The case in summary A truck driver ignored a warning light and warning sound for over 500 kilometers on the way to Norway. The sound signaled a serious brake failure on the 50-tonne vehicle. The check at the Svinesund control station revealed serious deficiencies in 30 of 434 checked heavy vehicles. The Norwegian Truck Drivers’ Association distances itself from the driver’s actions and emphasizes the importance of acting immediately at warning lights. The inspection mainly focused on winter equipment, but also revealed excessive Christmas decorations that obstructed visibility in some trucks. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – When we opened the door to the driver’s cabin, we quickly discovered an intense, screaming sound, says Øyvind Ivar Grotterød, station manager at Norway’s largest border station at Svinesund. On Thursday evening and the night to Friday 15 December, the Swedish Road Administration had control here and at the border in Ørje. Øyvind Grotterød, station manager at Svinesund control station. Photo: Christian Nicolai Bjørke/news 434 heavy vehicles were checked. 30 of them were banned for serious defects. Among them the foreign wagon train with the screeching sound. – The driver was just as cheerful. He said he had been listening to this sound ever since Denmark. This corresponds to a drive of just over 500 kilometers and just over six hours. The inspectors were not as pleased. The sound signaled a serious brake failure on the 50-tonne vehicle. – There was also a large, red warning light that flashed on the dashboard. That he had driven with this from Denmark to Svinesund is very serious, says Grotterød. Must stop immediately Erik Graarud in the Norwegian Lorry Association does not like the history of the road service from Svinesund. – We completely distance ourselves from that. Warning lights mean we need to get something done about it immediately. Graarud says the most important thing is to get out of the way in such cases. It often ends with the driver calling for a tow truck to get to the workshop. Erik Graarud of the Norwegian Association of Truck Owners says the driver should get the vehicle off the road as soon as possible when warning lights are flashing. Photo: Benjamin Vorland Andersrød / news – It may be a matter of trifles, but often it is not when warning lights and sounds appear. – Driving from Denmark with such notifications without doing anything is a bit far, yes, he sighs. Excessive Christmas decorations The border crossing at Svinesund is the busiest in the country. So far this year, approximately 700,000 trucks have passed through here. The main focus of the inspection was on winter equipment, but often other things appear in addition. Some had been a little too eager with the decorations on the way into the Christmas season. The driver of this wagon train was told to remove the Christmas decorations, as they were obstructing visibility. Photo: Statens Vegvesen – It’s nice to have Christmas decorations in the trucks. But when they decorate the windscreen so much that it obstructs visibility, then it’s about traffic safety, says the station manager. As for the driver with the sound and warning light, he was banned from driving until the fault was fixed. The man was fined, but had to go to the workshop before he could continue driving.
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Had been driving with a beeping warning light since Denmark – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
