Tag: traffic
New drivers’ license rules loom
Norway's Public Roads Administration (Vegdirektoratet) is putting the brakes on its current system of granting drivers' licenses and gearing up for new rules from...
Drinks, drugs and driving on the rise
Even though Norway has among the toughest laws in the world to combat driving under the influence, new statistics suggest that a startlingly high...
Speedsters caught in a trap
Police figured they'd nab quite a few speeding motorists after setting up a radar control post on the main highway between Tønsberg and Sandefjord...
High parking rates cause embarrassment
Oslo's city administrator says he's "almost embarrassed" after a new study once again places the Norwegian capital as among the most expensive in the...
Roads will continue to deteriorate
Despite government promises to improve Norway's sub-standard highway system, fully a third of the country's roads are in "poor" or "extremely poor" condition. State...
Foreigners face new driving rules
Expatriates and immigrants moving to Norway may no longer be able to simply swap their driver's licenses from their homelands for a Norwegian license,...
Albania’s traffic flow better than Norway’s
Norway has long had among the slowest roads in Europe. Now a new study indicates that even drivers in Albania can get from one...
'Speed devils' plague the roads
Police in Norway have been seizing drivers' licenses at a record pace this summer, part of a crackdown on speeding. Their counterparts over the...
Tunnel collision linked to speed
Five persons, including four young men from the West Coast town of Ørsta, were killed Sunday night when two cars collided inside the world’s...
Commuters leave their cars at home
Public transit fares went up again on March 1, but Oslo-area commuters are taking the bus or tram like never before. Ridership has been...
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