He later explained to me that he wouldn't have had the slighest chance in court against the testimony of a single policeman, even with a few additional testimonies from witnesses. But he was lucky, the policeman had made bad notes and made contradictory statements. I don't believe that hasn't change much. At least as far as ordinary citizens are involved. But politicians have privileges, of course.
14:52 this is a joke right? We have the best bread, we have the most bread, we have the most diverse bread, we have the best tasting bread, we have the best bread culture, we have achieved complete bread superiority in germany.
You should be aware that German law allows taking one's licence if you collect too many speeding (or other infraction) tickets, because the law deems you a risk to other drivers particularly if tickets seem not to have a "positive" influence on your behaviour.
Hallo Donni 👋, I’m a fello Okie in Germany as well except I live in BW. I found you/your videos by accident and I’ve really enjoyed them. I’ve lived here now for about 14 years so I already know a lot of what you’re talking about but it’s still interesting to hear other Americans point of view and especially from someone from the same place me. Thanks and Keep em comin😉👍
As a policeman in Lower Saxony it's quite interesting, that in your opinion the US police and German police have so much in common. When I watch videos how US cops are working, I'm surprised sometimes. There is a UA-cam channel that looks at police operations, including the legal regimes in the US. It is a very different legal system and partly different understanding of the law.
@@LythaWausW That is most likely right. Even I, as an EMT in Germany, would not be allowed to administer nalaxone (neither via intravenous/intramuscular injection, nor via nose spray); So, I heavily doubt the average citizen or police officer would be allowed to. Also, one one naloxone nasal spray is currently registered in Germany, which is only able to be bought with a valid prescription (private prescription, meaning you have to cover the price yourself) by a physician.
I'm sure someone else corrected you on that one already, but the blue "Blitzer" thing you depictured is not a blitzer, but a device to register for the"LKW Maut.
As far as I know here in Germany you also have to pass several tests to be allowed to become a police officer. Not just physical but also regarding your mental state/fitness for the job. Is that a thing in the states also?
as far as I could gather, there are some police departments in the US who are starting to look closer at the personality of their cadets, but no... not really. They still have a way to go
Yes it is, infact to be a Security Officer requires a psychological evaluation, at least in the State of Florida. Must be 21 years or older, have a High School Diploma or GED equivlencey, no criminal background, be of stable mind and of good moral character, Military Service or a Criminal Justice degree helps, That is just to be the Armed Guard, or Security Officer. Law Enforcement has either higher and or different standards. But across the board its fairly high, one of the factors is being able to work alone, Self Sufficient / Reliant. and to handle stressful situations.
No, definitely not. Nearly across the board if a person isn't already diagnosed with a mental health issue they will be considered eligible. Most departments will make a judgement based on interviews and usually not mental health professionals. The bar is extremely low, and some police have told me departments will hire based on perceived personalities, but that may still include those with violent attitudes or tendencies
The blue column at 9:47 is not a "speed camera" for speed monitoring, but a toll column that electronically registers the road use of trucks on federal roads that are subject to tolls.
Back in the 1980s, when I was in the US Army, we would hear stories about the hidden cameras. The photos at the time would often show an image of the entire front seat, so any front passenger would be included in the photo. Needless to say, the legend was that many divorces were caused because of a speeding ticket. I was never stationed in Germany, but it was one of the notorious things we had heard about being stationed in Germany.
Even today the photos have such a bad quality that it's even hard to recognize the gender, age etc. So i really don't want to know what the pictures back in the 80s looked like xD
I have an elderly aunt: she was flashed, wondered, slowed down again and again, she was flashed, she tried again slower and again a flash. Later it turned out she was not wearing a seat belt. 🤣Was not an automatic speed camera, but with police officers.
I also got “flashed” twice at the same spot. First time I thought it was for running a red light (I think I only saw yellow but it might have been a few milliseconds of red). Not long after I passed the same traffic lights when it was clearly green and I realised, I was having my picture taken because of my speed. In my defense, there was a set of red lights along the route and you had to speed a little bit to pass them without stopping. Hence my both skirting the yellow light and the speed limit at the same location.
@@aphextwin5712That's not a defense. If you have "to speed a little bit to pass them without stopping", then the right action would be to stop. That's why there's a yellow light.
@@jensraab2902 What I was ‘defending’ was not the speeding but me not realising what I got “flashed” for. And the speeding was in the 1-5 km/h above the limit range, as in the least expensive range. And this might sound strange for some, but for me, having to stop at a red light is in about 99% of all situations about the extra fuel consumption this results in, not the extra time this costs me.
@@jensraab2902 I don’t run red lights, I only run yellow lights. I just do a tiny bit of speeding where I know it will prevent me from running into a red light.
Eine sehr interessante Gegenüberstellung der beiden Polizeiarten. Danke für diesen Einblick. Zu deiner Frage des Brotes: natürlich deutsches Brot. Wir haben so viele unterschiedliche Sorten :-) Liebe Grüße - Helene
The two alternating siren tones help with making the doppler effect more noticeable, which in turn makes it easier to determine from where the police/ambulance etc. is approaching from. At least thats _one_ reason for it and it actually is quite true from experience. P.S.: For people not knowing what the doppler effect is, its the phenomenon that causes sounds to sound different depending on their speed relative to you. So if youre standing still for example, an ambulance will sound different approaching you, than when its getting further away from you. This is because the sound waves dont move with the vehicle, so they get kinda squished when the sound is approaching you and stretched when the source gets away from you. (For visualisation of this, google will be of best help)
Hey, just a fair warning: The fees for speeding in Germany depend heavily on the speed limit in this area. If you are driving 4 km/h too fast in a zone, where 50 km/h is allowed, the penalty is not as high as in a zone, where only 30 km/h is allowed. Also, you can be banned from driving for several months in certain cases.
The bread question cannot be answered. Baguette baked like in France (flour from there, recipe + machinery) is way better than German Baguette. However, there are a lot of good bread varieties in both countries that are exemplary good and tasty. They are usually not sold in supermarket. They are always a waste of resources. For a good bread the dough needs time. Every kind of dough that is rushed does taste less tasty the next day. Cheap bread gets dry quickly and loses aroma. If the holes/pores in the bread are too evenly, they use additives for the bread (Some people do not react well to these and guess it is the gluten). Good ingredients are: Flour, water, yeast (or sourdough), salt. In some cases oil or other fat. In sweet bread also sugar. Some add caramel color, this is already suspicious.
I humbly disagree regards the assumption, that baguette baked in France is by default better than German baguette! I have been to France numerous times and I can definitively say, that best baguettes, I have eaten by far, where from Germany. Maybe if you compare special bakeries in certain areas of France, you get a result that favors France, but the every day baguette, you get in France is not by default better than anything you get in Germany.
Didn't you contradict yourself with saying it can't be answered and then following up with "france has one good kind of bread, but germany has many". If we take the average quality of bread, I think it is save to say, that germany has better bread (in average).
In difference 3 the blue pole you showed isn't a Blitzer for speeding but vor scanning if you need to pay Maut for that street and it looks for the sticker saying you payed on your windshield and then take a photo if you should pay and don't have that sticker
The up-down switch of sirens in most European countries allows for better auditory location of the siren, be it behind, in front, or to the side of you. This makes appropriate reaction to the audible source much easier, like getting out of the way, for example. The slow-up and down, or the fast switch of sirens in the USA has the problem that it causes a general noise level difficult to pin-point. If that is intentional or simply traditional is unimportant. It simply is a fact now. Random question: really, you are going THERE?!? Really?!? Sorry, Germany by a huge margin. On average, French bread isn't bad, and there definitely is German bread that is worse than some French bread. But the average, mean, median, and top notch German bread is head and shoulders above French bread in its respective category.
When talking about emergency Numbers, it might be good to know the following: Which number to Call: 110 - Police 112 - Emergencies (Fire, Medical emergencies, accidents with injured people, horse fallen in pond not getting out etc...) Important: No-one will charge you anything if you call the emergency numbers if is something that looks to you like an emergency. Even if you are standing on the street and a fire-alarm goes off in a house next to you or you see a barely dressed person sleeping on a bench in winter surrounded by beercans (Of course it is appreciated if you check the situation a bit better). If you call emergncy services, you can expect firefighters or paramedics usually to show up within around 10 Minutes. Since the states have slightly different definitions of so-called "Hlfeleistungsfrist" and it's depending on regional structures, time and workload as well, this can vary a bit.
The police here in Germany often go in pairs... It is so far as i know for legally reasons, because the second officer can function as an witness if something happens and it is safer!
The Hagen police seem to say that it isn't legally required, but I definitely think you have a point as to why it is a great idea to do so! I do wonder if body cameras replace the need for the 2nd officer as a witness, and is more for safety? 🤔 I guess I don't even know how common body cameras are in Germany as compared to in the US...maybe something to look into for part 2! 😊
@@PassportTwo I think there are. But the Datenschutz comes to interfere with taking random pictures of people. So a police officer needs to ask the criminal: May I take your picture while I chase you and arrest you? Or some such. I am not current of how that issue is being resolved.
Yeah, and the second officer, the ”witness” won’t say something against his/her partner. And judges are almost always on the side of the police. There is police brutality in Germany, too. Just watch docus about that. There are cases where police stormed a wrong apartment and not only traumatized ppl there but also used unappropriate violence.
There are different paths for police education in Germany.If you want to get into higher positions,you need to go to Uni/Fachhochschule.However, you can also enroll into a basic training course after class 10 that takes 3 years and allows you to become a patrol officer,but no detective or commissioner.Speeding tickets are mainly the responsibility of communities and only a minority of traffic controls is carried out by the police.
Just a small correction: the blue "Blitzer" pillar at 9:50 is not for speed limit. It is for the toll (Maut). It is not necessary to make hazardous break attempts there.
German police doesn't always overtake for a traffic stop. From what I have seen, they mostly only do that outside of urban areas. In a town they will just follow you and turn in their lights (and sirens if necessary). The word "Stop" will light up on the roof (patrol car) or dash (undercover car). In some German states they have been testing American style sirene for traffic stops.
Hi Donnie- here’s a carefully non-political comment- I‘m watching all your Norway videos at the moment! I’m hoping to see the Northern Lights and you popped up! It’s so much fun to watch your older videos, too. Hugs to you both!
Haha, nice! I can't go back and watch videos from that era without cringing too much at ourselves 😂 Hope you enjoy them though! And ya, the northern lights is something I CAN'T WAIT to get back to see one day. Truly one of the most incredible things I have ever witnessed.
In the Netherlands When you'e caught speeding, the first deduct a percentage of the measured speed to allow small inacuracies of the equipment. So if the measured speed was 125 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone, they deduct a few percent ( ± 5km/hr). So your ticket will be for 120 km/hr, which is 10 km/hr over the limit.
Hi Donnie, when you were talking about the "blitzers" your video showed a blue tower. These blue towers scan the road toll (maut) on trucks commercially used for transportation above 7.5t. 99% of all people think that they are speed traps. But they are not. Love your channel by the way.
You don't necessarily need 3 yrs of training and a bachelor of arts to become an officer in germany, only if you want to start your career as a higher ranking officer from scratch. Regular law enforcement training only takes two years and requires you to have a school leaving certificate similar to a US high school diploma.
Great video! Have you experienced weather differences? Because in Germany there are quite severe events in summer (even including strong tornadoes and very large hail) and in autumn/winter there are sometimes heavy storms. Would be very interesting to hear your impressions since you're from Oklahoma, a place that also gets a lot of severe weather.
I did a video once where I talked about the weather in Germany to some extent, but not specifically about the extreme weather. I would say that I have never thought the weather in Germany is extreme, in fact, I would describe it as quite boring (in a VERY good way! Haha) compared to Oklahoma! I don’t miss Oklahoma’s extreme heat in the summer, violent tornado season in the spring, or ice storms in the winter…haha 😂
@@PassportTwo As someone who studies severe weather events in Central Europe and Germany in particular, the "boring" statement kind of hurt 😂. But of course we can't even come close to rivaling spring and fall in the Midwest and Southern States - luckily.
German Police guarding air ports, government buildings and large festivals are sometimes also carrying Sub Mashineguns and carbines. For anyone wondering.
Since 16 states in Germany have their own police they can decide weather you can only join by studying or taking a 2 1/2 year apprenticeship. Studying for the bachelor means 4 semester in college, 1 on patrol, 1 in situation training and shooting etc People in the sergeant ranks go to school for 2,5 years which is cut into 1,5 years, 6 month on patrol and another 6 month of final exams. They learn how to shoot, situation training etc during those first 1,5 years
Concerning education, maybe you can cover how to learn a profession in USA/Germany too. What you observed for the police "only 28weeks of training" may apply to most other occupations too, like becoming a painter or a plumber. Do people just take a brush and start painting in US ?
It wasn't just 28 weeks of training, although shorter than Germany, it was 10-13 months. But, yes, in the US, if you wanted to become a painter, you can simply go buy paint and a paintbrush and start a business. No formal education required.
As a german, having a somewhat special relation to the US I love your videos! Great mix of entertainment, information and "Völkerverständigung" - in both directions! 🙂Cudos to your language skills and welcome! Glad to have you guys here! 👍
I don't know if anyone has already mentioned it, but the number 112 is for the emergency services. 110 is for the police. What is the difference between 110 and 112? Emergency call: When to dial 110 and when to dial 112? The emergency number 110 is used to contact the police. The focus is on reporting crimes and accidents without personal injury. The emergency call 112 can be used to contact the rescue control center and the fire department.
The official police emergency call in Germany is 110 - to call 112 is more used to other emergencies that need urgent medical interventions, rescuing or actions in firefighting. 112 is linked to the fire-department which is also responsible for health-related emergencies. Both calls 110 or 112 may end in the same callcenter for disposition.
8:25 This is only on the German Highways, with pulling infront of you and activating the sign to pull over, in the cities and somewhere else, they will pull behind you and activate a YELP-horn with a red light. Also called "Anhaltesignal" (pull over signal), easy to find on UA-cam for some examples.
@@PassportTwo I think their policy says, they can initiate traffic stops, how it is safe for them or they just felt like doing it in this way. But yeah, most common it is only on German Highways to pull up infront of you. They lead you to the nearby Roadhosue or rest area (Raststätte), where I guess it is safe to perform a traffic stop. Our German Highways, the Autobahn, as you alreasdy know, have no speed limits all over whole Germany of 60% (the other 40% includes construction works, speed limit signs, car accidents etc.).
The German sirenes named „Martinhorn“ (not Martinshorn!) because the company which made the sirens first named after a Mr. Martin The ambulance and the firedepartment have also a Martinhorn
Nun ja, Martinhorn wäre es nur im Fall von Pressluft-betriebenen Klangfolgeanlagen (wie sie bei Feuerwehren oder dem Rettungsdienst Verwendung finden). Die umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung "Martinshorn" umfasst jedoch jede Zwei-Ton-Klangfolgeanlage und somit auch die Zwei-Ton-Elektro-Anlagen die über die Blaulichtbalken der Streifenfahrzeuge, bzw. über Lautsprecher im Kühlergrill laufen.
to add something to the study time to become a police officer, almost every job in germany has a studying time of 3 years and you get at least some kind of degree or certificate for completion. so if you apply for any job in germany, you need to show the specivied certificate for this job. this is also a big reason why so many people get bored and quit to start something new (at least in big companies).
☝️ Maybe the speeding tickets are cheaper here for minor violations but don’t forget that you also can get penalty points for frequent violations if they sum up. If you have enough penalty points you loose your driving license for a specific time.
Little mistake there: The bachelors degree is for "gehobener Dienst". Other ranks need 3 years of "Jobtraining" (Mittlerer Dienst). When you have Abitur, you can join the service inbetween
In the UK not only are speed cameras employed at one fixed point to catch speeding vehicles but we also have a system where cameras record number plates details (licence plate) and then the same system several miles further. The system works out the minimum time the vehicle should take between the two cameras based on the speed limit. If you arrive too early then you've been speeding and a ticket is issued. Regulates a much longer stretch of highway than isolated cameras.
4:41 It depends in which german state you live, in Baden Württemberg, you get Mercedes police cars, in Bavaria, more like BMW and in Rheinland-Pfalz, you get Audi.
Just Al little correction at 9.50: the blue tower is not a „Blitzer“. The conspicuous control devices do not cause unpleasant photos, but are devices for controlling truck tolls.
10:55 The correct abbreviation for kilometers per hour is "km/h" as an equation (kilometers divided by hours) or "kph" as an abbreviation of the words. All of this is also case sensitive. "KMH" means Kelvinmolhenry per liter (K - Kelvin, M - mol per liter, H - Henry, all written after another indicating multiplication).
German patrol officers always carry submachine guns in the vehicle. And they are often carried by the security forces of the Federal Police, e.g. at the airport, on foot patrol. In fact, I once happened to witness a police officer use this submachine gun to keep a suspect at bay. I drove from my girlfriend to my parents on a Saturday morning about 15 years ago. A routine visit. My path led me through a small neighboring town. There were two complete idiots (as I later found out from the newspaper) robbing a small shop. A police patrol was not far away and because everyone was already carrying a mobile phone with them, the "green Minna" was quickly on site and caught the guys in the act. So I drove right by there and noticed when I was level with a guy lying on the ground and he was looking down the barrel of a police submachine gun 40 centimeters in front of his nose, the policeman with his finger on the trigger, bent above him. When you experience something like that, in a place with 2000 souls in Germany, you think "I'm in a movie...!"
and they are extremely talented in "losing" these weapons. So far about 100 went "missing". They might resurface the next time some crazy prince wants to start a coup
@@denzelpanther240 You're a little underinformed. Since the war in Yugoslavia, weapons have been smuggled across Europe again and again. The Serbs rebuild everything and sell the guns in dark canals. This does not necessarily require the "lost" weapons. As for sloppy handling of weapons... I grew up in the American Zone of Germany. In my county town, quite a few GI's were stationed. As a 16-year-old, I was out and about in the city in the afternoon and on the way to the main train station, I also passed the main post office building. A light blue VW Beetle was parked in front of it, with American license plates. You could still easily recognize them back then because the license plates were bright green, at that time. Passing by, I looked into the car and then it almost took my breath away. Because in the back seat, there were at least half a dozen M-16 assault rifles. And that of all things in a VW Beetle, which a knowledgeable person could crack within 7 seconds and 2 minutes later was short-circuited and you could drive away. In addition, the car was not a military vehicle, but the private car of a GI. The army could just as well have put the M-16's in an umbrella stand on the street...
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You didn´t mention the BIGGEST difference: amount a firearm is used in service anually by the whole police force of germany compared to the US...
Yep, German police carries firearms however the entire German police force fires fewer shots (at people, the main use for German police guns is to kill injured animals) in a whole year than the Chicago police does in a weekend.
The other difference is that German police has 3 main branches: Traffic, crime and Gewerbeaussendienst. The latter is responsible that the millions of German gun owners have a safe to keep them in, businesses sell you the right amounts of whatever etc.
Talking about guns it is easy to get a permit in Germany but NO ONE is allowed to carry them concealed or otherwise. If you take your gun to the range it must be unloaded and field stripped for the journey.
You forgot to mention the repercussions from an US traffic ticket.
Speeding Tickets in the US are reported to the car insurance company, who will increase the insurance premium for 3 years.
The police officers in Hamburg look a bit like US cops now. Until the year 2001 they still wore green (as often police in Germany does), then the senate bought dark-blue uniforms.
Hi wo in Rheinland Pfalz wohnt ihr (Staat Kommune )
Liitle Correction: The number for calling the Police in Germany is 110
112 works better for my rhyme 😉😂
@@PassportTwo also if you call 112 to report a crime, they will directly connect you to 110 without any issue. Same goes for Ambulance and/or Fire department and vise versa.
Also have heard that the same goes for if you dial 911 in most of Germany, it will be patched through to 110 automatically 🤔
@@PassportTwo If you do that, they'll immediately know you're American and that you expect a different police to show up. So they'll send you the brutes equipped with automatic weapons.
@@PassportTwo yup.
In the US police fired 92 shots at one suspect. In Germany the whole police force fired 90 shots in the whole year, and 80 of them were only warning shots.
and 12 went into the chest of a teenager that wanted to harm only himself
Nice story, but quite far from reality. Last year (2021) the german police fired around 20.000 shots. Most of those shots were not targetet against humans. The vast majority of those shots were targetet on animals and objects, e.g. injured or ill animals and doors. But there also were 8 people killed and 31 injured by police guns.
[citation needed], for all these claims.
@ It was a report on the internet maybe 10 years ago. I still remember it but cannot say where I found it.
5 killed in 2022 so far!
Little correction, the blue "Blitzer" at 9:47 is actually not for speeding, instead for toll (road charge for trucks). The similar black ones are speed traps.
Came here to see if sb. said that. Did not get disappointed 👍😅
@@highrise1970 haha. Me too 😅
Same here and nicely explaniert by Dieter :)
@@eldiamante7185 Thanks!
*explained
The points in Flensburg are the most important part, loosing the license finally brings a lot of people to the point recognizing how high the price really is.
Therefore I think, we should gibe back Flensburg to Denmark....
@@kaiv6536 Careful. I was born there. (Why yes, the male line goes back to Denmark. Doesn't mean I like the idea of being Danish. Apparently, that was what my grandfather fought over with his brothers. But then, he made a career with the state government.)
Also - and that is something I have absolutely no personal experience with - that is where they produce the Flens beer featured in the Werner comics. Just saying.
That's the same in many US states. Getting too many points and your driving license is suspended or even revoked.
Other difference: Traffic tickets like speeding tickets are sent to the car insurance. So the premium rises. That would be impossible in Germany due to the data protection laws.
@@KaiHenningsen Have been often to Flens, we had our sailing boat in that harbour. I personally think it doesn't matter which country is ruling there, all people I met there came good with all other nationals, everyone feels relaxed about the languages and culture.
@@kaiv6536 Ja OK da, de fleste taler jo allerede dansk der.
Life hack: If you drive by a speed lower than the number in those red bordered round signs, the "blitzers" ignore you completely! Try it!
But how else would I get my pictures to use on resumes?
All those Blitzers hate this trick, as do the Polizei patrols that actually plant a control every now and there in some places. A 120 limited area in the Autobahn can get very expensive very soon, and they don't fuck around placing them kilometres away from the first 120 sign.
@@PassportTwo You should at least smile when you pass a "Blitzer" 😏
@@alexj9603 or shave
@Passport Two the picture quality doesn't really justify the price. not worth it. If you are just looking for pictures of yourself, there are cheaper ways with better results 😉
Actually I'm a police officer in North Rhine-Westfalia and took part in an exchange program (before corona) for police officers where we exchange for 2 month with American cops. I switched authority with a cop in LA and it was a great experience but the difference in the way the police works is huge.
The reason why cops in Germany always patrol together is because of safety reasons called "Eigensicherung" where we safe our colleague in situations that might get out of control. You might recognized it when one cop came to your side of the car to speak with you while the other took position on the passenger side. (this is not the case if you get pulled over by a motorcycle cop. they are usually alone
Danke das du unsere Straßen sicher haltest.
Thank you for your Service. Danke Gottes Segen.
@Saga Fox-Wilde Hat deine Tochter multiple Persönlichkeiten? ;-)
Die Eigensicherung wird ja auch in dem FB-Post der Polizei Hagen erwähnt (Donnie hat's nur übergangen ;-))
danke dafür das du für unsere sicherheit da bist und allen hilfst die hilfe brauche. ihr macht einen allen einen toll job und bräuchtet viel mehr anerkennung. ihr seit alle toll
You better be careful with "collecting expensive photos of low quality"...at some point, you may find yourself in front of a "traffic judge" (Verkehrsrichter), and a lot of these photos in your collection (which the court/judge has access to, of course) may be taken as indication that you're not suited to drive a vehicle.
Which can result in the loss of your driver's license.
Same in the UK, we have a points based system for traffic offenses. If you get a certain number of points on your license, it's revoked and you will be banned from driving for a certain period of time.
der "Idiotentest" ist in der Situation auch nicht zu vergessen
same here in Italy. You have 20 points on your licence, and they add 2 points for every year without tickets (up to 30), and they take points for infringement of rules (for instance, 5 points for not using safety belts, 10 points for DUI). If you want to have your points back you have to go to a recovery course, to learn again how to drive properly.
@@RNS_Aurelius Germany also has a points system. He was just slow enough not to get some.
In Germany, you get penalty points when driving more than 20 km/h too fast. For example his "worst violation" that he mentioned in the video, which gave him 1 point.
If his speeding tickets are usually rather "just a bit too fast", like 6kmh or 12kmh to much, he probably won't be in trouble soon.
One big difference that I noticead as German when I was in the us regarding traffic checks was that I regularly saw police pulling people over and parking on the shoulder of the interstate. And every time I saw that I shook my head because there is no way a german police officer would tell you to stop on the shoulder of the Autobahn. That is way too dangerous both for the person beeing pulled over and even more so for the police officer who has to get out of the car.
civilian safety is the last concern of an US cop....he would rather shot a toddler before giving in, in anything!
I recently saw a video about a pregnant woman on the interstae or highway who was being pulled over and she deemed it not safe to park, continued driving until it was safer to stop while signaling that she'd noticed the cop behind her. The cop pulled up beside her and rammed into her car, flipping it over. It landed on the roof.
Then, instead of calling an ambulance, he basically odered her out of the car and read her the riot act because she hadn't stopped, while she pointed out that she hadn't stopped because it wasn't safe for him.
I think she sued after that and they had to change the laws that allowed cops to push someone over like that.
@@shadowfox009x Here they don't pull anyone over unless it's really necessary and they guide you to the nearest safe place such as a parking or a motorway exit.
@@flitsertheo I know. I'm German ;-). I find the US practice extremely dangerous. The US cops aren't even wearing a Warnweste.
The main reason why you pull over on the shoulder on an US interstate is because of the distances between off ramps. In Germany, the Autobahn has some kind of off ramp every few kilometers. Either toward a town/village or a rest area. In the US, offramps can be miles beyond miles apart. Meaning the police would be guiding you for 20 plus minutes just to try and find a safe place to pull over.
I'm a, 8 years retired now, police-sergeant in The Netherlands. I have 38 years of police experience, 26 years partially solo-motor-cycle duty. Here also a 3-4 years police education (depending for what position to start in the organisation). Working in couples gives a lot more than just being with 2 police officers. There is a safety aspect and from that comes a way more relaxed attitude to the public. That attitude gives more room for a good conversation and 2 officers see just more than one. Also there is the possibility to correct each other. We are only humans and the law is very complicated, so errors are made. It's a good thing to quick discuss how to access a certain problem. While driving operating the equipment in the police-car can be very complicated. It's way safer to let the "observer" handle the info and radio.
There are a lot of similarities between Germany and The Netherlands, also in policing. There are some border regions between Germany and The Netherlands, where the police does work as D-NL officers in one vehicle. Netherlands and German police officers don't have to stop at a border in a pursuit, they are legally at work in both countries. The same goes for Belgium.
Also, it supresses coruption. If a young policeman is about to get corrupted, his partner will stop that, first by means of discussion, then by means of reporting to their superiors so that they in turn have a talk with him, and lastly, by force. Thus, doing something illegal as a policeman, is very risky in Germany, cause your partner watches over you after all. An eyewitness i the good and in the bad.
in the EU did you ever see Americans joining your police forces? Im asking because I live stateside but I have a lot of family who have immigrated and served and wondered what it'd be like to purse something like that
@@vurtruvious5280 German Here. Netherlands is a great country. If youre willing to learn dutch theyre gonna welcome you with open arms.
Working in pairs is really just good practice. Depending on the situation, a second officer equals a second eyewitness, a second hand who can help out, a second opinion on how to proceed with things, a person who can get on the radio and request back-up and so on.
Having only one officer present simply doesn't account for situations that require a second person and it means that noone is keeping an eye on the officer to make sure they won't try something stupid or act in an irresponsible or abusive manner.
This is why American police request backup before encountering someone (usually).
@@jessicaely2521 bad solution, too much time/effort consuming
@@ididntgetthejoke656 not necessarily. It can take a minute for backup. This is what happens when police is required to be out in the community rather than sitting at the police department. Police are sometimes required to do paperwork at the areas McDonald's.
It has a number of advantages, although some might argue of course it requires more ressources in form of police officers.
In some occassions, either higher risk areas or events, or having some officer in training with them, there may also be three of them.
But besides what you mentioned, there is a factor of security. If someone with any kind of weapon (yes, it is rare, but it happens in Germany too) makes the bad decision to attack a police officer, there is backup on scene immediately. So in most cases unless that person is totaly nuts, an attack on a police officer might be thought over and not even happen.
Second thing, also that sadly in some rare cases may not be a 100 % given, it may prevent misconduct by a police officer, as a second officer may prevent such action or at least report it afterwards, causing disciplinary consequences. As mentioned, this may not be a 100 % thing, but I think it sure prevents some excessive events as we learn from police anywhere in the US way to often. Although here the different training / education may take a role in this as well.
@@alexanderkupke920 Having cameras instead of officers lying in ambush would save a lot of human resources, I would assume.
Having 2 people would not necessarily avoid power abuse, US police is quite infamous of liking officer rating about other officers. But it might make officers less likely to be scared so much all the time, that they shoot down citizens on such check ups.
I miss the German police after living 25 years in Germany and moving to the Caribbean this year. The professionalism and respect they show citizens compared to the police here is beyond
well i think i would totaly change i take the caribbean and you can have the german cops
I do not feel to get respect from german police officers. In opposite I am afraid of them.
@@MiaMerkur and I just can't take them serious lol. Especially Police like Bavarias wannabe Army with their Goofy little Berets lmfao
@@MiaMerkur if you're afraid of German police, you gotta be terrified of dandelions as well, right?
Unless you're young and live in maybe not the best neighbourhood
11:19 However, you must not forget that at least 4 km/h measurement tolerance was deducted from the offending excess of 6 km/h. Your speedometer showed 10 km/h above the permitted speed.
And the tolerance of the speedometer as well.
So close to 15 km/h is more likely.
@@Lukashoffmann94 A the tolerance of a speedo in a german vehicle is max. 10% + 4km/h.
So 14km/h at a speed of 100km/h
@@PumpKing96 10%? I'd like to see your sources on that one.
At speeds below 100 km/h, the prescribed tolerance deduction is 3 km/h. At speeds above 100 km/h, three percent must be deducted from the result
Nein. Das ist schon abgezogen. Im Toleranzbereich
Something I have noticed since moving to Germany is that the polezei are very, very fit. I have not seen any officer who appears to be out of shape or overweight.
there surely are cops that are out of shape aswell but I guess not as many as in the states
@@smem7963 not on the streets, fitness standards are pretty strict for patrol officers.
@@marcusott2973
When I informed myself after Abitur in the eighties it was about weight, fitness, glasses, ... nearly as strict as pilots. Quite the opposite of the 'police academy'-films. 😂
Yeah, there are fitness requirements that are tested for entering the force and are tested regularly depending on the job in the force.
As it should be
The 112 number works throughout the European Union, it is used for all emergencies, police, health, fire...
I do see German police officers driving around my area solo quite often, but those usually aren't on patrol, but given some other tasks. When they're on patrol, they're usually in a pair of two.
Regarding germany police stopping cars: They typically do this on the Autobahn or Bundesstrasse because they dont want you to stop there (it's actually illegal to stop there) but in urban areas they typically stop you like in the US and use the text Bitte Anhalten.
There is actually a difference between "Streifenpolizei" (street police) and "Polizeikommisar" (detective). The later is shown in the video and requires the bachelor's degree. The former "only" requires a "Mittlere Reife"/"Realschulabschluss", which is the middling road in the German school system (so not the college/university road). And the training is 2-3 years.
Partially true. Many Bundesländer (or states) have abolished the first one though, so that the patrole cops also have to do the university part.
@@l.k.9059 Beside what you already mentioned, a Polizeikommissar is not a detective but a regular police officer. A detective in Germany would be a Kriminalkommissar as Kommissar is just the rank.
@@l.k.9059 it's not partially true, it is fully true. Just because some states have abolished the first one, doesn't mean, that there is no difference between the two terms. Just because you prefer a master to do everything, doesn't mean, that there is no such thing as a journeyman...
@@m.h.6470 Ich sag nicht dass es falsch ist, aber eben auch nicht die ganze Wahrheit. Nebenbei, Kommissare müssen nicht zwingend im Ermittlungsdienst sein, viele Streifenpolizisten sind auch Kommissare (auch da, wo es den mittleren Dienst noch gibt).
@@l.k.9059 Dann hättest du es anders schreiben müssen. "Partially true" heißt, dass es teilweise falsch ist. Ist es aber nicht. Es ist klar, dass es noch mehr Informationen gibt, aber das bedeutet nicht, dass meine Informationen falsch sind.
hahahaha the texas highway patrole has cars that the german police would pull out of traffic AT ONCE
Haha, to be fair...the longhorns on the front of the car are not standard issue for ALL Texas highway patrol vehicles 😉😂
@@PassportTwo When I see a cop in the US, I always go on tiptoes (I would not dare to discuss with them, when they stop me!). They are more aggressive than the police here in Germany and their tolerance limit is far lower than that of the German cops...
TÜV rotiert.
@@indahooddererste schlimmer wirds glaub ich nur wenn werner wieder mit nem moped kommt ;)
The blue pole you showed at 09:46 is not for speed control, those blue poles are for Truck Toll collection. Fixed speed camera are typisch grey or black and carry a clearly red glass paned opening for th flash. Mobile speed cameras are either munted in the abck of car or are external to the car with cables running to the car.
Good catch on the blue pole! I did indeed slip up on that one 😊
I see mobile speed cameras not attached to a car all the time though 🤔
@@PassportTwo These are probably the grey trailer type contraptions that normally can be parked more or less everwhere and no officer is around. They typically stay for at least one day, therefore i would consider them "semi-stationary". The mobile speed cameras I'm talking about are typically only present for one or two hours, are in some way attached to a car and an officer is present. However the officer does not stop you normally. That will only happen under specific circumstances, e.g. if the speed trap is part of a larger traffic surveilllance measure. And, to be complete, there are also fixed and stationary cameras for red light violations and for violations of minimum distance requirements as well.
I'm German, but I've never trusted those blue poles... 😉 at least in my imagination, they are just one software upgrade away from doubling as regular speed cameras, so I always slow down for them as well 😁
@@joeaverage3444 Naja, um die Geschwindigkeit zu messen, brauch man auch Hardware, da reicht ein Softwareupgrade nicht.
Mal abgesehen davon, dass die blauen Säulen von Toll Collect, dem "Maut-Eintreiber", aufgestellt werden und die dürfen keine Geschwindigkeitskontrollen durchführen, das dürfen nur Städte und Gemeinden und eben die Polizei.
@@MattBlue There are also small tripod Blitzer that can be put next to or even inside bushes to hide them. These are often used on countryroads and in small towns.
I should be used to it by now, but I am always so impressed at how good your guys' videos are. The structure, the pacing, the information, the insights, the editing, and don't me started on the graphics - fantastic.
Feel the same about your videos! Appreciate it, man! Maybe 2023 will be the year we finally get together some time 😅
Education really matters. Arguing sensibly with the police here ( in most European countries, and most do speak basic English) about a threatened fine or arrest can help you get out of a tricky situation. From what I've encountered in some places and from friends' stories, in the USA it is often like talking to a brick wall, and if you are a member of a minority, it helps too if officers in either country have had training on how to de-escalate a situation. So yeah, 3 years is a positive factor.
Q: neither F nor D. ....; Austrian bread!
Depends where you live, how respectful you are to the police, and what race you are. I'm a White male that used to get pulled over about once a year and got tickets less than half the time. One time, I saw a police car racing about 1/3 mile back, pulled over, and waited for them. The cop was laughing so hard, I don't think I even got a warning that time.
@@drh3b This is the problem in the US. Respect from the police side depends on how you look and what you wear.
While I couldn't really care about the US because I'm in Germany, it is pretty obvious that the US needs to reinvent their police system and properly train the officers.
@@emre_sus People don't realize just not being rude to a cop helps you out in most situations. Yes, obviously, we see the worst of cops here, but, just being respectful to a cop increases the chance of just getting a warning instead of a ticket. I'm sure this depends where you live and what PD and officer you are dealing with.
People drive so horribly in the US, I wish police would give MORE tickets. Not for mild speeding which is what a lot of tickets are for, but for actual dangerous driving, which doesn't get enough tickets, imo.
But, just the fact that we do have so many issues does indicate that police training needs to change. On the other hand, our schooling/parenting needs to change as well, as we are creating too many assholes here.
@@drh3b Except that white people can get away with a much higher level of rudeness and entitlement than say black people.
Ridiculous. Of cause german bread is best. Because it is more healthy.
Correction these blue pillars 9:47 are NOT speed cameras. They are toll pillars and controll the truck toll.
They controll IF any truck over 7,5 tonns paid the toll (yes its required).
So if you see these dont press your break pedal to slow down.
Little hint: the number for the Police is 110...112 is for the Fire department, and emergencies that don't (necessarily) involve the police.
Of course, if you call 112 but it's something for the police, the operator will help you anyway and either connect you to the police, or tell you to call 110 instead.
He needed a good rhyme.
Zwei Hühnerbeine und ein Ei
Schon kommt die Polizei
Two chicken legs and an egg
There comes the police
The german version rhymes. 😉
@@melaniealberts1825
*"Zwei Spargel und ein Ei - schon kommt die Polizei"* klingt vielleicht etwas gefälliger.
Aber grundsätzlich gut. Kannte ich noch nicht. :-)
Graffiti unter einer Autobrücke "Wir sind für jeden Spass zu haben! Wähle 110"
Superdoof 😆aber seitdem vergesse ich die Nummer nicht mehr 😃
und meine Erfahrungen mit der deutschen Polizei sind zu 95% sehr positiv.
Here in Germany we have a saying 'Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus' (sth like 'You get what you called for')
I haven't ever been in the States, but I found all over Europe that's exactly how it works. So I never had problems with an officer here.
Btw. even if the speeding tickets are so cheap in Germany, don't underestimate them. If you are collecting to many, a judge could get the idea you are not willing to follow the law, and thats how you might lose your license.
look into the mirror and you might guess why you dont have many problems with the police. The internal social media hategroups talk about Nafris not Mattis
Same here in the States. To many traffic violations which adds points to your license, you could get your license revoked.
Are you white and live in a middle class neighborhood? That might play into how the police treat you...
Just to be fair, speed cameras are also very popular in many other European countries like France, Netherlands, Switzerland and they also will send the fines to you in Germany. Switzerland is especially painful (so I have heard🙄). German bread is definitely healthier and more diverse. I think the French win in the pastry department.
Very true! I have received personal notes from all the above but switch out The Netherlands for Luxembourg. In fact, just 2 weeks ago I was personally impressed with France's initiative to even send me my letter in German for me 😅
That is nothing compared to Finnland, where a speeding ticket is determined by your income. There is a story of a Nokia executive, who had to pay a few ten thousand dollars for a speeding ticket because his salary was so high.
@@MTTT1234 I wish that was also the practise in Germany!!!
@@ursusbavaricus4761 Geldstrafen in Tagessätzen gibt es hier DE auch!
Within city limits, speeding between 11-15 km/h over the limit costs you 250 CHF in Switzerland. On the freeway, you need to be 21+ km/h over the limit to get (basically) the same fine.
I was stationed at Larson Barracks, Kitzingen, West Germany 1982-1984. One of the first things we were told was not to try and play around with the Polizei. My few interactions shown them to be competent, polite, professional and they would put you down in a heartbeat. So it was your call, they could be your best friend or worst enemy.
As frugal as germans are,definitely yes.we can complain for months over a 20 Euro fine,and really hate this unnecessary expense.
Haha, I can understand that when just a few years ago I was receiving tickets for €10 and if I grew up with that being the norm, I would be upset about it as well. But with being fined HUNDREDS of dollars for comparable tickets in Oklahoma...I don't find much to complain about sometimes 😂😂
Hi, regarding tolerances for speeding in Germany.
It is not actually fix at 4 km/h.
It is fix at 3 km/h for speeds below 100 km/h.
For 100 km/h and above the tolerance is actually in percentage of your driving speed:
At least 3% of your speed.
If it is not a full number then the tolerance will usually be rounded up to the next full km/h.
E.g.: 3% of 110 km/h = 3.3 km/h -> rounded up to 4 km/h as tolerance
--> So your speed would be calculated to 110 km/h - 4 km/h = 106 km/h.
This value of 106 km/h is then checked against the speed limit.
Germany wins over France when it comes to bread.
We have more original bread types and availability of those different types and either way, anything that is French made when it comes to bread is also sold here.
I just always have to think about this:
When you get German bread (Like a good Roggenmischbrot) you can eat it just like that or put anything on top and they are sold as just the bread
When you want to get any French bread here, you get either a baguette at a bakery or you go to the supermarket where they are most of the time sold as already finished processed meals (for example: "Kräuter Baguette" which is just a baguette, pre almost-sliced with garlic butter or the like between the pieces)
The French only win that one when it comes to pastries, but regular bread is Germany, hands down!
You can't say which bread is better. In both countries there are good bakers and bad bakers. But every country has its specialties. The croissants and the baguette are definitely better in France. In Germany there is more choice. When I'm in France, I take things that I can't get in Germany. I've been to France quite often and have never been disappointed. Quality is quality - here and there.
no way. i am german and we germans aren't able to bake good white bread. living close to the french boarder at the moment and you drive 5km and the quality of white bread icreases by 300%. a good rustiguette / traditional baguette tastes better than everything german bakeries have to offer. i like fresh grey bread tho.
@@NeurosenkavalierEmilSinclair White bread is the most boring type, so no wonder the French perfected that.
@Hans Wurst I agree with white bread. We suck at that XD but tbh, the moment you go any darker than that you gotta give it to the Germans:D
Also after those 3 years of training, you are NOT a solo patrol officer. That's when your real practical training starts and you are assigned to a senior officer for training.
Main difference: In Germany, you dont have to fear for your life or being arrest just because a normal traffic stop turned sour.
I'm sure you know: It's not about the fines, it's about the points. Don't mess with Flensburg. 🙃
1:58 Hello from Germany, very cool video, you just made a small mistake. In Germany, 112 is the emergency number for the fire brigade and rescue service, and 110 for the police. We've separated that, so we don't have an emergency call center for all emergencies. However, you can of course call 112 if you want the police, they will redirect you.
In Austria (neighboring country of Germany) to become a Police Officer, you have to finish mandatory Military Service, be at least 18 years old and have no criminal record, you must have a drivers license, you must have finished mandatory 9 years of school education positively and you must have a swimmer badge. The training lasts 2 years.
In my Opinion, Germany and Austria have the best Police in the world. And I can argue about it cuz Austrian Police is the only Police in the world which ended a Plane hijacking while the plane was still in the air and the German Police are known for their Special Force Unit, the legendary „GSG9“
Everyone of your video’s I click on to watch, my first thought is “how is he going to rhyme this one?” You always find a way! 😂❤
Haha, it has started becoming a little bit stressful as I feel the pressure to deliver a rhyme every week now 😂😂
@@PassportTwo I bet! I will enjoy your videos even if there’s no rhyme. Thanks for the entertainment and much love from an Idahoan!
@@PassportTwo Well, if Rhett and Link did it for years, I believe you can do it as well.
The fact that police officers work alone is a huge problem. It makes perps feel that they only have to overcome this one guy/girl and they are scott free, whereas being outnumbered feels like violence isn't a valid option. Also it means that cops have to resort to violence more often themselves because it is not easy to restrain another human when you are alone.
Bread No question: Germany.
As someone who moved to Rheinland-Pfalz a few years ago: My condolences for living in RLP.
Well... Germany has better tasting breads, the French have better names for their bread.
Haha, that's an interesting take!
Pumpernickel...what a horrible name!
The French are cheating because they use french for their names.
@@PassportTwo hey Donnie and Aubrie, here is an idea for one of your next videos on German Culture. The infamous "Kevinism" or "Chantallism"
I even have a name for your video Handy:
"Kevin or Chantal - is there some truth behind of it all?"
All the best,
Kevin
@@K__a__M__I they even have an own name for Computer... It sounds better to:
Yesterday, I had enough! I slapped my "ordinateur" and it finally worked!
About German police cars, the brand used to be state-dependent, which car manufacturer produces in that state. So BW police has Mercedes, Bavarian has BMW, Hessen has Opel and Niedersachsen VW.
A friend of me, who is a police officer, told me once that they patrol in pairs for having a witness in court. In Germany the word of a police officer in court does not count more than that of every other person, therefore if the officer would be alone it would be just word against word in court.
that´s part of it... nowdays the security aspect comes on top of it. Too many attacks on uniformed personell these days...
"In Germany the word of a police officer in court does not count more than that of every other person"
As a practicioner of law for some time I tend to disagree... And most people who got in a scuffle with police probably will, too.
According to my knowledge and to the experience of my late father the testimony of a policeman matters much more than the testimony of ordinary people. A long time ago my father was accused by policemen of a rather trivial infringement. He later explained to me that he wouldn't have had the slighest chance in court against the testimony of a single policeman, even with a few additional testimonies from witnesses. But he was lucky, the policeman had made bad notes and made contradictory statements.
I don't believe that hasn't change much. At least as far as ordinary citizens are involved. But politicians have privileges, of course.
I can imagine the police in former East-Germany having to patrol in a Trabant, Wartburg, Barkas or Lada.
14:52 this is a joke right? We have the best bread, we have the most bread, we have the most diverse bread, we have the best tasting bread, we have the best bread culture, we have achieved complete bread superiority in germany.
The blue cylinder is not a"Blitzer". It does not control speed, it does control if trucks payed for using that road!
You should be aware that German law allows taking one's licence if you collect too many speeding (or other infraction) tickets, because the law deems you a risk to other drivers particularly if tickets seem not to have a "positive" influence on your behaviour.
Hallo Donni 👋, I’m a fello Okie in Germany as well except I live in BW. I found you/your videos by accident and I’ve really enjoyed them. I’ve lived here now for about 14 years so I already know a lot of what you’re talking about but it’s still interesting to hear other Americans point of view and especially from someone from the same place me. Thanks and Keep em comin😉👍
As a policeman in Lower Saxony it's quite interesting, that in your opinion the US police and German police have so much in common.
When I watch videos how US cops are working, I'm surprised sometimes. There is a UA-cam channel that looks at police operations, including the legal regimes in the US. It is a very different legal system and partly different understanding of the law.
Is it true that American cops carry Nalaxone and Germans don't?
what channel? ols
@@arnodobler1096 Audit the Audit
@@matthis_de_baer thx 🙏
@@LythaWausW That is most likely right. Even I, as an EMT in Germany, would not be allowed to administer nalaxone (neither via intravenous/intramuscular injection, nor via nose spray); So, I heavily doubt the average citizen or police officer would be allowed to. Also, one one naloxone nasal spray is currently registered in Germany, which is only able to be bought with a valid prescription (private prescription, meaning you have to cover the price yourself) by a physician.
The blue one isn't actually a "Blitzer" it is for Toll collection on "Land- und Bundesstraßen" ;)
Germany has the best bread
I'm sure someone else corrected you on that one already, but the blue "Blitzer" thing you depictured is not a blitzer, but a device to register for the"LKW Maut.
As far as I know here in Germany you also have to pass several tests to be allowed to become a police officer. Not just physical but also regarding your mental state/fitness for the job. Is that a thing in the states also?
as far as I could gather, there are some police departments in the US who are starting to look closer at the personality of their cadets, but no... not really.
They still have a way to go
Yes it is, infact to be a Security Officer requires a psychological evaluation, at least in the State of Florida. Must be 21 years or older, have a High School Diploma or GED equivlencey, no criminal background, be of stable mind and of good moral character, Military Service or a Criminal Justice degree helps, That is just to be the Armed Guard, or Security Officer. Law Enforcement has either higher and or different standards.
But across the board its fairly high, one of the factors is being able to work alone, Self Sufficient / Reliant. and to handle stressful situations.
No, definitely not. Nearly across the board if a person isn't already diagnosed with a mental health issue they will be considered eligible. Most departments will make a judgement based on interviews and usually not mental health professionals. The bar is extremely low, and some police have told me departments will hire based on perceived personalities, but that may still include those with violent attitudes or tendencies
In Germany you dial 110 this is the police 112 is for the fire and rescue departments
The blue column at 9:47 is not a "speed camera" for speed monitoring, but a toll column that electronically registers the road use of trucks on federal roads that are subject to tolls.
Back in the 1980s, when I was in the US Army, we would hear stories about the hidden cameras. The photos at the time would often show an image of the entire front seat, so any front passenger would be included in the photo. Needless to say, the legend was that many divorces were caused because of a speeding ticket. I was never stationed in Germany, but it was one of the notorious things we had heard about being stationed in Germany.
Even today the photos have such a bad quality that it's even hard to recognize the gender, age etc.
So i really don't want to know what the pictures back in the 80s looked like xD
@@spiderfrommars8701 that´s the funny part: not much different... quality never improved.
@@spiderfrommars8701 In the letter you receive you get access to the website with all the photographic evidence and the quality is much better!
I have an elderly aunt: she was flashed, wondered, slowed down again and again, she was flashed, she tried again slower and again a flash. Later it turned out she was not wearing a seat belt. 🤣Was not an automatic speed camera, but with police officers.
I also got “flashed” twice at the same spot. First time I thought it was for running a red light (I think I only saw yellow but it might have been a few milliseconds of red). Not long after I passed the same traffic lights when it was clearly green and I realised, I was having my picture taken because of my speed.
In my defense, there was a set of red lights along the route and you had to speed a little bit to pass them without stopping. Hence my both skirting the yellow light and the speed limit at the same location.
@@aphextwin5712That's not a defense. If you have "to speed a little bit to pass them without stopping", then the right action would be to stop. That's why there's a yellow light.
@@jensraab2902 What I was ‘defending’ was not the speeding but me not realising what I got “flashed” for.
And the speeding was in the 1-5 km/h above the limit range, as in the least expensive range.
And this might sound strange for some, but for me, having to stop at a red light is in about 99% of all situations about the extra fuel consumption this results in, not the extra time this costs me.
@@aphextwin5712Your wanting to save fuel still is not a valid reason to run a red light.
In the worst case, this can get other people killed.
@@jensraab2902 I don’t run red lights, I only run yellow lights. I just do a tiny bit of speeding where I know it will prevent me from running into a red light.
The Euro sign comes after the last number.
Love your content.
Eine sehr interessante Gegenüberstellung der beiden Polizeiarten. Danke für diesen Einblick. Zu deiner Frage des Brotes: natürlich deutsches Brot. Wir haben so viele unterschiedliche Sorten :-) Liebe Grüße - Helene
The two alternating siren tones help with making the doppler effect more noticeable, which in turn makes it easier to determine from where the police/ambulance etc. is approaching from. At least thats _one_ reason for it and it actually is quite true from experience.
P.S.: For people not knowing what the doppler effect is, its the phenomenon that causes sounds to sound different depending on their speed relative to you. So if youre standing still for example, an ambulance will sound different approaching you, than when its getting further away from you. This is because the sound waves dont move with the vehicle, so they get kinda squished when the sound is approaching you and stretched when the source gets away from you. (For visualisation of this, google will be of best help)
Hey, just a fair warning: The fees for speeding in Germany depend heavily on the speed limit in this area. If you are driving 4 km/h too fast in a zone, where 50 km/h is allowed, the penalty is not as high as in a zone, where only 30 km/h is allowed. Also, you can be banned from driving for several months in certain cases.
difference 7 is obviously the most important one…
What a great video! It was funny, entertaining and I even learned some things 🙂.
10:00 That blue tower is actually a truck toll station, not a radar
The bread question cannot be answered. Baguette baked like in France (flour from there, recipe + machinery) is way better than German Baguette. However, there are a lot of good bread varieties in both countries that are exemplary good and tasty. They are usually not sold in supermarket. They are always a waste of resources. For a good bread the dough needs time. Every kind of dough that is rushed does taste less tasty the next day. Cheap bread gets dry quickly and loses aroma. If the holes/pores in the bread are too evenly, they use additives for the bread (Some people do not react well to these and guess it is the gluten). Good ingredients are: Flour, water, yeast (or sourdough), salt. In some cases oil or other fat. In sweet bread also sugar. Some add caramel color, this is already suspicious.
I truly appreciate the in-depth consideration the RQOTW got from you this week 😅😊
@@PassportTwo I love your content and as always my comments try to be as serious not serious as possible. 😁 What shall I say I love bread,
I humbly disagree regards the assumption, that baguette baked in France is by default better than German baguette! I have been to France numerous times and I can definitively say, that best baguettes, I have eaten by far, where from Germany. Maybe if you compare special bakeries in certain areas of France, you get a result that favors France, but the every day baguette, you get in France is not by default better than anything you get in Germany.
Tya ich bin jetzt neidisch Zeit Frankreich wider zu "besuchen" bei Brot geht es zu weit 😉
Didn't you contradict yourself with saying it can't be answered and then following up with "france has one good kind of bread, but germany has many". If we take the average quality of bread, I think it is save to say, that germany has better bread (in average).
"Speeding tickets are ridiculously cheap in Germany" - that's right, sadly 🤔
In difference 3 the blue pole you showed isn't a Blitzer for speeding but vor scanning if you need to pay Maut for that street and it looks for the sticker saying you payed on your windshield and then take a photo if you should pay and don't have that sticker
Good catch! We have some in our town that look (nearly) identical but are painted black and I must have gotten that mixed up. Thanks! 😊
At minute 9:52 the blue pillar is not for traffic violations! The Blitzer is grey or green. The blue ones are for toll for freight transporter.
The up-down switch of sirens in most European countries allows for better auditory location of the siren, be it behind, in front, or to the side of you. This makes appropriate reaction to the audible source much easier, like getting out of the way, for example. The slow-up and down, or the fast switch of sirens in the USA has the problem that it causes a general noise level difficult to pin-point. If that is intentional or simply traditional is unimportant. It simply is a fact now.
Random question: really, you are going THERE?!? Really?!? Sorry, Germany by a huge margin.
On average, French bread isn't bad, and there definitely is German bread that is worse than some French bread. But the average, mean, median, and top notch German bread is head and shoulders above French bread in its respective category.
The sirens from the german police car is an electronic siren, you have to hear an „Pressluft“-siren. Its much louder and sounds realy cool🙃
Please stop speeding buddy. You have a kid. No matter how safe you think your driving is, there is a reason for most of the limits.
The blue „Blitzer“ in the video is actually a toll control camera for trucks 😉
When talking about emergency Numbers, it might be good to know the following:
Which number to Call:
110 - Police
112 - Emergencies (Fire, Medical emergencies, accidents with injured people, horse fallen in pond not getting out etc...)
Important: No-one will charge you anything if you call the emergency numbers if is something that looks to you like an emergency. Even if you are standing on the street and a fire-alarm goes off in a house next to you or you see a barely dressed person sleeping on a bench in winter surrounded by beercans (Of course it is appreciated if you check the situation a bit better).
If you call emergncy services, you can expect firefighters or paramedics usually to show up within around 10 Minutes. Since the states have slightly different definitions of so-called "Hlfeleistungsfrist" and it's depending on regional structures, time and workload as well, this can vary a bit.
funfact: to the german sirene you can say all the time "to late, to late" or in german "zu spät, zu spät" ;-)
The police here in Germany often go in pairs... It is so far as i know for legally reasons, because the second officer can function as an witness if something happens and it is safer!
The Hagen police seem to say that it isn't legally required, but I definitely think you have a point as to why it is a great idea to do so! I do wonder if body cameras replace the need for the 2nd officer as a witness, and is more for safety? 🤔 I guess I don't even know how common body cameras are in Germany as compared to in the US...maybe something to look into for part 2! 😊
@@PassportTwo I think there are. But the Datenschutz comes to interfere with taking random pictures of people. So a police officer needs to ask the criminal: May I take your picture while I chase you and arrest you? Or some such. I am not current of how that issue is being resolved.
Yeah, and the second officer, the ”witness” won’t say something against his/her partner. And judges are almost always on the side of the police. There is police brutality in Germany, too. Just watch docus about that. There are cases where police stormed a wrong apartment and not only traumatized ppl there but also used unappropriate violence.
Also a male police officer is not allowed to search a female suspect. That's why they are always in pairs policewoman and a policemen.
@@V100-e5qthe Datehschutz does not apply when breaking the law. The photos taken from the police are always allowed.
There are different paths for police education in Germany.If you want to get into higher positions,you need to go to Uni/Fachhochschule.However, you can also enroll into a basic training course after class 10 that takes 3 years and allows you to become a patrol officer,but no detective or commissioner.Speeding tickets are mainly the responsibility of communities and only a minority of traffic controls is carried out by the police.
Just a small correction: the blue "Blitzer" pillar at 9:50 is not for speed limit. It is for the toll (Maut). It is not necessary to make hazardous break attempts there.
You never know what they have installed there. I see them only on roads, which are mainly toll-free.
@@holger_p Schwerlastverkehr muss auch auf Bundesstraßen Maut bezahlen.
German police doesn't always overtake for a traffic stop. From what I have seen, they mostly only do that outside of urban areas. In a town they will just follow you and turn in their lights (and sirens if necessary). The word "Stop" will light up on the roof (patrol car) or dash (undercover car).
In some German states they have been testing American style sirene for traffic stops.
Hi Donnie- here’s a carefully non-political comment- I‘m watching all your Norway videos at the moment! I’m hoping to see the Northern Lights and you popped up! It’s so much fun to watch your older videos, too. Hugs to you both!
Haha, nice! I can't go back and watch videos from that era without cringing too much at ourselves 😂 Hope you enjoy them though! And ya, the northern lights is something I CAN'T WAIT to get back to see one day. Truly one of the most incredible things I have ever witnessed.
@@PassportTwo No, don´t cringe!! Never! I´m really enjoying it - but yes, go back, and take your little one next time, too!
In the Netherlands When you'e caught speeding, the first deduct a percentage of the measured speed to allow small inacuracies of the equipment. So if the measured speed was 125 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone, they deduct a few percent ( ± 5km/hr). So your ticket will be for 120 km/hr, which is 10 km/hr over the limit.
Hi Donnie,
when you were talking about the "blitzers" your video showed a blue tower. These blue towers scan the road toll (maut) on trucks commercially used for transportation above 7.5t.
99% of all people think that they are speed traps. But they are not.
Love your channel by the way.
Oh, no! Now he will speed past these, too ;-)
You don't necessarily need 3 yrs of training and a bachelor of arts to become an officer in germany, only if you want to start your career as a higher ranking officer from scratch. Regular law enforcement training only takes two years and requires you to have a school leaving certificate similar to a US high school diploma.
Great video! Have you experienced weather differences? Because in Germany there are quite severe events in summer (even including strong tornadoes and very large hail) and in autumn/winter there are sometimes heavy storms. Would be very interesting to hear your impressions since you're from Oklahoma, a place that also gets a lot of severe weather.
I did a video once where I talked about the weather in Germany to some extent, but not specifically about the extreme weather. I would say that I have never thought the weather in Germany is extreme, in fact, I would describe it as quite boring (in a VERY good way! Haha) compared to Oklahoma! I don’t miss Oklahoma’s extreme heat in the summer, violent tornado season in the spring, or ice storms in the winter…haha 😂
@@PassportTwo As someone who studies severe weather events in Central Europe and Germany in particular, the "boring" statement kind of hurt 😂. But of course we can't even come close to rivaling spring and fall in the Midwest and Southern States - luckily.
German Police guarding air ports, government buildings and large festivals are sometimes also carrying Sub Mashineguns and carbines. For anyone wondering.
Since 16 states in Germany have their own police they can decide weather you can only join by studying or taking a 2 1/2 year apprenticeship. Studying for the bachelor means 4 semester in college, 1 on patrol, 1 in situation training and shooting etc
People in the sergeant ranks go to school for 2,5 years which is cut into 1,5 years, 6 month on patrol and another 6 month of final exams. They learn how to shoot, situation training etc during those first 1,5 years
Concerning education, maybe you can cover how to learn a profession in USA/Germany too. What you observed for the police "only 28weeks of training" may apply to most other occupations too, like becoming a painter or a plumber. Do people just take a brush and start painting in US ?
It wasn't just 28 weeks of training, although shorter than Germany, it was 10-13 months. But, yes, in the US, if you wanted to become a painter, you can simply go buy paint and a paintbrush and start a business. No formal education required.
@@PassportTwo 10 to 13 months without academic degreee declare a lot why US Cops seem so uneducated and unprofessionell in most videos XD
As a german, having a somewhat special relation to the US I love your videos! Great mix of entertainment, information and "Völkerverständigung" - in both directions! 🙂Cudos to your language skills and welcome! Glad to have you guys here! 👍
“No college degrees required to become a police officer”
Okay well that explains why the police in the USA is so problematic
I don't know if anyone has already mentioned it, but the number 112 is for the emergency services. 110 is for the police.
What is the difference between 110 and 112?
Emergency call: When to dial 110 and when to dial 112?
The emergency number 110 is used to contact the police. The focus is on reporting crimes and accidents without personal injury. The emergency call 112 can be used to contact the rescue control center and the fire department.
The official police emergency call in Germany is 110 - to call 112 is more used to other emergencies that need urgent medical interventions, rescuing or actions in firefighting. 112 is linked to the fire-department which is also responsible for health-related emergencies. Both calls 110 or 112 may end in the same callcenter for disposition.
The Blue (fixed)Camera you showed isnt a „blitzer“ it is a Camera used to collect the toll from the Trucks…
8:25 This is only on the German Highways, with pulling infront of you and activating the sign to pull over, in the cities and somewhere else, they will pull behind you and activate a YELP-horn with a red light. Also called "Anhaltesignal" (pull over signal), easy to find on UA-cam for some examples.
Interestingly enough, it wasn't on the highway that I could pulled over like this 😅
@@PassportTwo I think their policy says, they can initiate traffic stops, how it is safe for them or they just felt like doing it in this way. But yeah, most common it is only on German Highways to pull up infront of you.
They lead you to the nearby Roadhosue or rest area (Raststätte), where I guess it is safe to perform a traffic stop. Our German Highways, the Autobahn, as you alreasdy know, have no speed limits all over whole Germany of 60% (the other 40% includes construction works, speed limit signs, car accidents etc.).
@@PassportTwo usually "Highway" as a street of more than one lane in one direction
The German sirenes named „Martinhorn“ (not Martinshorn!) because the company which made the sirens first named after a Mr. Martin
The ambulance and the firedepartment have also a Martinhorn
@Saga Fox-WildeSell isch mir bekannt! 😉😉
Nun ja, Martinhorn wäre es nur im Fall von Pressluft-betriebenen Klangfolgeanlagen (wie sie bei Feuerwehren oder dem Rettungsdienst Verwendung finden). Die umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung "Martinshorn" umfasst jedoch jede Zwei-Ton-Klangfolgeanlage und somit auch die Zwei-Ton-Elektro-Anlagen die über die Blaulichtbalken der Streifenfahrzeuge, bzw. über Lautsprecher im Kühlergrill laufen.
The biggest difference. You get to live.
And they may have said ' Have a good day '.
to add something to the study time to become a police officer, almost every job in germany has a studying time of 3 years and you get at least some kind of degree or certificate for completion.
so if you apply for any job in germany, you need to show the specivied certificate for this job. this is also a big reason why so many people get bored and quit to start something new (at least in big companies).
☝️ Maybe the speeding tickets are cheaper here for minor violations but don’t forget that you also can get penalty points for frequent violations if they sum up. If you have enough penalty points you loose your driving license for a specific time.
Little mistake there: The bachelors degree is for "gehobener Dienst". Other ranks need 3 years of "Jobtraining" (Mittlerer Dienst). When you have Abitur, you can join the service inbetween
In the UK not only are speed cameras employed at one fixed point to catch speeding vehicles but we also have a system where cameras record number plates details (licence plate) and then the same system several miles further. The system works out the minimum time the vehicle should take between the two cameras based on the speed limit. If you arrive too early then you've been speeding and a ticket is issued. Regulates a much longer stretch of highway than isolated cameras.
The German police a few years ago was in green colors, but it changed to blue colors to appear more international.
4:41 It depends in which german state you live, in Baden Württemberg, you get Mercedes police cars, in Bavaria, more like BMW and in Rheinland-Pfalz, you get Audi.
In Saxony they have Trabant.
@@gluteusmaximus1657 Hahaha, good joke, but very rarely. If they are still in service and being used on patrol. But primary they are using Volkswagen.
@@sausagefruit7690 Joke ;-) I forgot : in Thuringia Police drives Wartburg. In MeckPomm Lada and Moskvitsch;-)
@@gluteusmaximus1657 And who gets the Barkas B1000s ?
@@flitsertheo Good question!
Just Al little correction at 9.50: the blue tower is not a „Blitzer“. The conspicuous control devices do not cause unpleasant photos, but are devices for controlling truck tolls.
10:55 The correct abbreviation for kilometers per hour is "km/h" as an equation (kilometers divided by hours) or "kph" as an abbreviation of the words. All of this is also case sensitive. "KMH" means Kelvinmolhenry per liter (K - Kelvin, M - mol per liter, H - Henry, all written after another indicating multiplication).
German patrol officers always carry submachine guns in the vehicle. And they are often carried by the security forces of the Federal Police, e.g. at the airport, on foot patrol. In fact, I once happened to witness a police officer use this submachine gun to keep a suspect at bay. I drove from my girlfriend to my parents on a Saturday morning about 15 years ago. A routine visit. My path led me through a small neighboring town. There were two complete idiots (as I later found out from the newspaper) robbing a small shop. A police patrol was not far away and because everyone was already carrying a mobile phone with them, the "green Minna" was quickly on site and caught the guys in the act. So I drove right by there and noticed when I was level with a guy lying on the ground and he was looking down the barrel of a police submachine gun 40 centimeters in front of his nose, the policeman with his finger on the trigger, bent above him. When you experience something like that, in a place with 2000 souls in Germany, you think "I'm in a movie...!"
and they are extremely talented in "losing" these weapons. So far about 100 went "missing". They might resurface the next time some crazy prince wants to start a coup
@@denzelpanther240 You're a little underinformed. Since the war in Yugoslavia, weapons have been smuggled across Europe again and again. The Serbs rebuild everything and sell the guns in dark canals. This does not necessarily require the "lost" weapons. As for sloppy handling of weapons... I grew up in the American Zone of Germany. In my county town, quite a few GI's were stationed. As a 16-year-old, I was out and about in the city in the afternoon and on the way to the main train station, I also passed the main post office building. A light blue VW Beetle was parked in front of it, with American license plates. You could still easily recognize them back then because the license plates were bright green, at that time. Passing by, I looked into the car and then it almost took my breath away. Because in the back seat, there were at least half a dozen M-16 assault rifles. And that of all things in a VW Beetle, which a knowledgeable person could crack within 7 seconds and 2 minutes later was short-circuited and you could drive away. In addition, the car was not a military vehicle, but the private car of a GI. The army could just as well have put the M-16's in an umbrella stand on the street...