Not really a trap, but ...
It's worth mentioning that the "Autobahn", the country's motorways shown green on the road atlases, can really take up too much of your time if you choose to travel by car from one place to another. Please follow the regular reports over the radio or on TV warning you about the possible and existing traffic jams. Once traveling by bus we decided not to take the Autobahn, but to travel by the federal road (marked red in atlases) instead and I think we were right. On the picture you can see me standing in the middle of the motorway during a traffic jam, which would normally be unthinkable to stand there. study the road atlas carefully and listen to radio/TV reports on the state of roads travel by the federal road (marked red in atlases)
