Tag: traffic
‘Car Wars III,’ as Oslo strikes back
City politicians in Oslo launched their latest strike against motorists this week, part of their battle on three fronts to discourage driving. Commuters into...
Flooding inundated Southern Norway
Homes have been evacuated, roads closed, boats swamped in marinas and cars washed away. Norway's southern counties of East- and West Agder were among...
Authorities crack down on seatbelt avoidance
Bus passengers in Norway are being advised to buckle their seatbelts, especially this week when state authorities have warned they'll be launching nationwide controls....
E18 highway expansion finally approved
Norway's Conservatives-led government has cleared the way for long-awaited expansion of the busy E18 highway west of Oslo. After years of negotiations between neighboring...
Police nab cheaters in the bus lane
Police in Oslo and Bærum have started cracking down on motorists who use the right-hand lanes of main thoroughfares that are reserved for buses,...
Snow complicated heavy Easter traffic
Snow and slippery roads in Southern Norway added to motorists' frustration and traffic authorities' concerns on Monday, when hundreds of thousands of Norwegians drove home...
Traffic warnings posted as Easter exodus began
Police and traffic officials were warning motorists to exercise patience and drive defensively as the annual Easter exodus from Norway's major cities began on...
Speeding politicians lose their licenses
Norwegian politicians are busy folks but that's no excuse when they get pulled over by police for speeding. Police in both Telemark and the...
Oslo shifted into reverse on diesel ban
The top city official in charge of transport and the environment decided late Tuesday to reverse a ban on diesel-driven vehicles into Oslo earlier...
Bus passengers face fines for not buckling up
Traffic authorities from state highway department Statens vegvesen have launched random controls of bus passengers, and are now fining those who haven't bucked their...
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