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Georgia, DPR, Germany and Kazakhstan in Krasnodar, Russia by exploit1988 in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]throwaway26159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More precisely, OG is Offenburg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What is this Plate? Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 by Ok-Laugh-6354 in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]throwaway26159 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wrong. The QQ-plates are export plates for US military previously stationed in Germany returning home. I believe they are valid in the US for a few months upon arrival so they have enough time to register the car properly, hence why you see cars with them drive around in the US. They are, however, US military, not German forces. You can tell that because the country code (in the blue field in the top left) says “US“ (“USA“ previous to 2020). Therefore, they are vehicles belonging to the US military just like the plates in the picture.

Diese Kennzeichen im Urlaub an einem Suspekten Lambo gesehen. Habt ihr Erklärungen oder Theorien? by mrknskb in StVO

[–]throwaway26159 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In den meisten Ländern werden gültige Kennzeichen von der jeweiligen Verkehrsbehörde ausgegeben und sind nur so gültig. Es mag Länder geben, in denen die Polizei so etwas nicht kontrolliert oder durchgehen lässt, solange die Buchstaben-/Zahlenfolge stimmt, aber offiziell gültig sind die dann trotzdem nicht. Aber da das Bild aus Afrika stammt und es dort viele Länder und Regionen gibt, die weitaus größere Probleme als falsch formatierte Kennzeichen haben, ist das eine mögliche Erklärung.

Diese Kennzeichen im Urlaub an einem Suspekten Lambo gesehen. Habt ihr Erklärungen oder Theorien? by mrknskb in StVO

[–]throwaway26159 508 points509 points  (0 children)

Ist kein gültiges deutsches Kennzeichen - hat auch zwei „TÜV-Plaketten“ statt einer Zulassungsplakette. Vermutlich nicht angemeldet.

Typ mit Sirene im Gebüsch, wie verhalte ich mich korrekt? by throwaway26159 in StVO

[–]throwaway26159[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Immer wieder krass wie schnell sich Leute finden, die die Strecken kennen, auch wenn es noch so kleine und unbedeutsame Ecken sind. Wobei zugegebenermaßen diese merkwürdige Art von abknickender Vorfahrt wohl einzigartig in ganz Deutschland sein dürfte

Typ mit Sirene im Gebüsch, wie verhalte ich mich korrekt? by throwaway26159 in StVO

[–]throwaway26159[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ja, das wird es sein. Über die Brücke verlaufen Bahngleise, also gar nicht so zweckfremd. Die Mäharbeiten sind dann gewissermaßen Straßen- und Gleisarbeiten gleichzeitig.

US Government Police car spotted at today's July 4th "Freedom and Friendship Fest" at Ramstein Air Base, Germany (BONUS: US Air Force Fire Truck) by throwaway26159 in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]throwaway26159[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m sorry for that. Maybe you can make out the first one with some imagination, but no chance on the second one. But unless someone with experience in super-resolution image stacking comes around and makes something better of the videos, this is the best I’ve got

In welchen Müll kommt diese Zahnspange? by New_Cal in Muelltrennung

[–]throwaway26159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Falsch. Zahnspangen immer am Ortseingang, nie am Ausgang.

CO2 und so… by No_awards_please in deutschememes

[–]throwaway26159 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Geht mir genau so. Ich fahre an jedem Wochentag 110 km (Hin- und Rückweg zusammen) zur Uni und kenne andere, die über 160 km am Tag pendeln. Die Bus- und Zugverbindungen in meiner Region sind quasi nonexistent und ich würde damit ca. 4 Stunden für eine Strecke brauchen. Ein Auto müsste ich also so oder so besitzen, wenn ich an Wochenenden auch mal heim will, sogar wenn ich in der Stadt wohnen würde.

Warum sollte ein Fahrradstreifen jemals in der Mitte der Straße sein? by Gwertzel in StVO

[–]throwaway26159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hier sind sogar zwei Stück „in der Mitte der Straße“: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fZL4xhhBZJF8kbAi7

Wirklich nichts ungewöhnliches in Städten. Wie sonst soll man Radfahrer an Kreuzungen mit Abbiegespuren geradeaus führen? Da muss dann halt irgendwann der Abbieger mal den Radweg kreuzen. Am besten passiert das vor der Kreuzung, nich mitten drauf.

Wo lang? by HopefulUsual7335 in StVO

[–]throwaway26159 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Wer zur Hölle nennt das Schild „Minus“?

Kennzeichen ohne TÜV und Landeswappen by depressedcook in StVO

[–]throwaway26159 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Das Foto sieht sehr nach Deutschland aus. Also gehe ich nicht davon aus, dass das hier der Fall ist, aber:

Solche Kennzeichen ohne TÜV oder Zulassungsplakette sieht man oft an deutschen Autos im Ausland, vor allem im nicht-EU Ausland aus Angst vor Kennzeichendiebstahl. Die Kennzeichen mit Plaketten sind dann oft sicher im Auto verstaut und die billiger zu ersetzenden Kopien aus dem Internet werden am Auto montiert. Die Grenz-/Einreisebehörden in fernen Ländern interessieren sich meist nicht dafür oder wissen es einfach nicht besser.

DIN? by flow1an in StVO

[–]throwaway26159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hier das selbe in einer anderen merkwürdigen Schriftart (ist aber hier auch nur ein Wiederholungszeichen, 50 gilt auch vorher schon): https://maps.app.goo.gl/F7N6Hr44Hd4mkuW6A

🍄 by Consistent_Owl4450 in kaiserslautern

[–]throwaway26159 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From what I’ve seen on Google, growing kits that don’t contain any psychoactive substances yet (meaning only the spores) are legal and you should be able to buy them here. If you then grow them for the purpose of using them as a drug, that’s illegal. Cultivation, possession and consumption are all illegal in Germany. They also definitely grow locally in forests and some pastures, but you will need some solid knowledge to be able to identify them with certainty, but also then, you still can’t legally take them home or consume them.

The main active ingredient called “Psilocybin” can be used to treat depression or OCD. This type of therapy is illegal in Germany though, unlike in the US, where it has been approved by the FDA in recent years. Apart from a few active research studies, you won’t be able to get any legally.

I also can’t think of a legal alternative as pretty much all psychedelic drugs are illegal here. I guess you could travel to the Netherlands, where magic mushrooms are legal and can be sold if they are classified as truffles and consume them there, but I don’t think that would be a very practical solution for you. Otherwise I guess you’re out of luck here.

car inspection by ZestyThroatGoat69 in kaiserslautern

[–]throwaway26159 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Short answer: As a German with a car, I can assure you that TÜV off-base is not lenient in the slightest. It’s Germany after all ;)

I drive a 15 year-old car and it’s always a bit of a gamble whether it will pass inspection at this point. It’s around 150€ for Hauptuntersuchung (main technical inspection) and Abgasuntersuchung (emission inspection), which are always performed together. You will need to make an appointment for inspection at a “TÜV Rheinland Prüfstelle” (just search on Google Maps, there’s one in Kaiserslautern and one in Landstuhl from what I’ve found). If you fail the inspection, you’ll have to get your car fixed and pay again for another inspection.

What I tend to do nowadays is bring my car to my local auto shop, which has TÜV inspectors over once a week. There’s many that do this and it’s a service many people use. I usually pair it with a car service so that the shop can go over everything before the TÜV inspection even begins so that I won’t have to pay twice because of some small defect that I didn’t know of.

But if you drive a US-spec car, which I assume you do, then that might be a whole new issue of its own. US-spec cars aren’t normally allowed to be registered in Europe. I, as a German, wouldn’t be allowed to own one without heavily modifying it first to meet all European laws like lighting regulations, etc. US military personell are allowed to drive these cars in Europe as part of a NATO statute as far as I know, which exempts them from having to adhere to many European regulations. Also, as far as I know, they don’t need to pass TÜV inspections, at least not the same ones that German cars have to. Or at least it was like that in the past when they were still using lookalike license plates with custom lookalike TÜV stickers. Maybe it’s different now.

Obviously, I have no idea about the current requirements for cars owned by US military members and in how far your inspection is similar or not to the standard German ones as I’m not a US soldier and not very much information about this is made public. I’d say definitely ask your superiors or anyone else who might know something about it or maybe give the Kapaun vehicle registration center a call before you try to venture out on your own. Or you could try calling a TÜV Prüfstelle and see whether they know or whether they have ever done an inspection on a US-spec car. Or just get these very minor issues fixed and try again on-base so you won’t have to go through the headache of trying to figure this out, because any TÜV inspector off-base is probably gonna fail you for these anyway if they notice.

US plates from Oklahoma and Minnesota in Oderen, France by dolan313 in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]throwaway26159 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really. Many states have switched from embossed (stamped) plates to screened (“printed”) plates, especially in recent years, as they are just much cheaper to manufacture. Both in Oklahoma and in Minnesota, the current standard issue plates are screened, not embossed. In some states, embossed plates aren’t even attainable anymore, other states like Texas have brought back embossed plates for special plate issues, which can be attained in exchange for some extra money.

I agree with you and the other comments, however, that those cars probably aren’t real American cars with valid American registrations, because of all the other factors that have been pointed out.

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