What's it Like to Drive in Norway? Rules and Tips to Drive in this Nordic Wonderland!

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@bjokvi91 Жыл бұрын

One thing that's important to mention is that having your headlights turned on is mandatory at all times of the day, regardless of light conditions.

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, good point

@Captnoatp Жыл бұрын

I don’t know of any toll roads you can pay by cash og credit card. Just drive, but you “might” get a letter home from the authorities that you have to pay the road toll.

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

Good to know.

@Luredreier 8 ай бұрын

@@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Yeah, we used to have a lot of automatic toll roads taking coins in the past. But I don't remember seeing any toll roads anywhere the last decade or so that's not of the letter in the mail type or of the type where you're supposed to just have one of those tag things in the window that you mentioned. Instead look up apps to register your license plate, so you can pay automatically right away instead of getting a bigger fee in a letter home. The essence is just that when possible it's usually a good idea and cheaper to do things in advance rather then on the spot. Buying bus tickets for a week in advance, toll road or ferry subscriptions etc...

@thefluffernutters2572 7 ай бұрын

@@nerdgasmicadventures8700 The only cash toll roads I know of are the private-ish roads up in the mountains ( around here there is one up on Vikefjellet, one at Bolstadøyri, a couple up at Bergsdalen, one at Arna, a few up on Hardangervida ) sometimes the road is blocked with a gate other times there is a box they trust you to leave some cash in normally 30 kroner but these roads most tourists wouldn't find anyway

@steinarhaugen7617 Жыл бұрын

Lots of good advice here, but no reason to be afraid of snow on the roads in the summer. I have never experienced that in my 60 years of living in Norway. It can occur high in the mountains but not in the lowlands.

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Just trying to be as informative as I can to help others.

@RT-nu2qy Жыл бұрын

@georgexander7170 It all depends on how fast you are going in which speed zones. Speed limits from 60 and below its 26kmh, 70 and above its 36. And on highways (motorvei) where the speed limit is 90 or above its 41 (This is when you lose it) Doing 2x the speed limit = JAIL So it kind of depends how fast you are going how big the fine is gonna be between the speed limit and up till where you lose it. Hope that sums it up for you :)

@RT-nu2qy Жыл бұрын

@georgexander7170 Yes, and if u get caught its 10k nok

@RT-nu2qy Жыл бұрын

@georgexander7170 I still have my license and have only gotten caught twice, both times i got caught doing 10-11kmh over. Drifting on public roads they take your license away also. Highest speed i have hit driving is 220. If you don't want to get caught you need both knowledge about where the police often have radar and a bit of luck.

@RT-nu2qy Жыл бұрын

@georgexander7170 kind of depends. Sometimes they do, sometimes they dont. It depends on if they are chill or strict. "Most" people drive 10 over. Some police stop you if you are 5 over, some dont stop you till ur doing 100+

@ui9u9hh Жыл бұрын

Is it true that on some roads there are no speed limit signs; you are just supposed to know judging by the buildings, are they residential, how close they are to the road, etc.?

@RT-nu2qy Жыл бұрын

Most places have signs but if there isn't and you are driving in like a non populated area/not in the city the speed limit is 80 by default if there is no signs and 50 in cities.

@mathiastwp 11 ай бұрын

You see the difference between "city" and "rural" roads by the length of the central markings, longer lines on a rural road.

@Luredreier 8 ай бұрын

@@mathiastwp Yeah, and our idea of a "city" (or rather urban area) is a bit smaller then cities elsewhere in the world. So those are useful.

@leighnotlevi Жыл бұрын

Any recommendations on where to learn the road signs? Our trip is this week and we're renting a car. I've heard it's not too difficult to understand... Thanks for the video!

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

Here is a good website that tells you all about it. www.rhinocarhire.com/Drive-Smart-Blog/Drive-Smart-Norway/Norway-Road-Signs.aspx

@dr.subodhgadkar1058 Жыл бұрын

Very informative and thank you very much

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! More to come soon.

@RT-nu2qy Жыл бұрын

One huge tip aswell. If you dont follow the speed limit and cars are queuing up let them pass!

@Luredreier 8 ай бұрын

2:17 I *do* believe that handsfree is permitted, but you're *not* allowed to touch the phone in any way, shape or form while driving. But a lot of cars can connect to the phone and have triggers on the steering wheel that can be used to pick up the phone or hang up. This is allowed. That said, the focus should *always* be on the road. If the call is distracting you hang up, if it's not make sure that any mistakes you make happens in the call, not the road. If a accident happens and you where in a call it doesn't look good for you... So I kind of agree with your advice. Just wanted to point out that *technically* if you don't show any sign of distraction while on the call and don't get into a accident and you're not seen handling a phone by anyone (including the speed cameras and the various traffic monitoring cameras) you'll probably be fine. And a lot of Norwegians do take calls while driving Especially the professionals like taxi drivers who spend a lot of time on the road. Evaluate the conditions before answering. There's a place and a time for calls, some places are just not suited and requires your *full* attention.

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 8 ай бұрын

New information is always welcomed here. I definitely can't claim expertise, only try to give out good information for those who might want to go.

@Luredreier 8 ай бұрын

@@nerdgasmicadventures8700 And that's appropriated.

@ui9u9hh Жыл бұрын

No cell phone use - does that mean I can't mount my cell phone on the windshield and use the GSP for driving directions?

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they mean you can't use your phone as a telephone either in your hand or hands free. Using it as a GPS device in the way you describe should be okay.

@RT-nu2qy Жыл бұрын

You can use handsfree but not physically touch your phone while moving. Mounting your phone for gps is also not against the rules. If u get caught using your phone its 9.7k NOK

@Googolgon Жыл бұрын

Max blood alcohol level is 0.2 PER MILLE, not percent. That's a factor of 10 difference.

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clarification.

@atleyri Жыл бұрын

Cash to pay for toll roads!! BS.. Not possible! You will get an invoice later. There is no toll roads with people collecting money..

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for informing us, if we make a mistake we are more than willing to correct it.

@eckpolmick5080 5 ай бұрын

Reindeer are mostly not wild. 😄but domesticated

@bjornmu 2 ай бұрын

The advice to have cash or credit card for tolls is utter nonsense, you CANNOT pay any public toll roads with this, only a few small, private roads in the mountains. BTW the same is now also true for most car ferries, they use the same electronic tags as the road tolls.

@nerdgasmicadventures8700 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, this video is over a year old and my information then was that cash was still king, which was true when I visited a few years ago. Things do change and Norway is going towards being cashless, so this is progress. Rental cars all have the electronic tags now and it is usually a part of the rental agreement. This wasn't the information I had when creating the video.