– It was easier before, then you could do something yourself. But now it’s a computer on wheels, says Pål Fagerli. The lights on his car don’t work, so he has just been stopped at the National Road Administration’s light inspection in Stavanger. The Swedish Road Administration gives people notices so that there is time to fix the problem. – I tried to change the lights myself, but I couldn’t. I have to take the car into the workshop and get someone to do it, says Fagerli. Pål Fagerli was stopped in the lighting campaign. Photo: Øystein Ellingsen / news The Swedish Road Administration is experiencing an increase in motorists who drive without lights. 32 vehicles were checked today. 17 vehicles had faults or missing lights. 15 vehicles used their lights incorrectly. – It is problematic for traffic safety. Seeing and being seen is incredibly important. Without lights you are a danger in traffic, says Paal Fossan, who is head of outdoor control at the Norwegian Road Administration in Stavanger. More expensive and more advanced He believes the reason for this development is twofold: Firstly, new cars often have to go to workshops to change light bulbs. It requires time and money. – Cars today are different from ten years ago. In the last five years, a huge amount has happened, it has become very technical. Secondly, more and more people are driving without paying attention to whether they have the right lights on. And some new cars require the lights to be turned on manually. – I can’t do everything one hundred percent, admits May Brit Høyvik, who has just been stopped with broken lights along the road. Paal Fossan is in the Norwegian Road Administration checking the lights on a vehicle. Photo: Odd Rune Kyllingstad / news – A mechanic’s horror With over 40 years of experience, car mechanic Jan Harald Langeland has seen how much more complicated light bulb changes have become. – It has become a mechanic’s horror on some cars, says Langeland. Photo: Odd Rune Kyllingstad / news At the workshop there is a car that is of the complicated variety. On the one hand, several things have to be dismantled before there is room to change the light bulb. On the other side, it is easy to get to the lantern to install a new light bulb. In addition, it can be very expensive. – It should be easy and it should be a standard on the light bulbs. If you have LED lights, you must replace the entire lamp. It can cost between NOK 30,000 and 50,000, he says. Therefore, he understands that some drive around without a light in the windscreen. Recommends that people check the instructions – If it’s between heat in the house and light on the car, then maybe someone will make the choice that they want heat instead of good light, says Jan Harry Svendsen, who is an adviser at NAF. Jan Harry Svendsen, advisor at NAF. Photo: National Association of Authorized Traffic Schools (ATL) They see the same as the National Road Administration along the roads. The NAF also concludes the same: More people drive without the right lights. – A good piece of advice from us is to take a deep dive into the instruction manual and find out how the light switch works, he says. In addition, a piece of advice is to regularly take a lap around the car to check that the lights on the car are in order.
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