The public toll road with no speed limit

Summary by Krater

Tom Scott takes a passenger ride around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany with a professional driver, explaining the rules and history of the famous toll road and track.

From the video

Answers: What is it like to drive around the Nürburgring Nordschleife?

• Nürburgring Nordschleife
• Public toll road racing rules
• Automotive track safety
• German autobahn speed limits

What it concludes

• The Nürburgring Nordschleife is one of the greatest and most demanding race tracks in the world and functions as a public toll road.
• Normal traffic rules apply on the Nürburgring, requiring drivers to drive on the right and overtake on the left, but there is no speed limit on most of the track.
• Laptimers and dashcams are forbidden on the Nürburgring due to the high danger involved.
• Insurance policies, particularly those from outside Germany, specifically exclude driving on the Nürburgring.
• The Nürburgring is built into the landscape, making it narrower and longer with barriers much closer to the track compared to modern race tracks.