Tag: traffic

Segways on the way

Twelve-and-a-half years after they first rolled out in the US, the stand-up electric vehicles produced by Segway Inc of New Hampshire will finally debut...

Transit firm tries to teach manners

While the color green typically signifies “go,” new green zones on the platforms of Oslo’s main train and subway station (Jernbanetorget) most decidedly mean...

Transport minister hits the road

Ketil Solvik-Olsen has set off on what some might call the "mother of all road trips" in Norway. Solvik-Olsen, the country's amiable new transport...

Speed limit rises to 110kph

Norway's new transport minister from the conservative Progress Party, Bård Hoksrud, announced Friday that motorists will be able to legally drive faster on some...

Mobile madness behind the wheel

Three out of four Norwegian drivers chatter away or even send text messages on hand-held mobile phones while driving, according to a recent study...

Seatbelt control nabbed hundreds

Police and highway authorities had warned they'd be mounting massive seatbelt control posts around Norway during the weekend, but that didn't prompt all motorists...

Transport Minister steps on the gas again

Norway's new transport minister from the Progress Party, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, has managed to bypass congestion on another new stalled highway project. His goal is...

Transport minister parks parking fees

Norway's new transport minister, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, seems to be on a roll these days. Just after pushing through the early completion of a major...

Minister smashes E18 bottleneck

Ketil Solvik-Olsen, who took over as Norway's transport minister from the Progress Party just five months ago, has managed to do what few if...

Researcher calls for moose collision fine

So many moose continue to be involved in traffic accidents in Norway that a frustrated researcher has proposed that the state highway department (Statens...
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