nonstopBlazing fast 45km/h scooter routes

Short answer

Can I ride a 45 km/h scooter through the Elbtunnel in Hamburg?

Not through the A7 Elbtunnel. The tunnel is part of the Autobahn, and a 45 km/h scooter isn't allowed on it, however short the stretch.

Not allowed

A7 Elbtunnel

Instead

Roads without the Autobahn sign

Autobahn traffic sign: blue square with a white motorway and bridge

Watch for this sign

This blue sign marks the start of the Autobahn. Only vehicles registered for more than 60 km/h are allowed on it, and a 45 km/h scooter isn't (§ 18 StVO).

The A7 carries on north and south of the Elbtunnel. So you'd already be on the Autobahn before you ever got under the river.

Why I built nonstop

I ride a 45 km/h scooter myself and started out with Google Maps. For me, “avoid highways” only avoided them when it felt like it. And there was no way to exclude Kraftfahrstraßen at all.

With nonstop you enter a start and a destination and get the fastest and the shortest route that's legal at 45 km/h. It's free, and there's no account. If a street is wrong, tap it and block it. Or allow it if you know you can ride there, your device keeps both.

Try it on your next ride.

Plan a route

Common questions

How do I get across the Elbe on a 45 km/h scooter?

Not through the A7 Elbtunnel, and not on the HADAG harbour ferries either, since they don't carry motorcycles or mopeds. Put your start and destination into nonstop, and the route you get avoids Autobahnen and Kraftfahrstraßen.