Confronting the Law: Motorcycle Adventure in Norway and Swedish Lapland [E3]

[@MrKotarikuski]

Solo rider here as well. Met you today at Rompepäivät at McHuurre's booth.

[@MYMOTOLIFE]

Tervehdys. Hyvää alkanutta ajovuotta, ja toivotaan että saadaan tehtyjä hienoja videoita tilaajille nähtäväksi👍

[@olaffriodur8900]

Another interesting and enjoyable video. I'm using a Balaclava too, typically a BMW Silk to keep the helmet inside clean and provide a bit more comfort on warmer days. When it's colder I might wear the warmer version. Police stops are always a 'funny' thing, my encounters are mostly similar to yours where they check at a place that has very little to do with safety. Agree that arguing with them is an exercise in futility. Those license plates you refer to look Dutch to me, they are yellow but should have a blue section on the left with The European symbol and the text "NL". Thanks again for sharing your experiences, hope all is well.

[@MYMOTOLIFE]

Greetings Olaf. I also have several balaclavas for different temperatures. For cold weather I can recommend a merino wool hood. Near my home there is a company that makes all kinds of clothing from merino wool. I've bought several underwear, outerwear and socks from there. Those plates might indeed be Dutch, I didn't drive close enough to see the small text. Nice of you to follow my channel and encourage me to make videos.

[@MrPAlberst2]

A nice video. I don't agree with your opinion about traveling with groups. We have been touring as a small group of around 6 to 8 riders for 16 years through a lot of parts in europe. And i don't identify us with your statement about not meeting locals and not being aproached by locals. Ofcourse we hang out together in the hotels or at campsites, but almost all of us are social enough and curious enough to want to make contact with locals. It makes, as you say, a better journey. But to each his own. I would not like to be traveling alone.. For al sorts of reasons... Have a safe trip!

[@MYMOTOLIFE]

Hello Mr. Alberst. I understand your opinion. Especially when you say you wouldn't want to drive solo yourself. There are different groups, and there are different people in groups. Maybe we Finns are a very closed people anyway, and that character is only accentuated when we are abroad. I'm glad you watched my video and took up my thoughts. Safe rides👍

[@bjrgjohannessen5184]

The reason for the police to have speed control at such a place is for that you can't be "safe" anywhere. So it make logic in a way.

[@MYMOTOLIFE]

Hello Bjorg. Thanks for the comment. Yes that’s true, one can expect a speed trap anywhere. In Finland we have usually police checking speeds in areas where is other traffic like near school or other low speed roads. But this was my first speeding ticket and I sincerely hope also last.

[@tacosalaten3677]

@@MYMOTOLIFE Police here in Norway used to just a few years ago have spots where they would stand all the time. this made locals slow down in those areas but drive faster where they were sure no police would be standing. During Covid restriction easing up and people traveling more around the country, the amount of fatal accidents and people speeding increasing a huge amount, made police change their way on how they conducted their speed limit enforcements. so now its up to police where they want to stand to control the speed limits. And in doing so, there have been record breaking amounts of speeding tickets issued in the last 2-3 years, and the fact that the traffic fine rates have increased a lot too in this time frame it really has been a huge money maker.

[@MYMOTOLIFE]

Hello @@tacosalaten3677 . A logical explanation for many things. I have noticed that Norwegians sometimes drive pretty fast. Perhaps they know the road well, and even know if the police are measuring speed. In my case, the speed measurement occurred in a pretty ridiculous place. The road was a gentle straight downhill, with no junctions or anything at all to be aware of. But I'm not complaining, if my little crumbs go into the cops' cafeteria, that's already a lot of doughnuts.