Description: Commentary declares that Germany's autobahns are the most modern, safe and beautiful in the world, cut down travel time and make motoring a pleasure as well as allowing people to enjoy the countryside. Motorists, a motorcycle combination and an open-top excursion bus of the Kraft durch Freude organisation show Germans in summer enjoying their leisure in the country, crossing a lake by ferry, bathing and eating outdoors beside the Chiemsee near the Munich-Salzburg autobahn. Driver of Mercedes Benz is able to reach Bavarian Alps in only a few hours, and after passing signpost to Bad Reichenhall and Berchtesgaden ascends the Grossglockner mountain road before stopping and taking out his skis. Pan over snow-covered Alps. Map of (pre-Anschluss) Germany shows autobahn network, then film closes with further tracking shots along the autobahn, evening falling and cars travelling through the night.
Alternative Title:ENJOYMENT OF THE ROADS [Translation]
Production Details: Reichsbahnzentrale füxfc;r den deutschen Reiseverkehr & RDV (Production sponsor)
Boehner Film, Dresden (Production company)
Scheinpflug, R (Production individual)
Grimm, W (Production individual)
