You can understand how much Claus Weselsky hates being slowed down on the motorway. He’s talking about them on Wednesday, the first of six days when trains in Germany are at a standstill. He actually wanted to leave his hometown of Dresden at midday. Everything went differently again, it was afternoon. What’s more, the car is new and the lane departure warning system is still active. He really annoys Weselsky. No matter, no time to change settings, let’s move on.
The 64-year-old mostly drives in the left lane. When he approaches the cars in front of him and they don’t move quickly to the right, he likes to flash his headlights; he almost always gets upset. He doesn’t understand why people don’t look in the rearview mirror.
Weselsky often looks in the rearview mirrors. Especially if he’s not sure how fast you’re allowed to drive. Then he accelerates a little more and checks the mirror to see if anyone is following him. This seems to be a common tactic in Claus Weselsky’s few moments of uncertainty: let’s see who follows.
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