The case in summary: A 16-year-old is charged after a serious car accident in Fredrikstad, where six minors were involved. The number of charges against minors for car theft, driving under the influence of drugs and illegal speeding has increased in recent years, in addition to the number of people driving without a valid driver’s license. UP CEO Knut Smedsrud believes that many minors are thrill-seekers and may be motivated by challenging themselves for friends, and that parents have a particular responsibility to prevent this. Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård says there are many things that can be done to prevent accidents, including inspections, good driver training and campaigns against the most vulnerable groups. One of the 16-year-olds involved in the accident in Fredrikstad was critically injured, but he is now doing better. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – It is easier to start an automatic car, before you had to clutch and shift gears. Now you don’t have to do anything other than what you’ve seen mum and dad do. That’s what Markus Nordahl says. He is a traffic teacher at Mørk traffic school in Fredrikstad. Traffic teacher Markus Nordahl recommends that parents have a chat with the young people. Photo: Mørk Trafikkskole In October alone, there have been three incidents in Østfold involving underage drivers. On Wednesday 2 October, a 16-year-old boy was stopped by the police after driving 164 kilometers per hour on the E6 in Østfold. The following day, a car collided with a stone support in a roundabout outside Glemmen upper secondary school in Fredrikstad. Six 16-year-olds were in the car. The car belonged to the household of the underage driver. A day later, a 17-year-old collided with a lamppost when he tried to drive away from the police on Kråkerøy. Traffic teacher Nordahl points out that it is easier to drive an automatic car. He recommends parents to have a chat with the young people, have clear rules and start practice runs early. – Then maybe the road to borrowing or stealing a vehicle will be longer. It was Fredriksstad Blad that first mentioned the case. Photo from the accident scene in Fredrikstad. Photo: Rahand Bazaz / news The police: – Want to fight for friends In recent years, charges against minors in connection with car theft, driving under the influence of drugs and illegal speed have increased. In addition, the number of people driving without a valid driver’s license has increased sharply. – If minors, or others without a driver’s license or competence, steal a car, there is a great potential for damage. Things quickly go wrong, says Knut Smedsrud. He is the head of the emergency police in Norway. The UP boss says that the accident in Fredrikstad is an ugly case. He explains that there are generally different motivations that lead to young people stealing a car. – There is great potential for damage, says UP chief Knut Smedsrud. Photo: Theodor Aasland Valen / news – There is no doubt that many are thrill-seekers at that age, who probably think it’s fun to try to drive a car. Some may certainly be motivated by the fact that you have to tough it out a bit for friends and acquaintances. Smedsrud believes that parents have a special responsibility for prevention. – The minors know that this is illegal, but it is the parents who primarily know their children. – We have a job to do The accident in Fredrikstad is far from the only one with minors behind the wheel. In the last six months alone, there have been accidents in Vestby, Asker and Kristiansand, among others. Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård. Photo: Astri Husø / news – There is no doubt that we have a job to do when it comes to traffic safety and reducing the number of accidents, says Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård (Ap). The Minister of Transport says there are many things that can be done to prevent accidents. – Controls, good driver training and campaigns against the most vulnerable groups. And on motorbikes there may be requirements for safety equipment to see if it can reduce the number of accidents. Was critically injured One of the 16-year-olds involved in the accident in Fredrikstad was sent by helicopter to Ullevål hospital with critical injuries. The other five were transported to Østfold Hospital. None of them suffered critical injuries, but they showed signs of being bruised. Crime boss Geir Willadsen. Photo: Tomas Berger / news Crime Chief Geir Willadsen does not want to comment on the case, both for reasons of the investigation and the age of those involved. But he confirms to news that the driver was questioned on Tuesday, last week. The boy is currently charged with driving while intoxicated. Defender Torgeir Røinås Pedersen says that the 16-year-old explained himself on Tuesday this week. Photo: Rahand Bazaz/news Torgeir Røinås Pedersen is defending the 16-year-old who drove the car. He says that the questioning went well, and that the boy was able to explain himself. – He has had a difficult and tough time. He has been mostly concerned with how the others are doing. And this could have gone much worse, says Pedersen. Crime boss Willadsen says that things are getting better with the 16-year-old who was critically injured. – We have been told that the person in question is out of the hospital bed and walking. So it’s going the right way. Published 14.10.2024, at 23.10
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