This summer, the police have received many messages from people who are worried about driving among foreign companions with sports cars. This is confirmed by Olav Skarsem, acting district leader of the Emergency Police (UP) in Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. – We notice that from experience it can be high speed, unsafe driving and overtaking when there are such groups, he says to news. – It quickly becomes a mass suggestion of it. Maybe one of them gives in a little, it also happens that the rest will join. It is in these situations that people often call the police according to Skarsem. The police see that more and more people have discovered that it is nice to drive through Norway, and that the number of enthusiast cars has increased in recent years. Photo: Ole Martin Wold Warned on Instagram The UP leader says that two of the drivers in another group with cars, recently lost their driving license in Norway. It happened in a check at Grotli over Strynefjellet on Friday 8 July. And several car sequences have been observed recently. Last weekend, the police in Finnmark shared a warning on Instagram where they expressed concern about a group of sports cars that they thought were heading north: “We need help from you followers. Many luxury / sports cars are on Norwegian roads – probably heading north. They are foreign reg. – several from Spain. May seem like a race is underway. ” “A lot of ugly driving, and they’re a threat to us all.” The police in Finnmark posted this story on Instagram earlier in July. Photo: Screenshot Through Instagram, news has been in contact with the one driver who was involved. – This is of course not a car race. We were only visiting Norway, he writes. Stopped following 12 Ferraris No later than Monday, UP in Trøndelag and Skarsem stopped an entourage of 12 Ferraris heading south on the E6 after reports of creative driving and active overtaking. It writes Nidaros. The inspection ended with two drivers being fined for speeding. The highest measured was the 115 km / h 90-zone on the E6 north of Stjørdal center, according to the newspaper. Skarsem tells news that this was a pleasant gang from Switzerland, and that these are not the ones he is worried about. More dangerous in the summer When asked if there is a trend for foreign entities to come to Norway and drive rough, the UP leader is doubtful. – We have seen it for several years, car clubs both from home and abroad on organized trips. And there are some groups we know that it is wise to follow more than others. However, he has seen some changes in recent years. – After the corona, there were probably more and more people who saw that Norway was nice to drive through, says Skarsem, who adds that there has also been an increase in the number of enthusiast cars. – These are great, nice cars. But if they do not drive according to Norwegian laws and regulations, we must react, as we do with Norwegian drivers. The UP boss describes the entourage that was stopped at Stjørdal, as a pleasant group from Switzerland. They are more than welcome to drive through Norway, says UP leader Skarsem. Photo: Ole Martin Wold The UP leader points out that the reason why they are out along the road is to stop the dangerous driving – not to “take” those who drive sports cars. He refers to the gloomy accident statistics to emphasize the seriousness. So far this year, 70 people have died in traffic. At the end of July last year, the death toll was 40. In 2021, 80 people lost their lives in traffic. – In the summer, there is a 51 percent greater chance of ending up in a serious traffic accident with serious personal injury or death, compared to the other months of the year, says Skarsem.
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The police receive many reports of concern about rough driving among foreign followers of sports cars – news Trøndelag
