Another, more practical thing is to keep eye in your mirror and notice if you are creating a queue behind you because you are driving slower than them. Even if we in general are polite drivers, this does not count for all of us, and some might be in a hurry to reach something before they close, or whatever. Some roads are so full of bends that to overtake you is not possible. So, blink to the side at a bus stop and let them pass you.
----- @norse-nilsbjasa ----- - Like the narrator of the original video pointed out, one has to take driving conditions into account. Meaning that regardless of what the sign says about the speed limit, one has to drive at the speed that is safe according to the weather and such. If people get annoyed by this, then they're the problem, not the other way around... Sightseeing tourists is something completely different, and yes, that can get annoying if, like you said, some people behind you are in a hurry. -----
Especially trucks, we need more space to overtake than the avg car. We have places to be and customers waiting and a boss breathing down our necks about overtime.
Norwegians usually respect speed limits fairly religiously in resisdential areas, around schools etc. But on the long stretches, say Bergen to Trondheim or whatever, we can be a bit speed demon-y :)
Matter of opinion. People speed all the time in populated areas. Every other day it seems there's a hit and run, speeding or accident due to texting while driving. At least if you look at the news. We don't drunk drive, but those 3 are the most common culprits of traffic accidents.
@@Brandofviti Heh I've done my share of 140-150 km/h to make it. That was in the early 90's though. Don't think I've waited more that 15 mins for a ferry since 2010.
@@CM-ey7nq I missed one three weeks ago. Nearly two hours lost. Was to a small but amazing small island so it doesnt go often. Also the road out there? Awful
One more thing you might experience, and maybe enjoy, are you might come across caravans of motorclubs on tour together. Like veteran/vintage bikes, VW Beetles, Mercedes cabriolets, you name it. Btw. American cars have a huge following in Norway. They are there to have fun and enjoy a fellowship, and are usually not in a hurry. So calm down and enjoy the look of the vehicles that they have spent all winter to fix, refurbish and polish to look good.
Yes, me too, it's rather spectacular. And at 8:36 you see Langfoss waterfall, 612 meters of drop, named by CNN Travel as one of the 10 most beautiful on the planet. The best place to see it in full is just there, right after you come out of a short tunnel, stop at the bus stop to take it in. You can also park at the foot of it and take a close look.
Hey Tyler..You sound so amazed by norwegian nature etc. and keep saying that you don`t have anything like this in the states, brother you got Alaska..a place i`ve been to a couple of times when i was younger and a place that is very similar to norway in many ways, it`s just much much bigger. It kinda felt like i was back home in norway when i was there.
What fascinates me most about driving in the Nordic countries is the consideration for each other. This is most evident in the winter months. If you have a breakdown or are stuck in the ditch, you won't find a Norwegian, Finn, or Swede who just keeps going. Even trucks with scheduled freight stop and try to help. Even if people don't talk so much and seem to be somewhat reserved, I have very rarely met more lovable people than here.
@@kilipaki87oritahiti That's absolutely right and since I know this from Germany, I never felt it was anything negative. I love this region and the people here,thats why I moved to Lapland (Finland) 8 months ago.
@@SilverWingWorld This law exists in many countries - but unlike so many others, it is followed in the Nordic countries. This is where people would stop and help even without such a law.
It's how we're tought to drive. Helping the fellow driver is part of driving education, even got a chapter about first aid. Specially heavy vehicle training, we are considered recourse personell in case of a incident and are expected to take charge until first responders can take over.
The terrain is clearly an important reason why a lot of construction work takes place on Norwegian roads. Improving old roads is usually a big and demanding job, and since the terrain is so hilly, the old roads are far too narrow and winding for today's standards, so most old roads have to be improved. The season for road works is also shorter because of winter. Therefore, road work takes place in the same time period as the roads are most heavily trafficked due to tourism.
In addition, in rural areas the detour around road works may be several hours drive. So the best alternative is to have periodical convoy through the construction area....
the big waterfall at 12:05 is called 'Laatefoss' near the beautiful town of 'Odda' in the Hardanger area. A very beautiful place and very popular among tourists.
04:25 Outside of urban areas in Norway, there are few speed limit sign posts, and the ones that are placed are usually on the side-roads so people know that they can't drive the same speed they have been driving. Generally speaking, on the rural areas of Norway the speed limit will always be 80 km/h, exceptions to this rule will be indicated by speed limit sign posts to let you know that it is no longer 80 km/h. As for the safety concerns about the speed limits of the roads, that's kind of accurate. Many - if not most - of the rural roads will be too bendy or up and down for you to safely drive 80 km/h for long stretches of time, another part for this is that many roads will have limited forward view, this makes it difficult to know when a car coming the opposite direction might show up or not. However, even though the speed limit is 80 km/h on rural roads, that doesn't mean that you should drive 80 km/h, that is just the top legal speed at which you can drive. You see, there is an unwritten written law that states you should always drive according to the weather and road conditions, meaning that you should drive slower if conditions require that for the driving to be done safely. This is why we don't bother putting up a ton of sign posts all over Norway's rural roads indicating different speed limits, because the rural roads simply are too bendy and windy for that to make economic sense, not to mention that it would also seriously confuse drivers having to see a new speed limit every 100 to 500 meters (less or more). Norway has two general speed limits: 50 km/h in densely populated areas. 80 km/h in sparsely populated areas. The most common being 30 km/h in residential areas, 50 km/h and 60 km/h in urban areas, and 70 km/h and above on rural roads/motorways. - Taken directly from Wikipedia, cause I am lazy that way.
I'm old enough to remember a time without anything other than a paper map. Not even having a mobile phone while driving my trailer all over Norway and Europe.
I love driving, one of my bucket list items is to drive from Forks to Cabo along the Pacific coast. I just bought an RV, and that is definitely the best way to visit Norway. The panoramic view, and stopping wherever the view is nice for a meal, or waking up in the mountains, is awesome.
If you are planning to stay around a city, I recomend just using public transport. Cheaper, sometimes faster depending on rush, don't have to worry about parking.
Maintenance; Our roads require more maintenance for several reasons. The studded tires we use during the winter, wear out the roads more. Also, frost heave is a major concern in certain places, because of the cold weather during the winter - which results in cracks in the road's surface due to swelling soil underneath. And yes, as long as there's frost present, we can't do any maintenance on the roads. That's why most maintenance here in Norway happens from late spring to early fall.. And also, even though Norway looks like a small country, with only 5,5 million citizens. Compared to Finland and Sweden, where most people live in the southern part of the country. Here in Norway we inhabitate the whole country from South to North. And therefore we have roads that is being used every day in all parts of Norway. And maintenance of all these roads takes time... when you are already so pressured for time due to the weather.
That waterfall location in the end of the video is where I live :) That is a natural walk-behind waterfall called Steinsdalsfossen(The Steinsdals-waterfall) Very porular tourist stop. This is by a small town called Norheimsund by the Hardangerfjord.
You should find a video on "how to get a drivers license in Norway". Let me give you a hint: It costs between 2500 - 5000$, depending on how good you drive, and can take up to 6 months to finish. It's also very easy to lose your license as well, with very high tickets for breaking the rules.
As you sort of touched, before GPS people used their brain a bit navigating, now days you can find tourist in the ski track or trucks up on the mountains on 6ft wide "road". Its mostly driver error as some opt out toll roads and ferry's, a really smart move on the west coast.... (a 6hr trip around the fjord will save you $20 in ferry fee :) )
yeah if it says 80kph or whatever speed limit, MANY times the safe speed is way below that at times (sharp corners, blind crests, weather, wildlife, tourists, cyclists, etc). And there is a law in Norway, you always have to drive according to conditions, so you can get fined for going 80kph (50mph or so) in a 80kph zone if its for example foggy or sleet or rain with sharp bends, etc. PS: Another law says you have to drive considerate to others, that too can get you fined if you don't. Like if you don't give cyclists room, overtake cyclists unsafely (on bends or blind crests), or spray water on people walking or cycling etc.
I loved to hear his last bonus tip, because it's very true. Everytime there is a vid about Norway, all the obvious typical touristy places are mentioned. Up towards Bergen or even Oslo. But Norway is so much more than those few places. Sure, Norway has fjords, but we have so much more. I for one live in the south eastern part of Norway and it's so beautiful here 😍 also, less rain 😝 But yes, it's true. The best way to experience Norway, or any other country, is to blend in and avoid the pricey touristy attractions 👍
Hi Tyler. You asked for what the waterfall at 11:58 was? That is Låtefossen located about 10-15 minutes from Odda in western Norway. 13:35 is Steindalsfossen which is in Norheimsund.(Also western Norway) If you drive from Bergen to Kristiansand you will be driving past both. They are somewhat of two hours driving distance from each other,(the waterfalls, Kristiansand and Bergen is a lot further) and yes: you will need to take a ferry(Tørvikbygd-Jondal) to get there
Maybe you should take a trip to the Rockies and the westcoast, Washington and Oregon in particular. There you will find American car ferries and tunnells.
----- - I have to admit that I never thought that I would ever agree with 'SilvanaDil', but damn... Tyler pointed out in the first part of this reaction about roads and driving in Norway, the particular type of tunnel one would find in the US as far as he is aware of, anyway. At around '1:20' to about '1:25' in this second part of the reaction about roads and driving in Norway. One can clearly hear him say that they do not have tunnels in the US, at least comparably speaking. But still hard to ignore... -----
My experience with tourists on the roads is that they are slow, also that they allow short stops on the side of the road in the most peculiar places. But where three are stunning sceneries. 😊
Driving in Norway is the best way to see the country. The high mountains without trees start at about 3000feet, so you can drive into epic landscape. You should never overtake on the right, and don't occupy the fast lane (left) after overtaking.
The genral speed limit in Norway is 80 kph and in populated areas the limit is 50 kph, unless otherwise stated by roadsigns. But as is stressed in norwegian drivers ed, it is crucial to adapt speed to current driving conditions. In effect, that means that you are indirectly implored to drive in a careful and responsible manner, as norwegian roads can be demanding. Rule of thumb is you should be able to come to a complete stop in 1/3 of visible road lenght, taking conditions into concideration. This comes into play during snow, fog, wet conditions, wind, tunnels, narrow roads, steep decents/acents, sharp turns and sometimes all of the above at the same time. Rockfall and landslides also occur. In extreme conditions roads might be closed for hours, days or months. I`ve experienced in winter that responsible driving speed can be considerably lower. Especially when there is temperatures around freezing and/or snowfall the risk of accidents usually skyrocket, both in rural and city areas, even if most drivers have winter tyres. Typical mountainpass accidents in winter is foreign commercial trailer drivers not used to the conditinons, sliding of roads or getting stuck in snow. 11:55 that is Låtefoss. Actually there is a funny song by popular norwegian singer Øystein Sunde about a brigde close to these waterfalls that tackles the nature of norwegian roads. Basically the story in the song is that a Dane is stranded on a bridge with a skoda and a camping trailer with flat tire that can`t be replaced, and a boomtown springs up as he causes a massive traffic jam that last for ages, because the brigde is blocked and the roads on both sides are so narrow and up hillsides that there is not enough space to turn any of the cars around. No worries though, they have supplies from trailers with beer and sausages etc. that are also stranded.
Parking, or at least paying for parking, in Norwegian cities is easy. You download an app, register your car and credit card, and the app detects the zone you're in and display the rules and cost, and you press a button to start.
i remember back in the 80's and the 90's we either called the one's we're meeting where the location is, or we asked someone on the street where the location is. but dad had one of the first and biggest mobile phones and you wouldn't carry that thing with you on a small trip. if you were to call someone you'd need to find a phone booth first. usually took a bit longer to get to your destination but 99% of the time it went well.
There's a lot more roadwork in norway because everything takes time. A 5 mile stretch of road can easily take 3+ years to complete. (looking at you, lillehammer-mjøsbrua) Also, a lot of roadwork is handed over to companies which aren't aware of the concept of "winter" so some roads get 6 months worth of renovations, and the next spring it gets another 6 months worth of renovations to fix damage from permafrost.
About looking for the less obvious places to visit.. In norway we have what we call "allemannsretten" wich basically mean everyone is allowed to travel anywhere. Even on private land, within reason ofc. Don't destroy anything, no littering and if you go through a locked gate then close it behind you.
I think use the common sence when using GPS devices or mobile phone maps. Even maps for hat matter- You can be lead into small roades by the map thinking it is just a normal road, only end up in a place it is hard to get out of.
The blood alcohol limit here is .04 if your caught drinking and driving by the police you will be charged by the police for DUI and this goes for Marijuana smoking. Both are serious offenses and can be put in jail for 5 years. Your car impounded and drivers licence taking away from you. 2nd you have to obey Canadian laws here. Pedestrians and Cyclists have the right of the way before you. We have speed limits plus you better get used to the metric system here in Canada. All speed limits are in kmph so do your research before coming here. It is 50kmph in the city and towns which is 30mph. The police will nail you for speeding in the city. 70 mph on the highways. You will be charged for driving on the 407 as it's a toll highway and privately owned. Your licence plate will be photographed going on and going off the 407. The bill will be mailed to your address. If you don't pay the bill they will stop you from getting your licence plate sticker and drivers licence renewed.
Most of us in Norway don't like the tunnels often they get so clouded with The car emits exhaust and their in there is heavy and we have to turn of the air-condition or recycle the air im the with air condition in the car
Try to tailgate when drive in Norway. And the police take you. It will cost you 300 DOLLAR in ticket. It is 3 second roule. And pleace stop at stop sign. It will cost you 950 Dollar if police take you if you dont stop. And pleace stop att pedestrian crossing, when someone will over. Werry expensive ticket. 300-700 dollar.
b4 driving in norway check if you have a valid licence,, not all foreign licences are valid to drive in norway. you might end up with a hefti fine and possible prison time if u got in an accident
Some other differences between U-S_ and Norway: I can't think of one place I know that have a Stop-sign in Norway, I'm sure we have some but the closest Stop-sign I can think of is in Sweden. Also, U-turns are not very common here. You can make a U-turn if you're on the wrong way needing to make a turn but U-turns are not expected anywhere.
Oh yes, we have stop signs in Norway. Heaps upon heaps of them. I live on a relatively small island in western Norway, and just on this island, there is many stop signs. And many many more throughout the country. I wouldn't be surprised if Norway came pretty close to the top on a list of what countries had the most Stop signs.
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 I had to google it. According to Norsk vegdatabank we have about 290 Stop signs in Norway - that's not much! It's an average of about 2,5 Stop signs in each kommune - even less if your small island got many of them...
I do not fully agree with you. As a Norwegian I thought it was spectacular driving The pacific coast Highway (Highway 1), or some parts of Arizona, or Utah. The red desert with strange looking red "mountains" was amazing to me, a whole new type of vegetation I've never seen before. I guess it all depends on where in the US you drive/or live. Orlando f.ex was quite boring, but on the other hand I saw an alligator near the road, that is something you will never see in Norway. If you want to stay in Oslo for some days Taylor, you can stay for free on my couch - and I can guide you through the best parts of the city. And we can discuss Norway vs. USA. 😅
Don't ever trust google maps when it comes to how long it will take from A to B. They haven't given any ekstra time for ques, roadworks, crossing mountains ect. I always add on 1 hour at least.
When driving in the US, always remember: men in large trucks (ex. Ford F-350's) literally own the roads. They are better than you, and don't you forget it. If you cannot immediately get out of their way, you are insulting their manhood, and deserve to be angrily intimidated by a giant grill three inches from your bumper. All hail men with giant trucks. We are not worthy.
@6:50 Ehm..no! a big NO! Way to many slowpokes doing 60-70kmh in an 80 zone and left lane huggers on the motorways. People that think they own the road and don't respect speed limits. Many seem to have forgotten how to use the blinkers as well. If this guy think Norwegians are patient drivers then it must be crazy in other parts of the world.
Nope, it's not true that Norwegians are so very good at driving, and many struggle with the fact that they stress behind the wheel. Road work in Western Norway is quite common, because as you say, we have big mountains and the roads run at the bottom of deep valleys, and the problem is that rocks often come down from the mountains, so it is ensured that you don't get a rock in your head. This work goes on all the time! GPS in Norway can be quite unpredictable, because all of a sudden you can find yourself in a light trail, which is used for skiing in the winter, it has happened and may happen again! Trailers in particular have often managed to get stuck among detached houses, and need help to get out again, so to be on the safe side it is actually very wise to buy a road map. But check it before you drive, because then you can say that the GPS is actually wrong here. BUT the most important thing of all is that Norway is so much more than Western Norway and Northern Norway. Southern Norway is especially beautiful in the summer with lots of boats on the lake and many times narrow streets that contain both restaurants and perhaps a local museum. Also check the south-eastern part of Norway, also cold rural Norway. Recommended.
Im quite sure that our british guests here mistook a pedestrian walk way as a road. u can clearly see that a four wheeled track has been formed on the gravel. So someone is driving there for sure. But this is not roadstandard here in norway. that is a private road sir. Im pretty sure their navigation failed here.
@@jeschinstad its not the size of the car that is on the maps silly... its the height of clearance of the road. like an underpass.. there is nothing on google maps for this. Drivers should always be aware of the size of their vehicle of course. i think u missed the point.
Its not like that i Norway, You are not allow to stop in the middel of the road to take a picture or lock at the Nature. All Foreigners that is driving in Norway and is under the speed limits is 1 thing more they are not allow to and they dont use the mirrors and let the traffic pass by, Something that they are required to do. Are nothing but foreign torturers on Norwegian roads and Norwegians get pissed off at them. Parking and on private property, something they are not allowed to do either.
Regarding alcohol: the police can stop anybody, any time, without a reason, and you have to do a breath test. If you deny you will be considered drunk and get the same punishment, a HUGE fine, loss of driving licence and possible jail. (Simplified...).
So nice to see a cool Australian liking our country, I love that, I only have a problem with people that hurt us as we all know who are 😉😉 people from Africa and the Middle East, the rest of the world come on down I love ya 😘, we can deport the people we all know who are, and you can live with us ❤️
HVA FAEN?! Last time I checked the ones that has hurt ''you'' were all ethnic white Christian Norwegian alt far right radicals behind domestic terrorism! Nice try! It wasn't Muslims who blew up Regjeringskvartalet, or massacred all those kids, and teens at Utøya! Rasist troll!
Did you mean that you gave this channel 6 months of commenting under your silvanadill account name....are you going to comment for 6 new moths under this name ? I'm asking for a friend
Another, more practical thing is to keep eye in your mirror and notice if you are creating a queue behind you because you are driving slower than them. Even if we in general are polite drivers, this does not count for all of us, and some might be in a hurry to reach something before they close, or whatever. Some roads are so full of bends that to overtake you is not possible. So, blink to the side at a bus stop and let them pass you.
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- Like the narrator of the original video pointed out, one has to take driving conditions into account.
Meaning that regardless of what the sign says about the speed limit, one has to drive at the speed that is safe according to the weather and such.
If people get annoyed by this, then they're the problem, not the other way around...
Sightseeing tourists is something completely different, and yes, that can get annoying if, like you said, some people behind you are in a hurry.
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Especially trucks, we need more space to overtake than the avg car.
We have places to be and customers waiting and a boss breathing down our necks about overtime.
Norwegians usually respect speed limits fairly religiously in resisdential areas, around schools etc. But on the long stretches, say Bergen to Trondheim or whatever, we can be a bit speed demon-y :)
Matter of opinion. People speed all the time in populated areas. Every other day it seems there's a hit and run, speeding or accident due to texting while driving. At least if you look at the news. We don't drunk drive, but those 3 are the most common culprits of traffic accidents.
You forgot when we need to catch a ferry... ;)
@@Brandofviti Heh I've done my share of 140-150 km/h to make it. That was in the early 90's though. Don't think I've waited more that 15 mins for a ferry since 2010.
@@CM-ey7nq I missed one three weeks ago. Nearly two hours lost. Was to a small but amazing small island so it doesnt go often. Also the road out there? Awful
One more thing you might experience, and maybe enjoy, are you might come across caravans of motorclubs on tour together. Like veteran/vintage bikes, VW Beetles, Mercedes cabriolets, you name it. Btw. American cars have a huge following in Norway. They are there to have fun and enjoy a fellowship, and are usually not in a hurry. So calm down and enjoy the look of the vehicles that they have spent all winter to fix, refurbish and polish to look good.
There's construction on the roads during the summer because its way harder, or in many places impossible to do so during the winter.
11:58 That is a waterfall called Låtefoss near Odda on road 13e. Driven past it many times in my truck
Yes, me too, it's rather spectacular. And at 8:36 you see Langfoss waterfall, 612 meters of drop, named by CNN Travel as one of the 10 most beautiful on the planet. The best place to see it in full is just there, right after you come out of a short tunnel, stop at the bus stop to take it in. You can also park at the foot of it and take a close look.
I am getting to know more about Norway from the comment section 😂 . This is freaking knowledgeable comment section I ever visited👌
Regarding driving in norway: Its polite to do "stops" at buss-stops etc to let cars pass you without creating dangerous situations.
As a Norwegian? The Rocky mountains were magical to me. Guess it lacked the ocean....
They sure are.
The drives along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts are pretty magical, too.
Hey Tyler..You sound so amazed by norwegian nature etc. and keep saying that you don`t have anything like this in the states, brother you got Alaska..a place i`ve been to a couple of times when i was younger and a place that is very similar to norway in many ways, it`s just much much bigger. It kinda felt like i was back home in norway when i was there.
What fascinates me most about driving in the Nordic countries is the consideration for each other. This is most evident in the winter months. If you have a breakdown or are stuck in the ditch, you won't find a Norwegian, Finn, or Swede who just keeps going. Even trucks with scheduled freight stop and try to help. Even if people don't talk so much and seem to be somewhat reserved, I have very rarely met more lovable people than here.
We value freedom, privacy, personal space and boundaries. We don't talk much because we don't know you, we don't want to be a bother or to be rude.
@@kilipaki87oritahiti That's absolutely right and since I know this from Germany, I never felt it was anything negative. I love this region and the people here,thats why I moved to Lapland (Finland) 8 months ago.
It's also against the rules not to stop it stands in our law 🙈
@@SilverWingWorld This law exists in many countries - but unlike so many others, it is followed in the Nordic countries. This is where people would stop and help even without such a law.
It's how we're tought to drive. Helping the fellow driver is part of driving education, even got a chapter about first aid.
Specially heavy vehicle training, we are considered recourse personell in case of a incident and are expected to take charge until first responders can take over.
The terrain is clearly an important reason why a lot of construction work takes place on Norwegian roads. Improving old roads is usually a big and demanding job, and since the terrain is so hilly, the old roads are far too narrow and winding for today's standards, so most old roads have to be improved. The season for road works is also shorter because of winter. Therefore, road work takes place in the same time period as the roads are most heavily trafficked due to tourism.
In addition, in rural areas the detour around road works may be several hours drive.
So the best alternative is to have periodical convoy through the construction area....
We should also add the neverending cycle of frost heaving (telehiv), which is a major cause for potholes and larger cracks in the roads.
@@haraldchristiansagevik6869that's and springfooding.
Ja tjälen är inte att leka med!
the big waterfall at 12:05 is called 'Laatefoss' near the beautiful town of 'Odda' in the Hardanger area. A very beautiful place and very popular among tourists.
04:25 Outside of urban areas in Norway, there are few speed limit sign posts, and the ones that are placed are usually on the side-roads so people know that they can't drive the same speed they have been driving. Generally speaking, on the rural areas of Norway the speed limit will always be 80 km/h, exceptions to this rule will be indicated by speed limit sign posts to let you know that it is no longer 80 km/h.
As for the safety concerns about the speed limits of the roads, that's kind of accurate. Many - if not most - of the rural roads will be too bendy or up and down for you to safely drive 80 km/h for long stretches of time, another part for this is that many roads will have limited forward view, this makes it difficult to know when a car coming the opposite direction might show up or not.
However, even though the speed limit is 80 km/h on rural roads, that doesn't mean that you should drive 80 km/h, that is just the top legal speed at which you can drive.
You see, there is an unwritten written law that states you should always drive according to the weather and road conditions, meaning that you should drive slower if conditions require that for the driving to be done safely. This is why we don't bother putting up a ton of sign posts all over Norway's rural roads indicating different speed limits, because the rural roads simply are too bendy and windy for that to make economic sense, not to mention that it would also seriously confuse drivers having to see a new speed limit every 100 to 500 meters (less or more).
Norway has two general speed limits: 50 km/h in densely populated areas. 80 km/h in sparsely populated areas.
The most common being 30 km/h in residential areas, 50 km/h and 60 km/h in urban areas, and 70 km/h and above on rural roads/motorways.
- Taken directly from Wikipedia, cause I am lazy that way.
I'm old enough to remember a time without anything other than a paper map. Not even having a mobile phone while driving my trailer all over Norway and Europe.
I love driving, one of my bucket list items is to drive from Forks to Cabo along the Pacific coast.
I just bought an RV, and that is definitely the best way to visit Norway. The panoramic view, and stopping wherever the view is nice for a meal, or waking up in the mountains, is awesome.
If you are planning to stay around a city, I recomend just using public transport. Cheaper, sometimes faster depending on rush, don't have to worry about parking.
Maintenance; Our roads require more maintenance for several reasons. The studded tires we use during the winter, wear out the roads more. Also, frost heave is a major concern in certain places, because of the cold weather during the winter - which results in cracks in the road's surface due to swelling soil underneath. And yes, as long as there's frost present, we can't do any maintenance on the roads. That's why most maintenance here in Norway happens from late spring to early fall.. And also, even though Norway looks like a small country, with only 5,5 million citizens. Compared to Finland and Sweden, where most people live in the southern part of the country. Here in Norway we inhabitate the whole country from South to North. And therefore we have roads that is being used every day in all parts of Norway. And maintenance of all these roads takes time... when you are already so pressured for time due to the weather.
That waterfall location in the end of the video is where I live :) That is a natural walk-behind waterfall called Steinsdalsfossen(The Steinsdals-waterfall) Very porular tourist stop. This is by a small town called Norheimsund by the Hardangerfjord.
You should find a video on "how to get a drivers license in Norway". Let me give you a hint:
It costs between 2500 - 5000$, depending on how good you drive, and can take up to 6 months to finish.
It's also very easy to lose your license as well, with very high tickets for breaking the rules.
@13:42 This is Steinsdalsfossen, a waterfall near Norheimsund in Hardanger.
12:30 OMG That place!! I recognize it!! I've been to that fjord before!!
As you sort of touched, before GPS people used their brain a bit navigating, now days you can find tourist in the ski track or trucks up on the mountains on 6ft wide "road".
Its mostly driver error as some opt out toll roads and ferry's, a really smart move on the west coast....
(a 6hr trip around the fjord will save you $20 in ferry fee :) )
yeah if it says 80kph or whatever speed limit, MANY times the safe speed is way below that at times (sharp corners, blind crests, weather, wildlife, tourists, cyclists, etc). And there is a law in Norway, you always have to drive according to conditions, so you can get fined for going 80kph (50mph or so) in a 80kph zone if its for example foggy or sleet or rain with sharp bends, etc.
PS: Another law says you have to drive considerate to others, that too can get you fined if you don't. Like if you don't give cyclists room, overtake cyclists unsafely (on bends or blind crests), or spray water on people walking or cycling etc.
I love the nature in Norway, I have lived here my whole life!
I loved to hear his last bonus tip, because it's very true. Everytime there is a vid about Norway, all the obvious typical touristy places are mentioned. Up towards Bergen or even Oslo. But Norway is so much more than those few places. Sure, Norway has fjords, but we have so much more. I for one live in the south eastern part of Norway and it's so beautiful here 😍 also, less rain 😝
But yes, it's true. The best way to experience Norway, or any other country, is to blend in and avoid the pricey touristy attractions 👍
Hi Tyler. You asked for what the waterfall at 11:58 was? That is Låtefossen located about 10-15 minutes from Odda in western Norway. 13:35 is Steindalsfossen which is in Norheimsund.(Also western Norway)
If you drive from Bergen to Kristiansand you will be driving past both. They are somewhat of two hours driving distance from each other,(the waterfalls, Kristiansand and Bergen is a lot further) and yes: you will need to take a ferry(Tørvikbygd-Jondal) to get there
About maintenance. On the mountain roads, you can only do maintenance in the summer. In winter, they are covered in snow.
Maybe you should take a trip to the Rockies and the westcoast, Washington and Oregon in particular. There you will find American car ferries and tunnells.
Trollstigen is a nice one.. and we have more :)
We are so rich now, that we can pay a lot of "avgift"... but saving is not so easy anymore.. :)
One thing I've found in my travels is that the best places and adventures can be found off the beaten path.
If you are going to drive in Norway please learn to drive in roundabouts. Every little place have at least one roundabout. 👍😊
You should definitely consider traveling to Norway in the future, maybe post videos during your stay too.
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- I have to admit that I never thought that I would ever agree with 'SilvanaDil', but damn...
Tyler pointed out in the first part of this reaction about roads and driving in Norway, the particular type of tunnel one would find in the US as far as he is aware of, anyway.
At around '1:20' to about '1:25' in this second part of the reaction about roads and driving in Norway.
One can clearly hear him say that they do not have tunnels in the US, at least comparably speaking.
But still hard to ignore...
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My experience with tourists on the roads is that they are slow, also that they allow short stops on the side of the road in the most peculiar places. But where three are stunning sceneries. 😊
You should take a trip to Norway Tyler! I could show you around! 🙂
That twin waterfall is Låtefossen near Odda on the west coast.
Been there a lots of time as my mums side of family is from Odda.
Driving in Norway is the best way to see the country. The high mountains without trees start at about 3000feet, so you can drive into epic landscape.
You should never overtake on the right, and don't occupy the fast lane (left) after overtaking.
The genral speed limit in Norway is 80 kph and in populated areas the limit is 50 kph, unless otherwise stated by roadsigns. But as is stressed in norwegian drivers ed, it is crucial to adapt speed to current driving conditions. In effect, that means that you are indirectly implored to drive in a careful and responsible manner, as norwegian roads can be demanding. Rule of thumb is you should be able to come to a complete stop in 1/3 of visible road lenght, taking conditions into concideration.
This comes into play during snow, fog, wet conditions, wind, tunnels, narrow roads, steep decents/acents, sharp turns and sometimes all of the above at the same time. Rockfall and landslides also occur. In extreme conditions roads might be closed for hours, days or months. I`ve experienced in winter that responsible driving speed can be considerably lower. Especially when there is temperatures around freezing and/or snowfall the risk of accidents usually skyrocket, both in rural and city areas, even if most drivers have winter tyres. Typical mountainpass accidents in winter is foreign commercial trailer drivers not used to the conditinons, sliding of roads or getting stuck in snow.
11:55 that is Låtefoss. Actually there is a funny song by popular norwegian singer Øystein Sunde about a brigde close to these waterfalls that tackles the nature of norwegian roads. Basically the story in the song is that a Dane is stranded on a bridge with a skoda and a camping trailer with flat tire that can`t be replaced, and a boomtown springs up as he causes a massive traffic jam that last for ages, because the brigde is blocked and the roads on both sides are so narrow and up hillsides that there is not enough space to turn any of the cars around. No worries though, they have supplies from trailers with beer and sausages etc. that are also stranded.
11:56 It's Låtefoss, you'll drive past it on your way to Odda and Trolltunga 😉
Parking, or at least paying for parking, in Norwegian cities is easy.
You download an app, register your car and credit card, and the app detects the zone you're in and display the rules and cost, and you press a button to start.
i remember back in the 80's and the 90's we either called the one's we're meeting where the location is, or we asked someone on the street where the location is. but dad had one of the first and biggest mobile phones and you wouldn't carry that thing with you on a small trip. if you were to call someone you'd need to find a phone booth first. usually took a bit longer to get to your destination but 99% of the time it went well.
There's a lot more roadwork in norway because everything takes time. A 5 mile stretch of road can easily take 3+ years to complete. (looking at you, lillehammer-mjøsbrua)
Also, a lot of roadwork is handed over to companies which aren't aware of the concept of "winter" so some roads get 6 months worth of renovations, and the next spring it gets another 6 months worth of renovations to fix damage from permafrost.
About looking for the less obvious places to visit..
In norway we have what we call "allemannsretten" wich basically mean everyone is allowed to travel anywhere. Even on private land, within reason ofc. Don't destroy anything, no littering and if you go through a locked gate then close it behind you.
I think use the common sence when using GPS devices or mobile phone maps. Even maps for hat matter- You can be lead into small roades by the map thinking it is just a normal road, only end up in a place it is hard to get out of.
5:41
Not sure if I agree.
There's definitely US states that needs to improve their licencing requirements.
But you're okay I'm the summer.
Hey Tyler, don't know if you're reading the comments, but when are you moving to Norway? 😅
The blood alcohol limit here is .04 if your caught drinking and driving by the police you will be charged by the police for DUI and this goes for Marijuana smoking. Both are serious offenses and can be put in jail for 5 years. Your car impounded and drivers licence taking away from you. 2nd you have to obey Canadian laws here. Pedestrians and Cyclists have the right of the way before you.
We have speed limits plus you better get used to the metric system here in Canada. All speed limits are in kmph so do your research before coming here. It is 50kmph in the city and towns which is 30mph. The police will nail you for speeding in the city.
70 mph on the highways.
You will be charged for driving on the 407 as it's a toll highway and privately owned. Your licence plate will be photographed going on and going off the 407. The bill will be mailed to your address. If you don't pay the bill they will stop you from getting your licence plate sticker and drivers licence renewed.
Most of us in Norway don't like the tunnels often they get so clouded with
The car emits exhaust and their in there is heavy and we have to turn of the air-condition or recycle the air im the with air condition in the car
Are u kidding? U have nature like this in one of your states.
Just take a trip to alaska
I love your videos but please read and comment on your comments please. It feels like a one way conversation. Just a tip.
That's so sweet of her please comment 😊
@@Mathhphysics Awww🥰Thank you
Long winters in thw Mountains so has to fiks at summer
As a cell phone using nation,i find it curios the us don't use apps for parking when you pay in the citys.
We do have parking meters aswell in the street😜
Dude stop asking after you watch 3sec the video... They explain, but you stop constantly...
Try to tailgate when drive in Norway. And the police take you. It will cost you 300 DOLLAR in ticket. It is 3 second roule. And pleace stop at stop sign. It will cost you 950 Dollar if police take you if you dont stop. And pleace stop att pedestrian crossing, when someone will over. Werry expensive ticket. 300-700 dollar.
No, no, no! Don’t be one of those slow driving tourists. At least follow the speed limit. 😎
Look every year we get the foreigner drove into the ski track kind of thing!
b4 driving in norway check if you have a valid licence,, not all foreign licences are valid to drive in norway. you might end up with a hefti fine and possible prison time if u got in an accident
You shoud comment how to drive on Hardagervidda in a snow storm
Some other differences between U-S_ and Norway: I can't think of one place I know that have a Stop-sign in Norway, I'm sure we have some but the closest Stop-sign I can think of is in Sweden. Also, U-turns are not very common here. You can make a U-turn if you're on the wrong way needing to make a turn but U-turns are not expected anywhere.
Oh yes, we have stop signs in Norway. Heaps upon heaps of them. I live on a relatively small island in western Norway, and just on this island, there is many stop signs. And many many more throughout the country. I wouldn't be surprised if Norway came pretty close to the top on a list of what countries had the most Stop signs.
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 I had to google it. According to Norsk vegdatabank we have about 290 Stop signs in Norway - that's not much! It's an average of about 2,5 Stop signs in each kommune - even less if your small island got many of them...
I do not fully agree with you. As a Norwegian I thought it was spectacular driving The pacific coast Highway (Highway 1), or some parts of Arizona, or Utah. The red desert with strange looking red "mountains" was amazing to me, a whole new type of vegetation I've never seen before. I guess it all depends on where in the US you drive/or live. Orlando f.ex was quite boring, but on the other hand I saw an alligator near the road, that is something you will never see in Norway. If you want to stay in Oslo for some days Taylor, you can stay for free on my couch - and I can guide you through the best parts of the city. And we can discuss Norway vs. USA. 😅
The most interesting is what you aren't used to, it's always like that.
You now have to have the Nexus card to travel to Canada 🇨🇦 from the USA and Canadians to the USA.
Don't ever trust google maps when it comes to how long it will take from A to B. They haven't given any ekstra time for ques, roadworks, crossing mountains ect. I always add on 1 hour at least.
When driving in the US, always remember: men in large trucks (ex. Ford F-350's) literally own the roads. They are better than you, and don't you forget it. If you cannot immediately get out of their way, you are insulting their manhood, and deserve to be angrily intimidated by a giant grill three inches from your bumper. All hail men with giant trucks. We are not worthy.
It is best to drive at night. Less traffic
Can you do a Q&A ?
Tyler most Americans don't leave there own country. 80% of Americans don't even have a passport
@6:50 Ehm..no! a big NO! Way to many slowpokes doing 60-70kmh in an 80 zone and left lane huggers on the motorways. People that think they own the road and don't respect speed limits. Many seem to have forgotten how to use the blinkers as well.
If this guy think Norwegians are patient drivers then it must be crazy in other parts of the world.
Commenter is an aussie ?
Nope, it's not true that Norwegians are so very good at driving, and many struggle with the fact that they stress behind the wheel. Road work in Western Norway is quite common, because as you say, we have big mountains and the roads run at the bottom of deep valleys, and the problem is that rocks often come down from the mountains, so it is ensured that you don't get a rock in your head. This work goes on all the time! GPS in Norway can be quite unpredictable, because all of a sudden you can find yourself in a light trail, which is used for skiing in the winter, it has happened and may happen again! Trailers in particular have often managed to get stuck among detached houses, and need help to get out again, so to be on the safe side it is actually very wise to buy a road map. But check it before you drive, because then you can say that the GPS is actually wrong here. BUT the most important thing of all is that Norway is so much more than Western Norway and Northern Norway. Southern Norway is especially beautiful in the summer with lots of boats on the lake and many times narrow streets that contain both restaurants and perhaps a local museum. Also check the south-eastern part of Norway, also cold rural Norway. Recommended.
Im quite sure that our british guests here mistook a pedestrian walk way as a road. u can clearly see that a four wheeled track has been formed on the gravel. So someone is driving there for sure. But this is not roadstandard here in norway. that is a private road sir. Im pretty sure their navigation failed here.
Lots of examples of that on Google Maps. It's also true about walking paths, where some can be completely impassable.
@@jeschinstad if you ever was to drive a van or truck with a bit taller body there is also missing clearances on google maps for underpasses and such.
@@reyalPRON: That is also true, but if you drive a large car in Norway, you are expected to know its size.
@@jeschinstad its not the size of the car that is on the maps silly... its the height of clearance of the road. like an underpass.. there is nothing on google maps for this.
Drivers should always be aware of the size of their vehicle of course. i think u missed the point.
@@reyalPRON: What?
just never park in oslo. 400 nok an hour could ruin your day in some places
Its not like that i Norway, You are not allow to stop in the middel of the road to take a picture or lock at the Nature. All Foreigners that is driving in Norway and is under the speed limits is 1 thing more they are not allow to and they dont use the mirrors and let the traffic pass by, Something that they are required to do. Are nothing but foreign torturers on Norwegian roads and Norwegians get pissed off at them. Parking and on private property, something they are not allowed to do either.
No mountains in America?? Is Tyler going for most stupid American title or something??
Regarding alcohol: the police can stop anybody, any time, without a reason, and you have to do a breath test. If you deny you will be considered drunk and get the same punishment, a HUGE fine, loss of driving licence and possible jail. (Simplified...).
Gud så lang intro 😅
Why are you talking like there no mountains like in Norway. You have tons of similar mountain ranges. Can you stop talking up norway this much?
You don't HAVE to watch it....
Now that is BS
So nice to see a cool Australian liking our country, I love that, I only have a problem with people that hurt us as we all know who are 😉😉 people from Africa and the Middle East, the rest of the world come on down I love ya 😘, we can deport the people we all know who are, and you can live with us ❤️
HVA FAEN?! Last time I checked the ones that has hurt ''you'' were all ethnic white Christian Norwegian alt far right radicals behind domestic terrorism! Nice try! It wasn't Muslims who blew up Regjeringskvartalet, or massacred all those kids, and teens at Utøya! Rasist troll!
Your racism is showing...🤢🤮
Russian and Americans i think is the worlds badest drivers
I've been watching some of your videos.
If you're the typical, average American, I have no idea how America became and remains the global superpower.
Does this mean i ate that bag of taffelsticks for no good reason ?
Get a life.
A global superpower what does American provide to benefit the rest of the world?
Driving *in Indiana* is boring.
You don't seem to know much about the rest of your country.
Did you mean that you gave this channel 6 months of commenting under your silvanadill account name....are you going to comment for 6 new moths under this name ? I'm asking for a friend
@@elisabethpedersen7893Would have thought he would change his writing style a bit for his anon account, he's too obvious
@@Emperor_Nagrom It said silvanadil first when he posted this comments today,then suddenly it changed to this user-bla-bla-bla account name..lol
@@elisabethpedersen7893 Hahaha for real? I don't want to be a bully, but god damn what a dork he is
@@Emperor_Nagrom He's one of a kind alright
Did your fellow Americans hurt you?
Cry me a river ;)❤
@@omgwerockhard: Michael Bubble's expression of psychopathy or the traditional one?
@@jeschinstad im just a little butterfly ? Have no idea what ur talking about
@@omgwerockhard: Listen to "Cry me a river" from Julie London and then from Michael Bublé. It's the Norwegian way of saying that he's a fittesnik.
@@jeschinstad i had justin timberlake song in mind^^