Berlin a city for students

Streets 

It's easy to find a place in Berlin, thanks to the signboards of streets on all the road crossings. All the houses have numbers mentioned outside. Ideal streets( not roads) have a place for two cars to pass, two cars(each on either side) to park, cycle road and pedestrian road. 

Road crossings 

Roads have cars, cycles and pedestrians passing by so there are three signals. One for cars, other for bicycles and the pedestrian crossings. Some places have a switch to request a red signal for pedestrian crossings. Unlike India, people here crossroad with utmost care and safety, almost nullifying the chances of an accident. 

Automobile 

It's a cold country so public transport vehicles have heating systems. Largely walls are made of glass. 

Public Transport 

Being a student you get a 6 months semester ticket which gives complementary public transport service in ABC Berlin region. This area is more than enough. The public transport is run by BVG. Recently I saw an advertisement of BVG which states "Ich mir gal", which means I don't care and love them as they are. Automatic ticket vending machines are present outside every S U Bahn station. Unlike the Delhi metro you need not show a ticket to enter station. It's always open, just walk in. You would rarely find some ticket checker on S and U Bahn, but if you meet one at a wrong time, you will go through heavy fine.  

Finding public transport is easy and accurate on Google maps. Everything runs on time. Stations are equipped with information centre, large city maps and plenty of safety sign and obviously emergency exits. 

U- Bahn (UnderGround Trains)

World's some of the oldest underground metros started in Berlin. U bahn of Berlin is of 1900. And fortunately it's still in operation. U will find u bahn in underground (old) and over ground (New). It's faster than S bahn. The old u bahn station are worthy watching once in Berlin. 

S- Bahn (Rapid City Metro)

They are new and slow as compared to U Bahn. S and U Bahn have automatic gate closing system, which closes with a red flash of lights at doors. When it reaches station, in orde r to open door you have to press a switch. 

Bus  

It's the more easy in the sense of availability and convenient for handicapped. All the major stops have a display showing the arrival time of the bus. Every stop has a place for passenger to wait and sit along with complete city map, and respective bus maps passing through. The bus arrives on time, bends towards the stop in order to be convenient to step up and down. The door near the driver is to get in, and others to step down. Show the ticket to the driver, or if you don't have purchase from him. As you get inside you can feel the warmth, make yourself comfortable with the seats. A screen would be showing the real time route and stops of the bus. The bus stops only if someone is supposed to step in or out. You can find many stop switches near the seats which can be used to notify the driver to make a stop.  

Tram (Street Trains)

Generally the tram is present in the eastern side of the city. Ticket vending machines are present inside. These are generally slow and passes through roads. 

Ferries

Yes the BVG includes Ferries, and they are freely accessible by the student semester ticket. One can be found near Wansee Lake. 

Bus Drivers 

Buses are generally double deckers or long. The drivers are very skilled as you can't find a bus with scratch on its body. Car drivers are very sincerely in following traffic rules. Honking is very rare, and is considered as an expression of anger. Driving on Highways is entirely different, roads have a minimum speed and some have no limit on max. The chances of accident is less but if you met an accident the chances of survival is indeed less.