I never drink and drive, not a single drink. If I drink, I take a Taxi.

@hwplugburz

Жыл бұрын

Me too 👍

@turidboholm2587

Жыл бұрын

We always decide on a designated driver, and we never drink and drive. The punishment for injuring or even killing somebody goes far beyond prison. You have to live with that for the rest of your life.

@karebear326

Жыл бұрын

Me 2, not a drop. Drinking and driving is literally playing with people's lives, why take the risk.

@catnip4life343

Жыл бұрын

🎉❤

@Chebiosics

Жыл бұрын

Me too👍👍

Drunk driving is perhaps the greatest taboo AND crime in Norway compared to most other countries.

@MissCaraMint

11 ай бұрын

It will absolutely make you a social pariah. No question.

@VultureBAT

11 ай бұрын

From my pov its the same in sweden.

1 drink ,and you are over BAC. The norwegian way is to have a designated driver that don`t touch alcohol that day or night, or using public transport.

@teigen13

Жыл бұрын

And also be carefull to drive next day after been drinking alot, atleast wait 12hours from last drink. Police can have controls saturday/sundays morning. What works for me is if i'm feeling fine next morning with no hangover, I most likely still have alcohol in my system. So when I starting feeling more hungover later, then I go for a drive if have to. Worked the few times I have been stopped.

In Norway it’s very frowned upon to drink before driving. So very few people do it. Also, the penalties if you’re caught are WAYYY higher than in the U.S. If you’re over 0.05 you lose your license for minimum 1 year. And no matter how much you’re over you get a minimum 1.5x your net monthly salary in fine, regardless of your income. Between 0.5 and 1.2 you get a suspended jail sentence. Anything over 1.2 you have to serve jail time for a minimum og 21 days and you lose your license for between 2 to 5 years.

As a Texan living in Norway one of the first things I was told is not even one drink when you’re out if you’re driving, there’s a very big stigma on drinking and driving here which I love because it means it’s rare! I don’t think I heard of a single alcohol related accident the whole time I was living in the big city.

@tzaphiel2113

Жыл бұрын

Also the nice thing about Norway is there is such a well established and set up public transportation network that you don’t have to worry about finding a way home for the most part. Either a taxi or the bus will get you there.

@kilipaki87oritahiti

Жыл бұрын

@@tzaphiel2113epends on were you live. Sure in the bigger cities, or suburbs, but not out on the country side. Tho there’s the train…

@tzaphiel2113

10 ай бұрын

@@kilipaki87oritahiti moved from Bodø to further north and a much smaller community - and yeah the busses run much less frequently but there still is a bus system and at least one cab around here

The tolls are to finance the road construction, and/or to finance the development of cities and their public transport systems. E.g. in Oslo the toll roads around the city help finance subway developments, but terminals, parks and city squares and such. The sheeps are free-roaming in the summer, living in the forest or mountains until they are collected in the fall. They are kept inside certain areas, huge areas, and you will often pass over “animal traps” (freust) in the road that are there to keep them from escaping for their area by waking along the road. And alcohol; No alcohol before driving. Either you must have a designated driver, or find and other mean of transport. The risk of getting caught by the police is one thing, but the economical risk of being reps one less for an accident and not being cover by ensurace is too scary for me to risk having one unti before driving.

@Hrafnhednar

Жыл бұрын

Ferist you mean? not freust

@DonGorgen

Жыл бұрын

Cattle grids (ferist) are not unique to norway tho, they have them in farm areas all over the world. The modern cattle grids were actually invented in america.

@psu9611

4 ай бұрын

you forgot to mention they also send cows up there to not only sheep

We usually have designated drivers, a person that says I wont drink, so i can drive everyone home. If you are going drinking, then you get a designated driver, take a taxi, or public transportation like train or bus. Never ever do you drink and drive. That is the principle.

We go out drinking and then take the bus, train or a taxi home😊

@Kari.F.

Жыл бұрын

Or sleep over at the house of the friend whose hosting the party. I don't think I could live with myself if I killed someone by accident while driving, knowing the accident wouldn't have happened if I had been more alert.

Drinking and driving is also heavily looked down upon. It's basically social suicide as well as it landing you in jail without a license

Here in Western Norway, in the area where I live, you can also come across cows and goats in the roads in summertime. The farmers let them loose in the summer months and collect them again in autumn.

I think it’s more shocking to us that you can drive after a few drinks

@jeschinstad

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's crazy to let people self-assess their abilities after drinking. It reminds me of when it used to be ok to smoke on airplanes. Is it really such a great idea to let people light things on fire in a commercial airplane? :) It's like people who lived just a few decades ago were completely stupid. :)

Tyler, you have to be the most informed tourist to ever visit Norway, when that time comes😊

We had an American that visited us once, when we drove onto the ferry he was so nervous and said "No be careful! Watch the side there, no this cannot work! Hold on! What!" He freaked out because there was so little space 😂 but since I've done it a million times there was no problem for me.

@Kari.F.

Жыл бұрын

Norwegian as I am, I would be nervous to drive on to a ferry myself. Never had to do that myself, and I'm not an "adventurous" driver by any stretch of the imagination. Being a passenger in a car with a driver who's used to drive on board a ferry would be just fine with me, though. Experience goes a long way!

it's common for farmers to let their sheep wander around in the mountains during summer. they are returned in the fall.

In Norway, like in Sweden, public transit is good. If you go out and plan on drinking, you don't take the car at all but rather public transit. If you drive somewhere (like a private house party), you either take public transit back and leave the car overnight, take a cab home, or have a designated driver that's not drinking. The major cities have good enough public transit that you don't even really need a car at all to get around.

I have been told about a German who was stopped, who had three times the legal limit of alcohol, and he suddenly got an extra six weeks' holiday in Norway, just in prison. Animals you can meet on the road are sheep, goats, cows and several types of deer, you may also experience passing llamas, but these are fenced. The animal that can be directly dangerous to meet is a moose, because these roads are something they just have to cross in order to get on. And if you have to drive a ferry, remember to take a camera with you if you leave the car, because very often the view from the ferries in Norway quite spectacular.

4:23 Yes, same in Sweden. You usually have a designated driver who doesn't drink in the party or you have someone to come get you where you want to go (home or to the next party) - that person is called "fyllechaffis", like "drunk driver". 7:14 once again from Sweden, but I think we do it for the same reason: To get funds to keep the roads in shape and safe. In the Swedish big cities we also have "throng road tolls". That is to try to get less traffic on certain roads at certain hours. It means you have to pay a toll for like $1-2 when you pass a certain point at certain hours. 12:53 Sheep are actually AWESOME at keeping terrain in shape. Companies are hired to mow the lawn certain months, the rest of the year it is taken care of by sheep. Those animals are owned. "Don't feed the animals" signs are SO important though. Cause if they get food from drivers a couple of times it is a habit...

Well, Toronto and London are cities. So is Oslo. I wouldn't dream of renting a car to get around either one. The public transportation is a much cheaper and quicker way to get around. Norway is an incredibly big country lengthwise, and public transportation mainly happens by train or city to city busses. If you want to travel across the mountain plateaus to take in the scenery, or visit other places that are a ways to go outside of our "larger" cities, you need a car.

@cola_legenden1376

Жыл бұрын

Oslo has banned cars from many parts of the city. And some cases of electric cars have been able to drive some places in the city

@Kari.F.

Жыл бұрын

@@cola_legenden1376 Only regular, private cars though, not taxis, handicap cars and delivery trucks. And only in the city center.

Some breeds of sheep here in Norway are extremely hardy and self-sufficient, so they are well suited to wander around by themselves. They are often kept on small islands to be easier to control. As long as they have access to food, water, and shelter against the worst weather, they manage themselves perfectly fine.

When I was 18 I used to help out a lot at a church for Danish seamen: friends of my parents were members. There’d be alcohol at a lot of the events and everyone arriving in groups would always have one designated driver who wouldn’t drink a drop of alcohol. This despite the church being in the Belgian city of Antwerp. They were quick to explain that it was the normal thing to do in their home country. Sheep on the road: although it’s less usual in my country (Belgium) it’s not surprising to me. Cattle gets moved around. Depending on the flock, very little intervention is needed. Most fields are enclosed but still, driving around country roads means seeing lots of livestock and at times you will need to stop your car because you might see cows, sheep, or horses being moved from one pasture to another. Recreational riding is a thing, everyone knows that when you see a horse and rider, you stop or at least slow down… and you NEVER honk tye horn at them. Ferries: I live close to the border with the Dutch province of Zeeland. Lots of ferries have stopped operating but still are a thing. They’re fun to take. Just drive your car on, lock it, go have a seat and possibly a snack.

Thank you for your interest of Norway. You really have too visit our country very soon. Look at ferry’s around Oslo fjords next time. It’s so beautiful and amazing.

@Chebiosics

Жыл бұрын

I too have a dream to visit Norway 😍😍 just struggling to earn a penny 😢

Ferries are very simple. You have lines you go to. Line 1, 2, 3 the 4 or more. Line 1 goes first, the second, and so on. If there are lorries and trucks, they get priority first, then you. If the emergency vehicle is placed there, it has priority. The ferry staff will also guide you to your location where you will park the car for the balance of the wight on the ferry. When arriving at the other side, you'll be guided in turns.

Sheeps are quite common during the summer they like to sit around the roads sleeping or eating ... so its pretty common, also up here in the northen Norway like Finnmark we have in my county shitload of reindeers, they sometimes walk at the road, cross the roads and you can be damn sure they run along the road when you come driving ... not knowing what side they want to go at... tourist often don't understand that if you keep driving after them they will continue to run at the road, so better to stop and let the animal choose.

Also, when you are on a ferry, you can buy and eat food there, so you can plan food breaks with taking the ferry, or just have a quick snack.

One drink! One word,, Taxi!

We vacationed in Norway last summer (2023). We drove from Oslo (southeast) to Bergen (southwest) to Trømso (very north). Absolutely beautiful. The tunnels were fascinating. Littlerally driving through mountains and under a glacier. Passing someone on a two lane road in a tunnel was startling. Ferries were so cool. Yes simple. Seattle has a ferry and a few others in the USA. There is not a network like our interstate highways/freeways, but the roads are generally in great shape. Some parts of the country have very narrow roads on the side of a mountain and you share them with caravans (cars pulling travel trailers), trucks and buses.

About drink 'n' drive. The difference is also, that you don't get a test before breathelyzer. It is directly to the thing you blot into. If it praksis out you straight to hospital to give a blood sample

Im mosty interested in knowing when you plan to actually come visit us in Norway.. That would be a great video! 🙂

@kilipaki87oritahiti

Жыл бұрын

And marry him off🤭😈 He also has a Britain react channel by a similar name…

@irenestrmnss4496

Жыл бұрын

De har jo kun 2,uker ferie der borte, så nok lite sannsynlig han bruker dem opp på ferie her. Så dyrt her som alle utlendinger sier eller tror. Han må nok tjene mer penger på videoene sine først. Tydeligvis det som er jobben hans. Broren hans, Ryan gjør det samme

@irenestrmnss4496

Жыл бұрын

Han svare aldri på kommentarene

06:09 The tolls were originally put up in areas where the roads had been either fixed or completely renovated, so to speak, and were supposed to be taken down after they had gotten back the money that they had spent on fixing the road. To begin with, this is exactly what they were doing, but then things changed, whether out of greed or something else is unknown to me. Instead of putting up tolls where the roads had been fixed or renovated and then taking them down once the money spent was reimbursed by the people using the road, they started putting them up willy-nilly, many were put up where no road work had even been done, and while the money for road work had already been reimbursed by even people not using the particular roads being fixed, the tolls never went down. Then the most major shift happened, instead of taking down all the tolls when people complained that they weren't doing that even though that had always been how they were supposed to use the tolls, they decided the "few" that they had put up weren't enough, and then went and then practically went and put up one toll (one way toll) on every road exiting the various cities and areas that they put tolls up on. Now you have the pleasure of either staying within a short area that don't cross any of the many tolls, or be forced to cross a toll to get to where you want to go. And while, one you do cross a toll the first time within an hour, you get one hour of free passage through however many tolls you can manage to pass through within that one hour, you are still, at best, often forced to cross two tolls a workday, once going to work and another going home from work. The whole concept, I am sure you'll already know if you read some other comments, of the tolls was to make sure that the various places in Norway could afford fixing and maintaining the roads, but even before they put up all of the new tolls, they had reached the point where they had hundreds of thousands of Kroner (NOK) left over from the year before, not having had enough projects to spend all the money on, yet they went ahead and put up even more tolls that really weren't needed. Another reason why a lot of people are against the tolls - so much so that there originally started a Facebook Group for those against tolls, that would later turn into a legitimate Political Party, in fact - isn't just that there had been so much left-over money after the year, or that they were being forced to pay toll even on roads that hadn't had road work done in years and years, but because on top of the toll, we are paying something that used to be called a yearly Road Fee per License Plate (Now called Årsavgift/Year fee) for as long we have the license plate(s) registered. Then you also have to pay for Car Insurance, not to mention the expensive fuel prices to keep your vehicles running. So, yeah, tolls suck, but they are ever present in Norway's more urban areas...

@ahkkariq7406

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Sometimes I wonder if all the Norwegians commenting on these videos vote SV.

You should come to norway,your welcome! I can show you around😊🇧🇻🇧🇻

@Emperor_Nagrom

Жыл бұрын

Should start a kickstarter or something to get him here. It's just hard to coordinate since he never answers the comments

The tolls come from alot of long awaited construction of tunnels, bridges and highways !

the road toll`s are due too the cost of bulding road`s

0.08 is just insane. Absolutely bonkers imo. 0.02 is good, but the limit should be 0.00% everywhere.

08:44 These types of tunnels are the older tunnels, the tunnels built now are more like the ones you mentioned earlier was like how they looked like in the USA, much more modern and boring looking.

Looking forward to part 2 😀😃 !!!!

Ferrys are no big deal, the workers guide you to which lane they want you on and you just drive in that lane as far as you get and oark there. If you really want your mind blown, the big ferrys have multiple decks to park cars. Like they open a hatch and you drive below deck and park there!

As far as I know, the reason there are tolls are to pay for the roads. And how much you end up paying a month depends on where you drive, etc. They aren't absolutely everywhere, but there are some here and there, and if you want to drive into Oslo you have to pay some tolls. I think in a lot of cases you can avoid toll stuff, I think google maps even includes stuff so you can see where to drive to avoid the ones you can. Also, currently most tolls are cheaper if you drive an electric car.

12:00 there is a horse near where i live that has become popular because it is always standing on the same small bridge over the road, i call that horse "bridge-horse". It is South-western Norway.

Same in Sweden. 🇸🇪 We have many tunnels and automated tolls too. But the limit is between 0.00-0.01 BAC We have a lot of ferries too, where you drive on with your car (usually free!)

A lot of the more 'natural' tunnels as you called them are older tunnels, appropriately dimensioned for the amount of traffic that was present during the time they were constructed, and the size of the cars at the time, as well as having a very rough finishing, compared to more modern tunnels that have smooth walls and perfectly square or curved roofs/sides. Heck, in northern norway some of the road tunnels we use today were actually constructed by prisoners of the nazi regime during the ww2 occupation, for the railroad they wanted to build. In some areas it is possible to construct newer, safer and more modern tunnels beside the old tunnel, but most of the time they'll just add ventilation fans, paint the walls white and install better lighting in old tunnels as it's crazy expensive to structurally improve them or make new ones. Older tunnels are often single lane, and have 'pockets' evenly dispersed throughout the tunnel (often only on one side) where whichever car is closest to the pocket stops in it to allow the other car to pass. For larger vehicles like buses/trucks it is sometimes not possible to pass through these tunnels, and other times if two large vehicles meet one will end up having to back all the way out of the tunnel in order to enable both vehicles to go through. A lot of infrastructure in rural areas and difficult terrain areas is extremely old and in dire need of repairs/upgrades to improve safety and accessibility.

The reason for all the tolls are that the money is supposed to be upkeep for the roads.

Damn it, Tyler! I think I am addicted to your videos 😂. I am on vacation in Montenegro 🇲🇪 but as soon as there is some time to take a break in the hotel room, I watch your new video. 😀 I have been thinking of making a good video about my hometown Drammen, and I will do so after the new bridge is built in 2025. Hopefully, you are still around and reacting to video then. 😀 Keep up the good work 👏.

Well, if you live in Washington state, you most definitely have taken a ferry before, and some people even do so daily, to get back to work and back.

06:25 That's right, we used to have manual toll booths where you had to always make sure you had coins to pay into the self-service toll booths, or someone would actually be manning the toll booths so you could pay with paper money, or in other cases, drive to the nearest gas station and they would make sure the toll gets paid if you told them you wanted to pay for the toll. For the last several years, tolls have been fully automatic. They work two ways, the best option is to buy a small box called (Autopass Brikke) that you place on the front window directly under the rear-view mirror, this way you can get up to 20% discount for each passing (the first passing every hour, any other passing after the first within the hour is free) you do, and in this case there will be sensors that somehow can register your box and charge you directly from your Autopass Account. The other way would be the cameras that would take pictures of your license plate, and would then make sure the bill is automatically sent to your mailbox.

@reinhard8053

Жыл бұрын

There are still some privately owned roads which are not in the system. There you need to pay in cash or by some money transfer system. But they also might have camera systems to track you.

The funniest part with ferries is coming 1 minute late for the departure, so you can add another 1 hour to your trip just like that! :)

@TheTronder007

8 ай бұрын

Yeah and some people drive like lunatics to make that ferry.. they are NOT waiting that hour. I though waiting an extra hour is often not much fun, it surely is preferential to ending up prematurely in a wooden box..

"The roads in the United States are very normal." Them's fighting words! 😊 Well, seriously, your country is built so much around driving at the expense of any other mode of transport that I can hardly call it "normal" compared to any other country. But some tunnels are scary, for sure. I thought once that the tunnel between Aurland and Hol looked convenient for travelling between Bergen and Oslo. Never again. It was way narrow, very long, and when I got the headlights of an oncoming car in the eyes, it was very difficult to find the middle spot so I'd avoid that car and also avoid the wall. Sheep are common near farms, for sure. Farmers let them run free to graze, and then round them up later. They stick together, and traditionally, some have bells so they can easily be found. In recent years, more of them have gotten radio transmitters instead. There are usually signs to alert you that you are in an area with farm animals, but of course, you should always be on the alert.

@steinarhaugen7617

Жыл бұрын

If you are not able to drive between Aurland and Hol you should never have got a driving licence, Yngvar.

@Yngvarfo

Жыл бұрын

@@steinarhaugen7617 - Well, obviously I was able to do it, but I sure didn't like it. It was before the Hardangerfjorden bridge opened, so I don't need to any more. Have they gotten lights in all the tunnels now?

@steinarhaugen7617

Жыл бұрын

@@Yngvarfo An upgrade was made to the tunnels a couple of years ago. New lights were installed and some of the tunnels were widened as well.

@Lilje-np9mq

Жыл бұрын

TRUE!!!!!!!!

Also were my family is from, they are farmers, the sheep even lay out on the road, a d or just near the roadside. Usually due to shade, but mostly the salt on the roads. Cattle as well. No biggie. They’ll just lay there or move on its own. You can also herd them out of the way, or use loud noises.

We ushaly have designated driver who stays sober (either sombody at the party takes a turn sober or somone at home is wating to be called to come pick up the party guests) or other trasport home, like busses and taxies.

Tyler need to start putting a WOW-counter in all his videos, hes like a brown haired Owen Wilson 🤣

Flooring it and hear the engine noise echoing through the tunnels. Love that feeling.

@DivineFalcon

Жыл бұрын

Well, until you see the flash of the speed camera...

The tunnels are so unique I can even tell you exactly where a few of the shown ones are. And I’m from the opposite side of the country. I only know one person who will drink and drive, and everyone things it’s very odd. She will take a glass of cider or a glass of white wine for dinner at about 6 pm and then drive home around 5-6 hours later. No one else understands why she even bothers because everyone else drinks soda or alcohol free beer when driving.

One time i was on vacation we drew and then we saw that the sun was shining we saw a water fall trees mountains it was beautiful 😍 ❤❤

When you go out for a dinner or something you either have a designated driver, you just order non-alcoholic beverages, or you make it a full evening where you visit a bar later on and take a taxi home. All restaurants have non-alcoholic beer and wine on their menus, and it's just a normal thing to have if you're out to eat. If you're caught driving with BAC above the legal limit, you get a hefty fine. 0,02-0,05 it's 1,5x you monthly salery. 0,05-0,12 it's 1,5x monthly salery and lose your licence for a year. Above 0,12 and it's 1,5x monthly salery and 2-5 years without a licence. This is the general rule when it comes to DUI. And then all the circumstances around the driving aswell. You might get charged for more than JUST the DUI.

We plan. If we plan to drink alcohol, we plan how to get home without driving. It's really not that complicated.

10:20 We apparently do have Uber in Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger, Tromsø, and Trondheim, this is news to me, as last I heard I think it was said that they did a test run in Oslo but decided to pull out from Norway. However, there are plenty of Facebook Groups that are for people that need a ride and people that wish to drive others. Aside from that, there are also Yango and Bolt in Oslo, but nothing that covers the entirety of Norway, or even all of the larger cities.

The tolls is often to finanse a new road or a tunnel or a big project

Not mentioned in regards to animals and tunnels is that in the summer, you have to be careful because wild animals and sheep will sometimes go into less frequented tunnels to enjoy the cold and shade

i busted out laughing when u asked if that wasa goat or a lam HAHA :D amazing :D And yeah im from norway and i enjoy youre vids :D

Toll in Norway is used for 2 things. There are road tolls, and envirorment tolls in cities. The road tolls are put there to pay down the making of that road you drive on and will in time be removed from there and you can often bypass by taking a older side road, and then there is the envirormental tolls that is to lower traffic of cars into cities or have that pay used for envirorment cleaning like air cleaning. But.. the toll is really used bad as the money often goes to other expenses instead of cleaning, and they do not take regard to euro 6 trucks which are litterall air cleaners when they drive through the cities, only to lay the soot out into the wild instead where it spreads out into the envirorment to be reused, but these are paying 3 times of what cars does in the tolls, ruining trucking firms by immensive expenses.

in norway, people are initially quite good at using taxis and buses to get home after drinking alcohol if they don't have a partner or friend who is sober. but of course it happens that some people choose to drive under the influence of alcohol. but it also happens all over the world

Tolls pays for the road infrastructure and maintenance, with regards to drinking, it is a general rule of thumb to wait at least 12 hours before driving after drinking, some of us even wait for 24 hours just to be sure. We have a designated driver, take the bus or take a taxi.

the sheep are owned by a farmer that has a farm not to far away and the sheep can walk around almost wherever they want. They have a piece of plastic on their ear like it would be a piercing and there is collours and numbers that say who the owner of the sheep is

My mother once crached with a lamb. There was no fence there where and the lamb was boistrous too... He were honest so dad and mom walked to the farm just in the vinicity, we paid for the lamb. Well arrvived home, they statred caputatied in it and what they paid for it, was more than he had could have sold it for at the battaroir. The farmer simply earned more to not have fence there than a having one! Mom and dad couldn't go back to the farmer but reported his less that honest inmoste...

@jeschinstad

Жыл бұрын

Of course you pay more for killing an animal than the farmer would get selling it. You are required to call 112. Fleeing the scene of an accident is a crime, although hitting an animal is not, although it should be.

The farmers own the sheep, they're just on the loose during summer and stuff. Same with a lot of cows and rain deer

Toll roads are common because our roads are far more expensive than most other countries, because of mountains and lakes and fjords. Uber isn't allowed in Norway. There are several reasons. One is that the taxi business lobbied heavily against it being allowed, and another big reason is the exploitative business structure of Uber as a company.

i always get some from my family or a friend to come pick me up after a night out drinking. People also use taxi or spend the night in a nearby hotel.

Love your videos btw

Misinfo alert: No drive on ferries in America. Many states *do* have drive on ferries.

If you go out to the pub or a party, you will use public transportation, which usually will have extra departures all night on weekends (compared to weekdays) in the cities and suburbs, and sometimes special one-time local shuttlebuses linked up if there are events like concerts or fairs in the countryside. If you live in a village you will usually walk home, have a designated driver or taxi. In an average norwegian villiage the walk home would usually be about a mile, but that is something most norwegians are accustomed to.

I'm Norwegian and about the drunk driving thing, we always have a designated driver when partying, and also if anyone gets into a car after drinking people will call the police.

most groups that go out on the town normaly have a rotating person that are sober so that they can drive or they get family or friends to pick them up from the town

6:13. yea it is hell of enoying. Toll booths everywhere.

12:54 there is in some places in Norway "wildlife crossing" signs.

Much of the tolls in Norway is for regaining money back for the construction of roads that are being built. And tolls going in to the citys are ment to "prevent" ppl from driving and use public transportation instead to keep the trafic as low as possible!

There are about 1260 car tunnels in Norway, including the longest in the world; Lærdalstunnelen at 24.5 kilometers. We also have the longest undersea car tunnel; Ryfast, which is 14.4 km long and 291 meters below sealevel... We will get an even longer undersea tunnel; Rogfast, which will be about 31 km long, and 400 meters below sealevel. Estimated to open in 2034....

The toll is to keeping the roads so good….to fund the build of the roads

You either drink or drive. The reason people like alcohol is that it alters your perception. Asking people who have been drinking to assess their own competence, is bound to fail. Not all the time, but way too often. But it is very easy to know whether you have had a drink or not. There are other people on the road, people who are completely innocent and has not signed up for any extra risk. It's about respect as much as actual safety. With cannabis they say that driving under the influence adds very minimal risk, but the disrespect for others is still the same. In Norway, many drunk drivers didn't actually drink and drive, but drank the night before and was completely unaware that they still had alcohol in their blood.

During summer farmers let their sheep roam the mountains, so they may wander toward where people are.

We don't drink and drive. First offense you loose your drivers licence for 2 years, in addition to a serious fine and possibly jail. There are a lot of toll roads here now, the roads are partially financed by the users. Sheep are let loose in the mountains in summertime. Also there are reindeer, deer, moose and other wildlife so always drive attentively in the countryside. The birds are crazy by the way, so stay alert.

most people in norway after drinking at dinner ecs are taking taxi/public transport such as busses, trains home or gets someone else to come and pick them up.

In America it is very common to drink alcohol when you go out - in Europe it is different. In recent years, people have been drinking less and less alcohol and it is also completely normal for a person to abstain from it altogether when going out. This ensures that there is always a person absolutely sober in the car who then has to drive. In addition, there are the astronomical prices for alcohol in Norway. You don't just order a bottle of Jacky when you go out. Nevertheless, I am strictly in favour of an absolute ban on alcohol at the wheel. As far as tolls are concerned, just look at the nature of the roads in the USA and compare them with those in Europe. Here you don't break your car in potholes. Taxes and tolls ensure that the roads are always in good condition. You also have to think about what the whole clearing and gritting service costs in the long winter months.

Everyone I know respect the alcohol limit but nobody wants to lose one month income anyway. It’s the same rules for electric bicycles etc. If you can’t afford to pay the fine you will end up as troll dinner.

If you go out to drink you usually have either a designated driver that dont drink or you take a taxi or uber home

In Norway the rule is ; "DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE"... Alcohol free beer and ditto wine is the answer. Or for one person in a party dining out, to stay sober, and drive the others home. If you're a teetotal you'll be a popular person amongst friends... If you drive, that is.😇

First of all, no drinking and driving!👍 If you drive where I live, you’ll meet Sheeps, Goats, Cows, Reindeer and of course wild animals like for example moose, deer, rabbits and a lot of birds in or nearby the road. So you have to drive carefully👍😍

You simply don't dronk and drive, most people don't even drink if they are driving the next morning. If you drink and drive and get into an accident, don't expect the insurance to pick up the tab. Toll roads is how many of our very expensive roads are financed. When renting a car in Europe be prepared to pay extra if you don't want a stick shift. Roads were you can expect to see animals on the road are clearly marked with signs depicting the animals. The car ferrys are all ro-ro ferrys, meaning you drive in in one end, end exit out the other end, there is no turning around on the ferry

Sheep definitely wander freely in the summer half of the year a lot of places, and only get brought in for winter.

Driving and alcohol does not belong together, period. Is one beer worth one child's life? "Is it a goat or a lamb?" It's neither, it's a sheep, the lambs are in the back. - They live there, they're fine, just don't mess with them.

I personally take public transport to work. It takes a bit longer, but I prefer sitting on a bus a bit longer, than having to stare at a road to save some time. Also it is way cheaper with public transport. I pay ca $35 a month to take public transport.

about the toll. Norwegian here, it is because of the good roades, the roads are good because of the upkeep.

Toll is supposed to both pay for the road, maintenence and discurage driving.

On the Ferries you have a guide to help you drive onto them employed by the Ferry company.

it is signs that tells you if it is cow, sheep, and others farm animals near the roads so it will not come as a surprise if you look at the signs

7:20 Essentially it's because that money is used to build and maintain roads. In one of the areas in the world where that's the most difficult to do... As for how we feel about it... The third largest political party in Norway has the removal of toll roads as one of their highest priority goals. While other parties wants to raise them due to environmental concerns etc. It's definitely a fiercely debated topic during elections. Most people are okay with tolls but might feel like it's a bit on the high side, some wants more, some a lot less or non, the current rate is essentially the current compromise solution. And will probably last for a while.

If we have to drive to the restaurant, 1person will be the designated driver. We have drunkdrivers and drives on pills here aswell, but the low legal alcohollevel is not a problem.

The toll at the road,is also paying for lot of the new roads ,so average people pays some prosent for the maintenance to roads and new roads

They probably drove the toll roads a lot, because a lot of infrastructure is user financed. As opposed to the US with the federal financing being made far away from the users, here, the roads are financed by the users to a much higher degree. It's not a better or worse system, it's just a different way of getting financing.

The most normal thing to do when we have a drink or two, is to have someone sober to pick us up. Or grab a cab, take the bus or take the train. If you drink and drive, you can acually loose your driving lience AND get a ticket

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And don`t forget three weeks of making pallets in jail if your BAC is over 0.05 %

In Norway when we go out to party, we get a sjåfør or a Taxi, and the Car stay home 😁

Drunk driving is generally frowned upon. However it does happen. for guys you're usually fine if you drink one beer, but do you really drink only one beer in good company? most usually just get someone to drive them on a night out. There's also a little detail about also having waited for 8 hours after having a drink, but that's not really reinforced as it is very hard to prove.