What are theses holes in German roads?

35 comments

1. Not easy without any more details.

   Could be core drillings to determine the structure of the road.

   Or there had been some bollards.

2. They took core samples to check the quality/condition of the asphalt.

3. Never seen anything like that. Looks as if the road was just one very thin layer with some holes applied over some green and an old road or so.

4. it’s for charging your wireless car with pogo pins (/s, obviously)

5. It’s called Grüninsel. Thats to fight against the massive Bodenversiegelung.

6. I am reading the comments in my head with German accents

7. Drilled holes to check the qualitaty of the asphalt after building a road. Unfortunately they forgot to close them. (Seldom they close them)

8. Most probably samples. Unless there was something installed there that was later removed.

9. be patient its loading

10. These are called: “Beschleunigungslöcher”

11. These are for measuring the quality of the road.

    Sauce – [Rätsel um kleine runde Löcher in der Straße: Experte klärt Mysterium auf](https://www.hna.de/verbraucher/strasse-netzfundstueck-raetsel-mysterioese-loecher-asphalt-zr-92788105.html)

12. It’s a roadworker by day and a street artist by night. They paint them in different colours and stick them on walls. They are called CMYK Dots.

13. In Germany even potholes have to fill out the form “Schlaglochausdehnungsantrag” to grow to irregular sizes. Otherwise, their size has to stay within a diameter of 5 centimeters (~2 inches). Looks like these haven’t gotten the permission by the Straßenbauamt yet.

14. DIN potholes.

15. Speed holes. Makes you drive faster.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=speed+holes+simpsons+gif&oq=speed+holes+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCEAAYgAQyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABDIHCAoQABiABDIHCAsQABiABDIHCAwQABiABNIBCDI2NTFqMGo5qAIOsAIB&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#vhid=XfBqRKx7C02RgM&vssid=_Dz79ZtLYJavo7_UP_PbO8Qc_45

    Edit: People don’t like jokes?

16. Braille diections for blind drivers. Obviously.

17. Glory holes? Stick your Wunderstab inside and see what happens

18. I used to work for the road maintanance as an IT technician, they collect samples this way then after the inspection the piece was given to one of the head of departments as a souvenir

19. Good question ….

20. We say “Geschwindigkeitsloch” To remind you not to drive too fast

21. Bier holders

22. This a German pothole. It need to be a perfect circle otherwise it won’t be German

23. Hi, I am from Ireland, can someone please explain to me what a “quality road” is? I don’t think we have any of them here.

24. these are fee to use by all our carbrained roadfuckers

25. It’s for playing a really big game of billiards.

26. female street, in Germany the article for street is „die“

27. These are breathing holes for rain worms that are trying to pass under the road.

28. Against all stupid answers here: This is made for “4 gewinnt” when you don’t have friends.

29. Gloryholes to the realm of lizardpeople.

30. Speed holes so you can go faster

31. Holes. Next question.

32. Es wurde mehrfach eine Kernbohrung durchgeführt.
    They performed multiple Kernbohrung.

    Edit: translate

33. Special holes for checking the size and quality of new road. But they shouldn’t be so close one to another

34. Morse code

35. Schlupflöcher.